The Inventor's Guide to Trademarks and Patents [Hardcover]

Craig Fellenstein (Author), Jaclyn Vassallo (Author), Rachel Ralston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0131869124 | ISBN-13: 978-0131869127

This is the complete guide to intellectual property: thinking concepts for discovering it, creating it, protecting it, and profiting from it Whether you're an individual inventor or an innovator inside a small to medium business or large enterprise, you need a deep, business-focused understanding of intellectual property: patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade secrets, and the entire invention process. In this book, Craig Fellenstein teaches his own critical techniques that have helped him to have over 65 patent applications filed. Drawing on his expertise in mentoring invention and patent teams, Fellenstein introduces best practices for managing the entire process of creating and protecting intellectual property.Coverage includes* How inventors think: a complete case study teaching how to conceptualize ideas for new patentable inventions--causing discovery of new patent ideas * Validating your invention's uniqueness: critical skills, practical search tools, and the principles of "prior art" * Refining and strengthening your inventions * Preparing patents that professional evaluators will view favorably * Multiple submissions: discovering and filing for follow-on patents that flow from your original ideas * Getting a strong patent that will be more likely to withstand any potential challenges after issuance * Establishing effective incentives for the creation of new intellectual property * Harvesting and commercializing inventions: practical lessons for inventors * Using "invention teams" to systematize and accelerate the innovation process * Different ways to protect your intellectual property: patents, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, and copyrights A(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

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This is the complete guide to intellectual property: thinking concepts for discovering it, creating it, protecting it, and profiting from it

Whether you're an individual inventor or an innovator inside a small to medium business or large enterprise, you need a deep, business-focused understanding of intellectual property: patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade secrets, and the entire invention process. In this book, Craig Fellenstein teaches his own critical techniques that have helped him to have over 65 patent applications filed.

Drawing on his expertise in mentoring invention and patent teams, Fellenstein introduces best practices for managing the entire process of creating and protecting intellectual property.

Coverage includes

• How inventors think: a complete case study teaching how to conceptualize ideas for new patentable inventions—causing discovery of new patent ideas

• Validating your invention's uniqueness: critical skills, practical search tools, and the principles of "prior art"

• Refining and strengthening your inventions

• Preparing patents that professional evaluators will view favorably

• Multiple submissions: discovering and filing for follow-on patents that flow from your original ideas

• Getting a strong patent that will be more likely to withstand any potential challenges after issuance

• Establishing effective incentives for the creation of new intellectual property

• Harvesting and commercializing inventions: practical lessons for inventors

• Using "invention teams" to systematize and accelerate the innovation process

• Different ways to protect your intellectual property: patents, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, and copyrights

© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Craig Fellenstein is an IBM Global Services Chief Architect. Since 2000, he has had more than 65 patent applications filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and 13 invention publications in Journals for IBM. Fellenstein now serves as IBM Global Services Integrated Technology Services Chief Architect and Senior Executive Consultant in the IBM Center of Excellence for On Demand Business, and formerly as the Senior IT Architect in the IBM CIO's Office—working with leading IBM customers worldwide.

© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (January 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131869124
• ISBN-13: 978-0131869127
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for information about Patents, Copyrights, etc., February 3, 2006

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Robert A. Balfe "Bobs Review" (Whitesboro, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Inventor's Guide to Trademarks and Patents (Hardcover)

I bought this book less than a week ago and it was so informative about the entire process of searching, obtaining, and even coming up with new ideas that I simply could not put it down. I highly recommend this book not only as a future reference to patent seekers but to anyone interested in the process or learning where to find what with respect to patents, copyrights, trademarks and much more. I have submitted a few patent applications and the knowledge in this book would have been extremely helpful in each of those submissions.

The information gathered in the Appendix alone makes the book worth the money. But seriously, the book is a must have for anyone wanting to submit patents or understand intellectual property.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Powerful GUIDE Book for Teaching All Ages How to Invent, January 30, 2005

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Adrian Bauman - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Inventor's Guide to Trademarks and Patents (Hardcover)

I work with many Inventors in my daily job, and I have to say this book is one of a kind. The book discusses some of the most unique qualities of the minds of inventors, and some of the very extraordinary skills they are able to demonstrate. I have always wondered how these types of people think, but this book actually teaches me that anyone can think like this. It shows the reader how simple it is to create inventions, and then how to submit them once you have discovered them. What really struck me, as I was reading this, is that it caused me to discover an invention of my own, and then told me how to file it. It was almost as if the authors were guiding my thoughts as I read the chapters. I think this book is a great book and even has some techniques I will refer to over-and-over. As my own experiment, I even worked with my children on some of these techniques as we explored a new world of inventions in their own minds. I highly rate this book and suggest it to anyone curious about their own abilities to become an inventor. A GREAT book to read!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique and Thought Provoking Book for Everyone, January 30, 2005

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Ellison Walker (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Inventor's Guide to Trademarks and Patents (Hardcover)

This book is striking directly at the core of "innovation." The Authors eloquently teach the reader how to think like an "inventor," leading them through a cognitive journey that brings their thinking to discover a level of personal innovation. The book not only teaches one how to invent, but the values of their thoughts, and how to manage these thought-deliverables as intellectual property. The book explains many levels of intellectual property, from patents to trademarks--and beyond. The book guides the reader to walk through an interesting case study, then to discover inventions on their own through this case study, which they can then file as patents. The Authors have done a truly outstanding job at managing their own innovation as they constructed this book. The book sets a precedence of how a true "Guide Book" should be written. This book not only teaches critical-skills for searching, strengthening thoughts towards valid patents, creating spawning teams for farming bulk patents in problem areas-but, also guides the reader in how to manage intellectual property. This book is a "must read," and one that is well worth the investment. I commend Fellenstein on this work, along with his co-authors-this is a "job well done."