Let’s Talk Patents is patent primer. It explains in short order what small business owners, inventors, and entrepreneurs need to know to protect their ideas and leverage them in this information age. Not another "how-to" book, Let’s Talk Patents explains in easy-to-read format such issues as who owns the patent rights, patent infringement and enforcement, and how not to compromise your patent rights. The book also includes a table of the costs involved (including attorneys fees), illustrated examples of patent infringement, and a comparison of patents to trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
This book is targeted for businesspeople, written by a registered patent attorney experienced with the trails and tribulations of small businesses. It is clearly and simply written, avoiding legalese and extraneous information typical of books about patents.
From the Publisher
Patents are the currency of our new economy. This book is a primer that explains concisely, without legalese, all the relevant issues to effectively getting and using a patent, from application to enforcement. It is a must-read for the business manager or entrepreneur who is new to patents and needs basic patent information in order to be competitive.
This is not a how-to book, nor is it a legal treatise. Instead, the book simply explains the basics of what patents protect and what they don’t protect, the criteria for obtaining a patent, and common mistakes to avoid. It compares the forms of intellectual property protection, presents tables of actual costs to obtain and enforce a patent, including attorneys' fees, and gives specific infringement examples.
This book is short and sweet. It is written in straightforward, college-level narrative, simultaneously avoiding legalese and oversimplification.
An afternoon with this book will save you hours of attorney fees. It is sure to become a standard reference book.
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