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Mar 10, 2015 making money with your invention starts with a good idea and knowing exactly what to do next with your invention ideas. Aug 02, 2012 introducing an easytoread, jargonfree overview of the patent application process for scientists and engineers. Introducing an easytoread, jargonfree overview of the patent application process for scientists and engineers. How to invent and protect your invention wiley online books.
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May 11, 2018 the book shows how to communicate effectively with patent lawyers and patent examiners, teaching the language of legalese. It gives an inventor the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention for a period of seventeen years in the united states, its territories, and possessions. The most definitive, complete and current doityourself patent book ever written. This book contains proven steps and strategies for how to patent your invention so that only you can benefit from it. Patent your invention and make it pay, book, 1966 worldcat. This book is primarily a step by step guide to write your own utility patent application which i would not recommend.
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