Product Description

The best way to protect your invention is to keep good records. Let The Inventor’s Notebook track and prompt you to take care of every important step in the process. Use it to:

*document the development of your invention
*help you can make refinements while building and testing
*assess the commercial potential of your invention
*calculate how much capital you are likely to need 
*organize your search for funds to build, test, manufacture and distribute your invention
*create a record of contacts who know of your invention and have signed confidentiality agreements

The perfect companion to Nolo's bestselling Patent It Yourself, this book includes:

*worksheets
*forms
*sample agreements
*instructions
*references to relevant areas of patent law
*a bibliography of legal and non-legal aids
*and more

The Inventor's Notebook also includes up-to-date agreements, a glossary of patent terms and a section on using the Internet to develop and promote your invention.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #811218 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
"Forces the inventor to go beyond the creative act and addresses issues such as costs, the market, and competition." -- Donald L. Sexton, Former Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, Baylor University

"Offers an organized way to document an inventions progress from first glimmer to the marketplace." -- NASA Tech Briefs

organize and document your development activities something you'll be glad you did when it comes time to patent your invention." -- IEEE MICRO

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About the Author
Fred Grissom, a graduate of the University of Texas, has developed and implemented high-technology training programs around the world, and worked as a new product design engineer for computer simulation equipment. Fred Grissom spent four years employed by Lockheed Engineering & Sciences Company as a Management Systems Specialist in support of NASA's Technology Utilization Program at the Johnson Space Center. Co-author of The Inventor's Notebook, he is currently a business development consultant and multimedia producer.

Attorney David Pressman has over 30 years of experience in the patent profession -- as a patent attorney, a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent Office and a university instructor. He is the foremost expert on the patent-filing process and has charted the path for over 100,000 inventors. His book, Patent It Yourself, is the most highly recommended guide to patenting an invention. David is co-author, with Fred Grissom, of The Inventor's Notebook and, with Patent Agent Jack Lo, of How to Make Patent Drawings Yourself.