Patent It Yourself: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office

Great tool to get you started, but still have a lawyer do claims.

I found this book as an invaluable tool to getting my foot in the door to writing patents. The chapters are easy to follow, informative, and don't dumb down the subject matter. I found the examples to be very useful as well. For newbies in the world of patenting, my advice would be to write the rpa but leave the claims to a professional. This book will give you everything needed to at least file a PPA.

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A pretty solid book if you want go pro se (without an attorney)

Overall, I can recommend this book to anyone that wants to try to get a patent by themselves (pro se). I would also recommend the book to anyone that wants to better understand the process before hiring a patent attorney or agent. The book is basic enough that one does not get lost in the details, but thorough enough to describe much of the patent process. There are many good examples of sample applications and forms. Probably the best introduction "how to" book I have read.

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Highly Recommended

I successfully obtained a patent in 1990 for my husband's invention including sucessfully writing CLAIMS by using this book. Of all the books I had access to, this one was by far the best in every way. At present, my daughter is working on an idea of her own so recommended it to her.

Excellent resource...

This has really turned out to be an excellent, very detailed, resource. I had no idea there were so many specific rules, no only on the language, but the layout and formatting. After spending some time with this book, and then going back through it to begin putting together some patents, I ended up talking with a patent lawyer. His responses to what I had put together so far were "you've really been doing your homework". I was able to bring up issues and questions during our conversation I wouldn't have even known about. If you have something you seriously want to patent, I highly recommend this book. I also ended up purchasing the companion book titled "How to Make Patent Drawings" - together you will be well prepared.

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