Protect Your Ideas Before Spending Money on a Patent

by Matthew Yubas

Overview

When you have a new idea learn the right way to protect yourself. Mailing an idea to yourself in a postmarked letter doesn't work.

This guidebook takes you through the true methods to protect your ideas. Based on 24 years of experience, the easy to read guidebook takes you through the important step-by-step procedures.

You'll discover:

* Protection - How to protect your idea before spending money on a patent.

* Patentability - What's patentable and what's not.

* Timing - When to file before you lose all your rights.

* Costs - Current patent costs and maintenance fees schedule.

* Filing - What you'll need to file for a Utility patent and Design patent.

* Provisional - How and when to use Provisional Patent Applications (PPA).

* Attorneys - Where to find good patent attorneys.

* Trademarks - When you should register a trademarks, how they add value, how to file, and how long they last.

* Copyrights - The types of products a copyright protects, how to file, and how long the protection lasts.

* And much more.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013031142
Publisher:	Broadword Publishing
Publication date:	08/21/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	20 KB

About the Author

Matthew Yubas is a Certified Professional Marketing Consultant for the Small Business Development and International Trade Center. He has developed and marketed products for over 24 years as an engineer, product manager, and independent consultant for startups, small business, and Fortune 500 companies.
He has launched new products such as software applications, wireless devices, and websites. In addition, he has helped clients in a diverse number of industries that include photography equipment, auto accessories, soy candles, children's clothing, sporting goods, digital art, and home décor.
As an entrepreneur, he was a co-founder of a software company that developed one of the first personal information management software products. Matthew earned a B.S. in Engineering from Pennsylvania Spring Garden College in Philadelphia, and an M.B.A. in Management from San Diego State University.
He has been a professional member of the Inventors Forum, Licensing Executives Society, and Product Development & Management Association.