Effective Patents: A Strategic Guide to Protecting and Leveraging Your Innovations

This book is for anyone who needs to use the patent system, or wishes to learn how it truly operates - rather than following idyllic descriptions that are not actually met. Solo inventors, business owners and leaders, engineers at large companies, students, and even practicing attorneys can all learn from what is provided here. Examples include how to decide whether to file a patent application on an invention idea (hint: it's not always a good plan), how to prioritize from among many ideas...