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

For over 35 years, Patent It Yourself has guided hundreds of thousands of inventors through the process of getting a patent, from start to finish. Patent attorney David E. Blau and Patent Agent David Pressman provide the latest information, forms, and clear instructions to help you:

• conduct a patent search the right way
• evaluate your idea’s commercial potential
• file a provisional patent application to get “patent pending” status
• prepare a patent appli...