{"product_id":"how-to-invent-and-protect-your-invention-a-guide-to-patents-for-scientists-and-engineers-paperback-softback-9781118369371","title":"How to Invent and Protect Your Invention; A Guide to Patents for Scientists and Engineers (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118369371","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHow to Invent and Protect Your Invention\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Guide to Patents for Scientists and Engineers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph P. Kennedy (Author), Wayne H. Watkins (Author), Elyse N. Ball (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118369371, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 October 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.435 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The book will be useful to graduate students, as well as educators, business professionals, non-patent attorneys, and engineers who want to learn about the role that patents play in turning inventions into socially benefi cial products.”  (\u003ci\u003eChemical Engineering Progress\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Introducing an easy-to-read, jargon-free overview of the patent application process for scientists and engineers: How to Invent and Protect Your Invention: A Guide to Patents for Scientists and Engineers published by Wiley, is updated with the most recent changes to U.S. patent law that were made in Fall 2011.”  (\u003ci\u003ePhysorg\u003c\/i\u003e, 27 November 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA straightforward guide to inventing, patenting, and technology commercialization for scientists and engineers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough chemists, physicists, biologists, polymer scientists, and engineers in industry are involved in potentially patentable work, they are often under-prepared for this all-important field. This book provides a clear, jargon-free, and comprehensive overview of the patenting process tailored specifically to the needs of scientists and engineers, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRequirements for a patentable invention\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to invent\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew laws created by President Obama's 2011 America Invents Act\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe process of applying for and obtaining a patent in the U.S. and in foreign countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommercializing inventions and the importance of innovation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on lecture notes refined over twenty-five years at The University of Akron, \u003ci\u003eHow to Invent and Protect Your Invention\u003c\/i\u003e contains practical advice, colorful examples, and a wealth of personal experience from the authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: How This Book Came to Be and for Whom It Is Written xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The U.S. Patent System 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. What is a Patent?  1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2. Why Should You File A Patent?  5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Origins of U.S. Patent Law 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. A Brief History of Patent Law 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. The Fountainhead: The Constitution and the U.S. Patent System 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. Are Patents a Monopoly?  11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. How to Invent: Intellectual Aspects Of Inventing 12\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. On the Definition of Creativity 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. A Flaw in Patent Law 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Patentable Creativity 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Intellectual Requirements of Inventing 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5. The Process and Product of Inventing 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6. Pioneering versus Mediocre Inventions: The Touch of the Expert 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7. The Importance of Industrial Experience 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8. The Ultimate Goal: Innovation 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. A Short Summary of Intellectual Property 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. Patents 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. Trade Secrets 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. Copyrights 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. Trademarks and Servicemarks 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5. Other Types of Intellectual Property 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Requirements of Patentability 26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. What is Patentable?  26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. Patentable and NonPatentable Subject Matter 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3. The Three Classes of Patents 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4. The First Law of Inventing 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1. Utility 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2. Novelty 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2.1. The One-Year Rule 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2.2. Derivation Proceedings 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2.3. Anticipation 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3. Unobviousness 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3.1. Aggregates and Composites 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3.2. The Teaching-Suggestion-Motivation Test 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3.3. Secondary Factors Suggesting Unobviousness 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3.4. The Doctrine of Inherency 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3.5. Combination of References 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3.6. New Compounds by Purification 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3.7. Differences Between Novelty and Unobviousness 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3.8. Why We Need Unobviousness 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3.9. Summary of the Invention Content Law 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5. The Second Law of Inventing 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1. Conception 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2. Reduction to Practice 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.3. The Prophetic Patent 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6. The Structure of the Patent Document 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.1. The Cover Sheet 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.2. Specification 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.3. Claims 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. How Does the Patent Process Work? 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1. The Notebook 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2. The Provisional Patent Application 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3. The (Regular or Nonprovisional) Patent Application 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4. Prosecution: Convincing the Patent Examiner 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.1. Starting the Prosecution Process 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.2. The First Office Action 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.3. Allowances and Rejections by the PTO 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.4. The Duty of Candor 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5. Continuation, Continuation-in-Part, and Divisional Applications 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.1. Continuation Applications 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.1.1. Differences Between Priority Dates and Filing Dates 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.1.2. Requirements for a Continuation Application 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.2. Continuation-in-Part Applications 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.3. Divisional Applications 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6. Allowance and Issuance 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7. Loss of Patent Rights 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8. Challenges and Changes to Issued Patents 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.1. Post-Grant Review  69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.2. Inter Partes Review 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.3. Reissue Application and Reissue Patents 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.4. Supplemental Examination 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.5. Summary of Post-Grant Proceedings 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9. Summary of Chapters 5 and 6 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Infringement and Freedom to Operate 74\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1. The Parable of the Knife 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.1. The Story of Chlorobutyl Rubber 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.2. Anticipation versus Domination 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2. Types of Infringement 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1. Literal (or Direct) Infringement 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2. The Doctrine of Equivalents 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.3. Contributory Infringement 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3. Infringement Suits 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4. When to Sue an Infringer 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5. Freedom to Operate 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.1. Patent Trolls 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.2. Submarine Patents 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6. Prior Commercial Use Rights 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6.1. Personal Defenses 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6.2. Exceptions to the Prior Commercial Use Defense 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Biotechnology, Computer Software, and Business Method Patents 84\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1. Biology Meets Patents 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.1. The Supreme Court: Living Things Are Patentable 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2. The Budapest Treaty 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.3. The Consequences of the Supreme Court’s Ruling 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2. Computer Software Patents 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3. Business Method Patents 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Who Is the Inventor? 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1. Conceiving an Inventive Idea 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2. Joint Inventors 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3. Naming Inventors on Patent Applications 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4. Qualifications to Be an Inventor 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Ownership 96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1. Selling, Licensing and Assigning Patents 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2. Hired-to-Invent and Shop Rights 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3. Inventing on Your Own Time 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4. Non-Compete Agreements 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5. The Bayh–Dole Act 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5.1. March-In Rights 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5.2. University Technology Transfer 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Translating Ideas into Economic Reward 102\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1. The Costs of Patenting 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.1. Legal Fees 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.2. Patent Application Fees 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.3. Patent Maintenance Fees 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2. Assessment 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.1. Technology Validation 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2. Protection Validation 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2.1. Assessing Patent Protection 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2.2. Assessing Trade Secret Protection 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2.3. The Economic Espionage Act 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2.4. Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.3. Commercial Viability and Market Assessment 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3. Selling and Licensing a Patent 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.1. Licensors and Licensees 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.2. Exclusive versus Nonexclusive Licenses 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4. Start-Ups, Spin-Outs, and Joint Ventures 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5. Patenting and Marketing Departments; Technology Transfer Offices 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6. Patent Valuation 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Foreign Patents 116\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1. Distinctive Features of U.S. Patent Law 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2. The International Patent Cooperation Treaty 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.1. PCT Examination Procedures 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.2. Deciding Whether to File a PCT 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.3. The Patent Prosecution Highway 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3. The European Patent Union 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.1. European Patent Office Procedures 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.2. Nationalization of European Patents 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4. Other Foreign Patent Practices 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.1. Claims Interpretation 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.2. Patent Examination Procedures Abroad 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.3. Centralized Patent Offices 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.4. Procedures for Rewarding Inventors 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5. Enforcing Patents Abroad 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6. Choosing Whether to File a Foreign Patent Application 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Innovation 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1. Innovation Is More Than Invention 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2. What Drives Innovation 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3. The Law of Innovation 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4. Companies and Innovation 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5. The Innovation and Job Creation Relationship 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6. Discovery Push versus Market Pull Innovation 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7. Incremental versus Disruptive Innovation 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8. Sources of Innovation 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9. Innovation and Public Policy 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Concluding Thoughts 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1. Is the Patent System Worth the Costs?  131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2. The Patent System Leads to Additional Research and Knowledge Creation 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3. Fostering Competition 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4. Results of Ignorance of the Patent System 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5. How Law and Technology Yield Patents 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: Important Forms 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Self-assessment Questions 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 209\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Jurisprudence \u0026amp; general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Jurisprudence \u0026amp; general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Jurisprudence%20\u0026amp;%20general%20issues%20%5BLA%5D%22\"\u003eLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52417770946840,"sku":"9781118369371","price":53.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118369371.jpg?v=1784507817","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/how-to-invent-and-protect-your-invention-a-guide-to-patents-for-scientists-and-engineers-paperback-softback-9781118369371","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}