Kiplinger's Working for Yourself: Full Time, Part Time, AnytimeWho hasn't thought of leaving the corporate world to make it on his or her own? Whether you're just thinking about it or have taken the plunge, you'll have questions & will need some guidance. Do you have what it takes to run a business? Do you know who your customers will be & how to reach them effectively? Can you finance your venture with your own resources or will you need outside financing? How will the lifestyle change affect you & your family? Where can you turn for advice on specific issues? |
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... Patents Patents are the U.S. government's way of giving an inventor the property rights to his or her invention . A Copyright , Trademark and Patent Resources • Associations The American Intellectual Property Law Association ( AIPLA ) ...
... Patents Patents are the U.S. government's way of giving an inventor the property rights to his or her invention . A Copyright , Trademark and Patent Resources • Associations The American Intellectual Property Law Association ( AIPLA ) ...
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... patents can also protect improvements to any of those processes , machines and products . Utility patents are typically granted for 17 years . Design patents are more specific than utility patents . With a design patent , you can ...
... patents can also protect improvements to any of those processes , machines and products . Utility patents are typically granted for 17 years . Design patents are more specific than utility patents . With a design patent , you can ...
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... patent office in Arlington , Va . , or to one of the patent depository librar- ies around the country ( see the accompanying box ) . It's not impossible to do your own search : Lyman Codding- ton , inventor of the metric cubes described ...
... patent office in Arlington , Va . , or to one of the patent depository librar- ies around the country ( see the accompanying box ) . It's not impossible to do your own search : Lyman Codding- ton , inventor of the metric cubes described ...
Contents
Why You Want to Work for Yourself | 16 |
Choosing a Business | 46 |
Your Plan of Action | 60 |
Copyright | |
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