The Patent Guide: A Friendly Guide to Protecting and Profiting from Patents

Carl W. Battle

Allworth Press, 1997 - Law - 209 pages

Indispensable to any would-be inventor, these pages explain exactly how to move an idea from your head to the drawing board to the marketplace. With simple forms and practical advice on how to make money from inventions, this book clearly explains what can be patented, how patent protection works, and how foreign rights are obtained. Included are details on dealing with invention brokers, lawyers, and agents, and other relevant notes."

About the author

Carl W. Battle is senior vice president and chief patent counsel for GlaxoSmithKline, a global pharmaceutical company. He has served as president of the New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association and as a director with the American Intellectual Property Law Association Scholarship Fund. He has written several self-help legal and business books, including the bestselling Legal Forms for Everyone (Allworth Press). He lives in Sarasota, Florida.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Patent Guide: A Friendly Guide to Protecting and Profiting from Patents
• Author: Carl W. Battle
• Publisher: Allworth Press, 1997
• ISBN: 1880559722, 9781880559727
• Length: 209 pages
• Subjects: Law / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Law / General; Law / Intellectual Property / General; Law / Intellectual Property / Patent; Law / Practical Guides