The Patent Process: A Guide to Intellectual Property for the Information Age
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CRAIG HOVEY, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Economics at St. John Fisher College. He is also a CPA and is currently researching entrepreneurism and intellectual property for another book. He lives in Rochester, New York.
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Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Chapter 1: The Face Behind the Mask.
The Patent Explosion.
Overview of Intellectual Property.
Intangible Assets: Valuing What Cannot Be Seen.
From a Gleam in the Eye to a Product on the Shelf.
Chapter 2: Innovations and Entrepreneurs.
Innovation: The Practice of Improvement.
Entrepreneurs Are Us.
Chapter 3: History of Intellectual Property.
Patents.
Copyrights.
Trademarks.
Chapter 4: The Power to Patent.
To Protect What Is Yours.
Patent Power: Help or Hindrance?
Case Study: Bluetie's Secure Send.
The Law of the Land.
Clearing the Hurdles.
Chapter 5: Prior to the Patent.
Blinded by Love?
The Toe-in-the-Water Search.
Previewing the Coming Attraction.
The Need for Counsel.
The Search for Prior Art.
Keeping a Lid on It: The Stealth Phase.
Case Study: Bluetie: Putting It All Together.
Chapter 6: Applying for a Patent.
Who Can Stake a Claim?
Different Kinds of Patents.
Parts to a Patent.
Elements of a Patent Application.
Application Instructions.
Provisional Patents.
The Examination Process.
What If the Patent Is Rejected?
Chapter 7: Protecting Your Patent at Home and Abroad.
The Nature of Patents.
Foreign Patents.
Patent Infringement.
Defensive Publishing.
Chapter 8: The King of Patents.
An Addled Student.
Into the Working World.
The First Invention Factory.
A Wizard at Work.
Chapter 9: The Financing, Licensing, and Sale of Patents.
Raising Money.
Patent Licensing.
Case Study Mark Palazzo, President of Pittsford Capital Group.
Selling a Patent.
Chapter 10: Copyrighting Your Creations.
The Freedom of Protection.
What Is a Copyright?
Copyright Criteria.
Copyright Registration.
Protecting Your Copyright.
Fair Use.
Infringement.
International Copyrights.
Earning Royalties and the Sale of Copyrights.
Copyrights and the Web.
Case Study: Words to Eat By: The Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.
Case Study: What's in a Name? Paychex in Print.
Case Study: Staking Out New Territory: Bonadio & Co.
Chapter 11: The Trademark Story.
Branding Your Property.
What Is a Trademark?
The Birth of a Trademark.
Registering a Trademark.
Using a Trademark.
Trademarks on the Web.
Case Study: Paychex: From Small Label to Major Brand.
Case Study: People's Pottery: Made in America.
Chapter 12: Deep in the Vault: The Value of Trade Secrets.
The Colonel's Notebook.
Trade Secrets vs. Patents.
What Is a Trade Secret?
Obtaining Trade Secret Status.
Maintaining a Trade Secret.
Case Study: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que: The Secret's in the Sauce.
Case Study: Bluetie: The Secret of Speed.
Chapter 13: Common Questions about The Patent Process.
Index.
Acknowledgments.
Chapter 1: The Face Behind the Mask.
The Patent Explosion.
Overview of Intellectual Property.
Intangible Assets: Valuing What Cannot Be Seen.
From a Gleam in the Eye to a Product on the Shelf.
Chapter 2: Innovations and Entrepreneurs.
Innovation: The Practice of Improvement.
Entrepreneurs Are Us.
Chapter 3: History of Intellectual Property.
Patents.
Copyrights.
Trademarks.
Chapter 4: The Power to Patent.
To Protect What Is Yours.
Patent Power: Help or Hindrance?
Case Study: Bluetie's Secure Send.
The Law of the Land.
Clearing the Hurdles.
Chapter 5: Prior to the Patent.
Blinded by Love?
The Toe-in-the-Water Search.
Previewing the Coming Attraction.
The Need for Counsel.
The Search for Prior Art.
Keeping a Lid on It: The Stealth Phase.
Case Study: Bluetie: Putting It All Together.
Chapter 6: Applying for a Patent.
Who Can Stake a Claim?
Different Kinds of Patents.
Parts to a Patent.
Elements of a Patent Application.
Application Instructions.
Provisional Patents.
The Examination Process.
What If the Patent Is Rejected?
Chapter 7: Protecting Your Patent at Home and Abroad.
The Nature of Patents.
Foreign Patents.
Patent Infringement.
Defensive Publishing.
Chapter 8: The King of Patents.
An Addled Student.
Into the Working World.
The First Invention Factory.
A Wizard at Work.
Chapter 9: The Financing, Licensing, and Sale of Patents.
Raising Money.
Patent Licensing.
Case Study Mark Palazzo, President of Pittsford Capital Group.
Selling a Patent.
Chapter 10: Copyrighting Your Creations.
The Freedom of Protection.
What Is a Copyright?
Copyright Criteria.
Copyright Registration.
Protecting Your Copyright.
Fair Use.
Infringement.
International Copyrights.
Earning Royalties and the Sale of Copyrights.
Copyrights and the Web.
Case Study: Words to Eat By: The Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.
Case Study: What's in a Name? Paychex in Print.
Case Study: Staking Out New Territory: Bonadio & Co.
Chapter 11: The Trademark Story.
Branding Your Property.
What Is a Trademark?
The Birth of a Trademark.
Registering a Trademark.
Using a Trademark.
Trademarks on the Web.
Case Study: Paychex: From Small Label to Major Brand.
Case Study: People's Pottery: Made in America.
Chapter 12: Deep in the Vault: The Value of Trade Secrets.
The Colonel's Notebook.
Trade Secrets vs. Patents.
What Is a Trade Secret?
Obtaining Trade Secret Status.
Maintaining a Trade Secret.
Case Study: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que: The Secret's in the Sauce.
Case Study: Bluetie: The Secret of Speed.
Chapter 13: Common Questions about The Patent Process.
Index.
