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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cashing In On Your Inventions, 2nd Edition
by Richard C. Levy
The Complete Idiot's Guide® To Cashing In On Your Inventions
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright Page
Introduction
Part 1 - How to Get Your Great Ideas on the Road
Chapter 1 - How to Realize Your Full Potential
Overcoming Naysayers
The First Pitch
America, the Land of Opportunity
Answering the Call
Investing in Your Invention
Education Isn’t Everything
Levy’s 10 Commandments for Success
Chapter 2 - Beware of Invention Marketing Flimflam Artists
Who Are These Parasites?
The Numbers Reveal the Truth
Attack of the Killer Patent Attorney
Rogues Unlimited
Project Mousetrap and Other Sweeps
The Price Is Not Always Right
A Step in the Right Direction
Heads Up!
Before You Contract for Services …
How to Tell the Pros from the Cons
A New Twist to an Old Scheme
How Do They Get Your Name?
What to Do If You Are a Victim
States (Inventor) Rights
Chapter 3 - Licensing Versus Venture Capital
First Things First
Business Options
The Licensing Option
The Advantages of Licensing
The Disadvantages of Licensing
Whoah! Not So Fast!
Doing It Yourself: The Venturing Strategy
Prerequisites Common to Licensing and Venturing
Other Thoughts on Choosing a Commercialization Strategy
Think About Costs, at All Costs
If You’re Still Not Sure
Part 2 - How to Build ’Em and Make ’Em
Chapter 4 - Mock-Ups and Models
The Necessity of Prototypes
Exceptions to the Rule
Models of a Different Fashion
Know Your Audience
Building a Better Prototype
Chapter 5 - Made to Order
Development and Production Cycles
Offshoring Your Product
Protect Your IP
Put English on the Deal
Avoiding Problems
Part 3 - Getting High Marks
Chapter 6 - Finding a Home for Your Brainchild
Finding a Licensing Partner
Attend Trade Shows
Conferences and Meetings: Networking Meccas
Big Companies vs. Small Companies
Where to Find Product and Corporate Profiles
Brand Licensing: Another Way to Say “Opportunity”
First Impressions
The N.I.H. Syndrome
Choosing Your Target and Making Your Mark
The Corporate Culture
Sign on the Dotted Line
Honesty Is the Only Policy
Covering Every Base When You Pitch
Unfavorable Odds
Your Champion
Chapter 9 - Negotiating Your Deal
On Lawyering
Conducting Business
Winning at What Cost?
Agreeing to Agree
Advances
Royalties
Guarantees
The Option Agreement
Levy’s 10 Commandments of Contract Negotiation
Terms of Endearment
Patents. Trademarks. Who Pays?
Chapter 10 - Key Deal Points
I Do Not Have All the Answers
You Show Me Yours, and I’ll Show You Mine
Fairness and Flexibility Rule
Management by Objectives
The Spirit of Agreement
Setting the Scene and the Mind
Part 4 - Goin’ for the Gold
Chapter 11 - All About Patents and the USPTO
The Big Three in IP
Keepin’ a List and Checkin’ It Twice
What Is a Patent, Exactly?
Established by Law, Built by Innovation—the USPTO
Only Inventors Need Apply
Copy Documents, Not Ideas
Submarine Patents—Periscope Up!
The Inventors Assistance Program
Chapter 12 - It All Begins with a Patent Search
Looking for a Green Light
How to Conduct a Patent Search
Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries
Electronic Databases
PTDL Publications
Patent Search Steps
Patent Classification System
How to Order Copies of Prior Art
What to Do with Your Search Results
DIY Trademark Searches
The Last Word
Chapter 13 - How to Hire a Patent Attorney
Do You Need a Patent Attorney?
Do-It-Yourself Could Do You In
Is That Your Final Answer?
Levy’s Rules for Hiring a Patent Attorney
Another Money-Saver
Part 5 - Uncle Sam Wants (to Protect) YOU!
Chapter 14 - How to Apply for a Utility Patent
Provisional Application for a Utility Patent
Nonprovisional Application for a Utility Patent
Models Not Generally Required
Solamente Ingles, Por Favor
The Rules of the Game
I Do Solemnly Swear …
Patentability of Computer Programs
Just the Fax, Please
Chapter 15 - Flower Power! Applying for a Plant Patent
Plant Patents: A Growing Business
Beyond the Garden Walls
Who Can Apply for a Plant Patent?
Patent-Protected Grounds
Infringement
Turning to Trademarks
The Cost of Doing Business
Making Application
Provisions and Limitations
Inventorship
Asexual Reproduction
Helpful Hints
Chapter 16 - Applying for a Design Patent
Insurance Against Me-Too Competitors
Form over Function
Putting the Competition on Notice
Lawyers Need Not Apply
How to Find a Draftsman
Design Patents Can Be Valuable
Defining Design
Claims
Improper Subject Matter for Design Patents
The Difference Between Design and Utility Patents
Elements of a Design Patent Application
Chapter 17 - Mark Your Words
There Is Nothing in the World Like a Brand
Trademarks Can Take Many Forms
Dollars and Scents
Supreme Court Makes a Colorful Decision
Lost in the Translation
All About Trademarks
Do You Need a Federal Trademark Registration?
Searches for Conflicting Marks
Establishing Trademark Rights
Terms of a Trademark
Types of Applications for Federal Registration
Use of the ™, SM, and ® Symbols
Examination
Publication for Opposition
Issuance of Certificate of Registration or Notice of Allowance
Bobbi’s Traps and Tips
Correspondence and Information
Chapter 18 - Securing Your Copyrights
All About Copyrights
Submitting Copyright Registrations
In Search of Copyright Records
Investigating the Copyright Status of a Work
Application Forms
For Further Information
Chapter 19 - I’ve Got a Secret
Trade Secret Basics
In the Court
Can Independent Inventors Have Trade Secrets?
Protecting Your Secrets
Chapter 20 - Say Ahhh! The USPTO Patent Examination Process
First Office Action
Your First Response
Final Rejection
Amending Your Application
Time for Response and Abandonment
How to Make Appeals
What Are Interference Proceedings?
What Rights Does a Patent Give You?
Maintenance Fees
Can Two People Own a Patent?
Can a Patent Be Sold?
Assignment of Patent Applications
Infringement of Patents
To Sue or Not to Sue
Patent Enforcement Insurance
Abandonment of Patents
Part 6 - People Who Share, People Who Dare
Chapter 21 - Hidden Treasures in Uncle Sam’s High-Tech Closets
The National Institute of Standards and Technology
The Technology Innovation Program
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
In Search of Innovation at USG Labs
Open for Your Business
The Department of Energy
The Small Business Administration
Small Business Innovation Research Program
Small Business Technology Transfer Program
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCS)
Chapter 22 - Yes, Inventors, There Is a Santa Claus
An Industry Overview
If You Cannot Get to the North Pole …
The Toys Legends Are Made From
The New York Toy Fair: A Networking Mecca
The Professional Edge
Questions for Self-Analysis
Molding the Deal
The Hit Parade
Chapter 23 - Inventor Organizations
Expanding Your Network
Care to Share?
Inventor Organizations Thrive on American Soil
Truth in Packaging—Caveat Emptor
Take Your Pick
Appendix A - Glossary
Appendix B - Agreement Templates
Invention License Agreement Template
Option Agreement Template
Trademark License Agreement Template
Agreement to Hold Secret and Confidential Template
Appendix C - Resources
Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries
Federal Laboratories
State and Local Inventor Organizations
Toy and Game Manufacturers
Index
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Title Page
Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright Page
Introduction
Part 1 - How to Get Your Great Ideas on the Road
Chapter 1 - How to Realize Your Full Potential
Chapter 2 - Beware of Invention Marketing Flimflam Artists
Chapter 3 - Licensing Versus Venture Capital
Part 2 - How to Build ’Em and Make ’Em
Chapter 4 - Mock-Ups and Models
Chapter 5 - Made to Order
Part 3 - Getting High Marks
Chapter 6 - Finding a Home for Your Brainchild
Chapter 7 - Knock. Knock. Buy My Invention, Please!
Chapter 8 - Turning a Proposal into a Marriage
Chapter 9 - Negotiating Your Deal
Chapter 10 - Key Deal Points
Part 4 - Goin’ for the Gold
Chapter 11 - All About Patents and the USPTO
Chapter 12 - It All Begins with a Patent Search
Chapter 13 - How to Hire a Patent Attorney
Part 5 - Uncle Sam Wants (to Protect) YOU!
Chapter 14 - How to Apply for a Utility Patent
Chapter 15 - Flower Power! Applying for a Plant Patent
Chapter 16 - Applying for a Design Patent
Chapter 17 - Mark Your Words
Chapter 18 - Securing Your Copyrights
Chapter 19 - I’ve Got a Secret
Chapter 20 - Say Ahhh! The USPTO Patent Examination Process
Part 6 - People Who Share, People Who Dare
Chapter 21 - Hidden Treasures in Uncle Sam’s High-Tech Closets
Chapter 22 - Yes, Inventors, There Is a Santa Claus
Chapter 23 - Inventor Organizations
Appendix A - Glossary
Appendix B - Agreement Templates
Appendix C - Resources
Index
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