Book: Patents and How to Get One

I wrote this for the ASME Intellectual Property Community that I help facilitate.

The U.S. Department of Commerce publishes a small book titled “Patents and How to Get One: A Practical Handbook.” I would recommend this book to anyone who is planing to apply for a patent. It will also give you a fairly solid foundation in the process so that you can spend time discussing real issues with your patent attorney rather than reviewing the legal background. The best part — the book is $4.95 and available from Amazon.com.

The ASME Communities of Practice (CoP) is a new web-based community group that is open to both ASME members and non-members. You do have to create an account before accessing the groups, but it is all free.

FYI: ASME = American Society of Mechanical Engineers