Patents, Registered Designs, Trade Marks and Copyright For Dummies

Do you have a great idea for the next big thing, an eye–catching new corporate logo, or an exciting new business concept? Understand how to safeguard your ideas and creations with this expert guide to the fundamentals of intellectual property. Walking you step–by–step through the processes involved in protecting your great ideas, this book offers all the advice you need to ensure that you’re the only one cashing in on your creativity and hard work.

Spis treści:
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Covering Your Assets: Intellectual
Property Basics
Chapter 1: Examining the Tools in Your IP Box
Chapter 2: Protecting Your Intellectual Property
Chapter 3: Dealing with Professionals and Picking Up the Tab
Part II: Patenting Your Product
Chapter 4: Understanding Patents and How They Work
Chapter 5: Testing the Water Before You Apply for a Patent
Chapter 6: Conducting a Patent Search
Chapter 7: Preparing Your Patent Application
Chapter 8: Filing Your Patent Application
Chapter 9: Prosecuting Your Patent Application
Chapter 10: Entering the Home Stretch:
Getting Your Patent Granted
Part III: Knowing Your Copyright
Chapter 11: Protecting Your Designs
Chapter 12: Entering the Whimsical World of Copyright
Chapter 13: Untangling Ownership Issues
Part IV: Making Your Mark: Protecting Your Brand Identity
Chapter 14: Solving Your Identity Crisis
Chapter 15: Creating the Next Household Name
Chapter 16: Conducting an Availability Search
Chapter 17: Establishing and Registering Your Trade Marks
Part V: Exploiting and Enforcing Your IP Rights
Chapter 18: All Abroad: Protecting Your IP Rights
in Other Countries
Chapter 19: Making ’em Pay: Licensing Your IP Rights
Chapter 20: Nailing the Bad Guys (The Infring ers)
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 21: Ten Patent Application Pitfalls
Chapter 22: Ten Common Copyright Questions
Chapter 23: Ten Naming Blunders to Avoid
Chapter 24: Ten Great IP Resources
Appendix: Sample Patent Applications
Index

Nota biograficzna:
John Grant is a UK and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney with over 35 years experience of intellectual property rights. Charlie Ashworth is an Intellectual Property Manager and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys. Henri Charmasson is a US Patent Attorney specialising in Intellectual Property.

Okładka tylna:
Do you have a great idea for the next big thing, an eye–catching new corporate logo, or an exciting new business concept? Understand how to safeguard your ideas and creations with this expert guide to the fundamentals of intellectual property. Walking you step–by–step through the processes involved in protecting your great ideas, this book offers all the advice you need to ensure that you’re the only one cashing in on your creativity and hard work.