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Budding inventors/entrepreneurs will want this book
As an accountant outside of the IP field, I found this to be a good tool to "round out" my business acumen.Enjoyed thepresentation of pricing models.

My clients rate this book "Superb!"
Richard is a very well known authority among those of us who are involved in the technology commercialization industry. As a technology commercialization business coach, I hear regularly that Richard's advice in his books is extremely helpful in the most important areas of their work. You can count on the validity of Richard's information...he's been in the trenches and around technology commercialization for many years.
Looks great so far !
I'm just through a couple of selected chapters, but I am certain that this book will provide me with an amazing outlook. It's very rounded, and includes a vast amount of information about licencing strategy, along with everything else. I suggest looking at the available images for the index (link to it somewhere on this page) and checking them out. Good stuff. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Law    3. Law Of Intellectual Property    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. License agreements    7. Nanotechnology    8. Technology Transfer    9. United States    10. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    11. Law / Intellectual Property    12. Sales & marketing    13. USA   

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Great entry-level book
I'm in legal with an IP background and this book is a great IP primer - I was pleasantly surprised by the depth. 'Dummies' is a misnomer as it provides entry-level to intermediate coverage. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Intellectual property    3. Law    4. Law Of Intellectual Property    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Popular works    7. United States    8. Business & Management    9. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    10. Law / Intellectual Property    11. USA   

Subjects:  1. Contracts    2. Contracts (Law)    3. Foreign licensing agreements    4. Intellectual Property - General    5. Law    6. Law Of Intellectual Property    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. License agreements    9. United States    10. Business & Management    11. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    12. Law / Intellectual Property    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Intellectual property    3. Law    4. Law Of Intellectual Property    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. License agreements    7. Patent licenses    8. United States    9. Business information systems    10. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    11. Law / Intellectual Property   

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Ideas are free, but assets bring wealth...
I wonder if the creators of that operating system had this book, would anyone know of Bill Gates or Microsoft; or if Xerox held its research and development of the paperless office, would the Information Technology field be totally different- yeah you know where I am going with this.
Swindled
I think I know how this book was written.A whole lot of cut and paste from U.S. Law code with some mediocre story telling sprinkled in.If you want to be technical and write in the language of professional law, fine.But this is not the series to do it in.

Dry and boring.Could barely keep my eyes open.
Unlike the rest of the Rich Dad books that I've read -- which were for the most part fantastic -- this book was terrible.Michael Lechter may indeed be a very bright guy and a star in his field, but he is an absolutely horrendous writer.The intro by Robert Kiyosaki was the only really enjoyable part to the book.Lechter immediately jumped into complex explanations of the various types of IP protection available without really clarifying anything for the lay person like me.And no real life examples of anything -- just references to a couple hypothetical "horror stories" that he relays at the beginning of the book.The only reason I gave this book 2 stars and not 1 is because at the very least I was able to get some basic definitions of IP terms down.But I guess I could've gotten that from a dictionary too. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Intellectual Property    3. Intellectual Property - General    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Personal Finance - General    7. Small Business - Legal Guides    8. United States    9. English law: company law    10. English law: intellectual property    11. Law / Intellectual Property    12. Management of specific areas    13. Personal finance   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Cases    3. Entertainment    4. Law    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Sports    8. United States   

Reviews (11)

This will get you pumped up!
This is book is an easy read, with a lot of very relevant information. I own a small product development company and the information here is accurate and maybe most importantly very motivating. Read it, and get moving on taking your product from an idea to making money.

How to License Your Million dollar Idea
This reference book is filled with lots of valueable and helpful information and is a great resource for those who wish to develop an idea.
How to License Your Million Dollar Idea: Everything You Need To Know To Turn a Simple Idea into a Million Dollar Payday, 2nd Edi
Very informational.Helped me get the ball rolling on my million dollar idea!Well worth the money spent and gave me some much needed clarification regarding the invention and submission process.Look for me and my idea soon!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advertising & Promotion    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Intellectual Property - Patent    5. Inventions    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Patent laws and legislation    8. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    9. Patents    10. Popular works    11. Small Business - General    12. United States    13. Business & Economics / Small Business    14. Entrepreneurship    15. Franchises    16. Sales & marketing    17. USA   

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Celebrate Good Times!
Real Simple scores again with this gorgeous, oversized hard cover book, "Real Simple Celebrations"! Over the years I have found the Real Simple books to be lush & lavish yet perfect for explaining special touches to make life more lovely! And Real Simple Celebrations does just that.
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Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Entertainment    4. General    5. Methods - Quick & Easy    6. Etiquette & entertaining    7. Law / Entertainment   

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Interesting but Flawed
The strength of this book is that it provides a comprehensible introduction to intellectual property - focusing on patents. If you want to learn something about intellectual property without wading too deep into lawyerspeak - this book may interest you. In addition to patents - trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets are discussed; other aspects of intellectual property are waved at. The last chapter provides dated coverage of intellectual property as it relates to the Internet - mostly focusing on business method patents. This is interesting from a business perspective but the authors do not seem versed in the technical aspects of E-Commerce. Laches and estoppel are demystified and the bookpresents what looks like solid advice on how to enforce your rights against a group of infringers (attack the weakest one first). There are clearly divided sections (making the frequent pauses that I occasionally made between readings convenient), key ideas are highlighted in an attractive manner and charts and graphs are well presented.
A clear guide to IP
This book is both concise and complete in covering the major aspects of IP.Using language and examples that are easy to understand, I found this book to be a quick intro to the fast-growing world of IP.Highly recommended.

Excellent Primer for the layman and seasoned professional!
This is an excellent book that I believe can help level the playing field for smaller companies vis-a-vis their larger competitors concerning exploiting the full value ofRead more

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Intellectual property    3. Law    4. Law Of Intellectual Property    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States    7. Business & Management    8. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    9. Law / Intellectual Property    10. USA   

Subjects:  1. Business    2. Business & Financial    3. Business Law    4. Communications    5. E-Commerce - General    6. Electronic commerce    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. United States    11. Business & Economics / Business Law    12. Commercial law    13. USA   

Reviews (19)

Tremendous aid for understanding how to turn your new product idea into a successful business
I launched a new product line several years ago - learning a lot along the way.I am getting ready to launch a new line of products and decided to read this book.It was a tremendous resource!So many of the answers that I had to dig for and learn the hard (and expensive) way - are contained here in one easy to read book.I highly endorse it.It is also very motivational (as you read the stories of other people) that decided to take action and turn their idea into a successful business.Well worth the price.Very well written.

Informative and inspiring
Mom inventors wanting more info on what's involved in bringing a product to market will want to read this book. The book offers practical advice on researching your market, creating your product prototype, protecting your idea, manufacturing your product, and bringing your product to market.
Amazing, Informational & A Must Have
This book does it all for anyone wanting to create/invent a product that they hope to bring to market.Tamara shares in a very easy-to-read format her experiences, her expertise and saves the rest of us lots of time, energy and money.Her mistakes made along the way combined with her successes that continue to grow provide the reader with a wealth of knowledge about researching, developing, patenting, protecting, marketing (and more!) an idea/invention.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Communication - General    4. Business/Economics    5. Intellectual Property - Patent    6. Inventions    7. Management    8. Marketing - General    9. Marketing - Product Management    10. New business enterprises    11. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    12. Technology & Industrial Arts    13. Women-owned business enterprises    14. Working mothers    15. Advice on parenting    16. Business & Economics / Business Communication    17. Business communication & presentation    18. Economics, Finance, Business and Industry   

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Persuasive advice for lawyers
In Legally Speaking, Mr. Dempsey has created an invaluable guide for lawyers, and I suspect non-lawyers, who need to make presentations to small or large groups. His observations about the art of persuasion are both amusing and insightful.As Dempsey makes clear, talking is not the same as presenting.His focus on "making your case" gets right to the heart of what lawyers do for their clients.Dempsey really wants you to win your audience over and tells you quite clearly how to achieve that goal.Dempsey's comprehensive approach (40 principles!), covers every aspect of lawyers' presentation skills, but still leaves you with one unanswered question: "Can you do a book for non-lawyers?"

A Must Have Book!
Where was this book when I was in law school? This is an exceptional overview of not only the tools but also the techniques attorneys so desperately need to communicate clearly. Dempsey not only tells you what you need to know to communicate concisely and with clarity (something far too few attorneys do) but he gives you practical advice you can immediately implement to enhance your speaking skills, regardless of the amount of speaking you do, or where you do it. The writing is engaging, entertaining and highly informative. There are hundreds of ideas and examples for every attorney. This should be required reading in for every law student and lawyer regardless of how often they speak-we need to do a better job and this book shows us how. This is the essential guide, written by an attorney for attorneys. Buy it now!

This book actually deserves 10 stars!
Legally Speaking is a book that is almost too good to be true. Its information for masterful presentations provides breadth, depth, and enormous practical application. What's more, it is easy to read. The book is an excellent resource for anyone who needs to be a more effective communicator. David Dempsey has done an excellent job of laying out his outline in the contents. It is very easy to quickly turn to the information that is most needed in a given moment. Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business & Economics / Business Communication / Meetings & Presentations    3. Business Communication - Meetings & Presentations    4. Communication in law    5. Communications    6. Language Arts & Disciplines    7. Language Arts & Disciplines / Public Speaking    8. Law    9. Law / Communications    10. Practical Guides    11. Public Speaking   

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Better than E&E, easy to follow.
Glannon is easy to read and understand, and he adds light moments that are welcome during intensive studying. I'm not a big fan of his Examples & Explanations. They are well done, but you basically have to use it throughout the semester along with your regular text book - and let's face, many of us are already pressured enough with all the regular reading. This book is one you can use in the last few weeks before exams, and really clear up any of the confusions on the main subjects. For me, it was invaluable for Personal, Subject Matter, and Supplemental Jurisdiction.

Owe my Civ Pro grade to this book...
I bought the Glannon Guide instead of E&E sort of by accident, but it was fantastic.The E&E is also a great help, but this one is a faster read and the MC questions throughout the chapter are helpful for appying what you learn.I spent an entire day during finals week(s) reading this book, and it was the absolute best use of my time.Thanks Prof. Glannon =)

Must have for Civ Pro
Civ Pro is not something that ever really "clicks" all at once for most students.For me, reading this book cleared up most of my confusion.Highlights of this title are Joinder, Supplemental Jurisdiction, Claim and Issue Preclusion, and the multiple choice questions at the end of each chapter.I would rely on E&E for a clear picture of Erie.One thing this book does not cover is Class Actions, a topic most classes spend a decent amount of time on, although not an easy topic for a prof to test on in essay format...then again, any Class Action chapter will be outdated due to the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.All in all, get this book if you are the least bit confused about Civ Pro ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Communications    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Problems, exercises, etc    6. United States   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Intellectual Property - General    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Licensing, gaming & club law   

Reviews (5)

must read
This book is the best complete statement of the second wave of internet scholarship.If you ever thought that the net destroyed the significance of geography, or that cyberspace should be thought of as a real place, you owe it to yourself to see how things are really turning out.

a must-read for people interested in Internet law
This book lucidly debunks the notion that the Internet inherently possesses territorial independence or extra-legality, mostly by clearly laying out various ways that governments can (and do) enact enforceable restrictions upon Internet content and behavior. Recommended.

Why the bordered Internet is necessary
"Who Controls the Internet?" by Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu offers a clear-eyed assessment of the struggle to control the Internet. Starting with a discussion of the early vision of a borderless global community, the authors present some of the most prominent individuals, ideas and movements that have played key roles in developing the Internet as we know it today. As Law Professors at Harvard and Columbia, respectively, Mr. Goldsmith and Mr. Wu adroitly assert the important role of government in maintaining Internet law and order while skillfully debunking the claims of techno-utopianism that have been espoused by popular but misinformed theorists such as Thomas Friedman.
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Subjects:  1. Communications    2. Computer - Internet    3. Computer Books: Internet General    4. Computers    5. Government policy    6. Internet    7. Internet - General    8. Law and legislation    9. Social Aspects - General    10. Social Policy    11. Social aspects    12. Communications law    13. Computers / Internet / General    14. English law: computers & the law    15. International communications & telecommunications law    16. International economic & trade law    17. Law | Technology and Telecoms Law   

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How to Write a Patent Application
This book is intended for beginning and serious patent practitioners as a handbook for patent application draftsmanship.It is contrasted with books such as "Patent It Yourself" by David Pressman in that the latter appears to be directed toward novice pro se applicants.Much information contained in "How to Write a Patent Application," by Jeffrey Sheldon, may be used as study material for the registration examination for patent attorneys and agents (i.e., the patent bar examination).I found it to be an excellent companion to the "Manual of Patent Examining Procedure" (MPEP) which is published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

More information from the author
Although the book was originally written in 1992, it is updated yearly to accomodate changes in the law. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Intellectual Property    3. Intellectual Property - Patent    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Patent laws and legislation    6. Reference    7. United States   

Reviews (7)

Very helpful with step by step procedures
I recently purchased this book, to market one of our company product ideas.When I picked up the book locally at barnes and Nobles, I was a bit reluctant by the quality of the paper and the print.But within hours I was at my office, reading it, and it has abolutely good information.The "words of wisdom", "tricks of the trade" tips on each page are very helpful.
This Updated Version has Patent and Marketing Workbook
I found and read the first version of "The Inventor's Bible" in my local library. The book was full of so much relevant and detailed information that I knew I had to own the updated version. When it arrived, I was pleased to discover that the book included a "Patent and New Product Marketing Workbook" to help readers evaluate and profit from their inventions. Even better, you can download the pdf versions of the workbook pages from the publisher's website (Tenspeedpress). When you get to the site, search for Inventor's Bible, then click the book's title on the page that returns, and then click on the link for the complementary Inventor's Bible PDFs.
Great Resource for Inventors - highly recommend
I found this book very helpful. I am an engineer currently working on bringing my alternative energy invention to market. Not only I found a bunch of good advice in this book but this book made me feel that even though marketing my invention will be a lot of work, it can be done.I've read several similar books ("Idiot's guide.." and "Patents to Profit") but I think what set this one apart for me were the case studies. Reading what some of the other inventors went thru, their rises and their falls, makes you feel like you are already part of that group. I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business/Economics    3. Intellectual Property - General    4. Intellectual Property - Patent    5. Inventions    6. Law    7. Marketing    8. Marketing - Product Management    9. New products    10. Patents    11. Patents Law    12. United States    13. Business & Management   

Subjects:  1. Corporate Finance    2. Intellectual Property - General    3. Intellectual property    4. Intellectual property infringe    5. Intellectual property infringement    6. Law    7. Law Of Intellectual Property    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. License agreements    10. United States    11. Valuation    12. Venture Capital    13. Business & Economics / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities    14. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    15. USA   

Editorial Review

The laws covering intellectual property--those products of theimagination with commercial value, such as fictional writing, software designs, product names, and mechanical inventions--have long boggled the minds of the uninitiated. With the advent of online commerce and publishing, the issues have only gotten more confusing. The new edition of Read more

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The book is subpar
I bought this book as a primer reference to patents.What I got was a dictionary of words.This book pretty much is a dictionary without a lot of explanations.Really basic terms also.A lot of basic paraphrasing instead of actual text from the 35 USC manual.

Legal Information without the Legalese
This book is easy-to-use and highly detailed with an appealing, bulleted layout and many illustrations that helped to answer most of my basic questions about the four categories of intellectual property (copyright, patents, trademarks and trade secrets).I took a graduate-level library science course on the legal aspects of information and borrowed several books on IP from the library.This Nolo Press book was the one that I kept coming back to and wound up buying.I was glad I waited for the updated 7th edition, which now includes an index.The book is divided into completely logical sections on definitions, statutes, forms and an overview, all of which make this book a joy to read.The text is written in plain English and the entries are cross-referenced and other resources are given.This is a legal book written by lawyers, but the legalese is edited out and only very useful information remains.If you need one basic legal reference book on IP, this is the one you'll keep reaching for.

Very Good
This has a lot of detail and organized information that a patent applicant might use. However, it does not provide an overview quite as well as something like "Patents for Beginners" (PfB). For patent applicants, I would recommend getting both books, but someone like a jurist or an expert witness might be better served by PfB. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Copyright Law    2. Intellectual Property    3. Intellectual Property - General    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Patents Law    7. Popular works    8. Reference    9. United States   

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Intellectual Property - Patent    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession