Inventor's Complete Handbook : How to Develop, Patent & Commercialize Your Ideas

With 50 years of experience as an inventor and well over 60 U.S. patents, Dr. James L. Cairns shares his vast know-how to help you come up with, develop, and benefit from your ideas. You'll learn... The entire inventing process The importance of planning for all contingencies before ever investing capital How to protect your creation by filing a patent All the information about this multi-faceted process, from design patents to international patents, is laid out in an easy-to-follow format rigorously proofed by several lawyers.