This text is intended to help the independent inventor gain basic knowledge in the areas of law, business, and taxes in the United States. Chapters cover choosing a legal form of business, setting up shop, bookkeeping and accounting, tax basics, qualifying as a business under Internal Revenue Service regulations, inventor tax deductions, taxation of inventing income, keeping an inventor's notebook, hiring employees and independent contractors, basics of intellectual property, trade secrets, patents, trademarks, copyright, and licensing. A final chapter provides a guide to additional resources. The CD-ROM contains all of the forms mentioned in the text. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Having a novel idea and turning that idea into cash is not as simple as it sounds. The process of creating an invention, protecting that invention, and bringing it to the marketplace can cost you a bundle. In today's highly complex and competitive world of business, not knowing what to expect and what to do will almost always guarantee failure. To help innovative individuals learn to navigate around the many pitfalls of inventing, Bob DeMatteis has written an up-to-date guide to all the important steps involved in inventing. Bob DeMatteis is a brilliant inventor. He has been directly involved in every phase of the inventing process--creation, patenting, licensing, manufacturing, and marketing. He has made his share of mistakes, and has learned from them. He has also had tremendous successes, and learned from them as well. Now Bob DeMatteis has taken his accumulated knowledge and turned it into a well-organized handbook for inventors. The information, forms, insights, and advice found in this bookare reliable and easy to understand. The guidance offered by Bob DeMatteis will allow any individual with a creative streak to sail around potential problems and set a course towards a successful launch. Whether you are a professional inventor, a part-time dabbler, or just a clever daydreamer, "From Patent to Profit can help make your dreams a reality.

- Revised and expanded guidebook to protecting, patenting, marketing, and selling inventions.- New 64-page pullout workbook walks inventors through each step of the process.- Explains how to save thousands of dollars in patent costs.

"An American, Thomas Alva Edison, invented the light bulb, but who invented the pregnancy test? Or the air bag? Who patented the first computer? Stephen van Dulken examines the way inventions and patents such as these have helped to create the American Dream." "Between 1911 and 1999, the number of registered U.S. patents rose from 1 million to 6 million. Showcasing dozens of those original patent drawings from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, American Inventions shows how trends in the history of the United States are reflected in the patent records. For example, the invention of the Frisbee dates back to 1920 when a Yale University student recalled throwing around the lids from the pie cans of the nearby Frisbie Baking Company, but it was not until 1948 that Fred Morrison and Warren Francioni capitalized on Americans' newfound fascination with flying saucers by applying for a patent on a plastic flying disk. Van Dulken surveys the inventions and patents of the workplace, the home, the kitchen, the open road, and the beauty parlor, to name a few, to find the compelling stories and eureka moments in America history."--BOOK JACKET.

Aharonian, publisher of the Internet Patent News Service, and Stim, an intellectual property attorney and author, explain how artists and entertainers can protect the methods and processes and the design and appearance of their creations. They consider painting, graphic art, music, architecture, film, furniture design, and other forms. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Industry pros Richard C. Levy and Ronald O. Weingartner encourage, inspire, and guide you step-by-step through the perils and pitfalls of toy and game licensing. This exhaustively researched, practical, authoritative handbook is crammed full of eye-opening insider information that every inventor needs, but only a fortunate few possess. Book jacket.