Protecting Engineering Ideas & Inventions
Protecting Engineering Ideas & Inventions

Author: Ramon D. Foltz

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13:

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"Very helpful in deciding how to judge if an idea or invention should be protected & if & when a (lawyer) should be called in. ...for engineering librarians & reference librarians who are asked to supply information on patents & the like. ...gives excellent advice on what the patron should or should not expect. ...explains how the (patron) may or may not be protected. Recommended."--ALA CHOICE. "It would be nice if more works on our legal system's operation were as lucid as this one. ...gives the non-lawyer a good overview of the legal process, explaining why things are done the way they are. The two authors have a good grasp of what the non-lawyer needs to know."-IEEE Bulletin. "All one ever needs to know about protecting one's investment in technical work can be found between the covers. ...This book should be added to the reference shelves of all concerned with protecting intellectual property."--Industrial Laser Review. "Gives solid, practical & accurate advice. ...A wonderful reference for all of our new engineers."--Sony Corp. of America.

Protecting Engineering Ideas & Inventions
Protecting Engineering Ideas & Inventions

Author: Ramon D. Foltz

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13:

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"Very helpful in deciding how to judge if an idea or invention should be protected & if & when a (lawyer) should be called in. ...for engineering librarians & reference librarians who are asked to supply information on patents & the like. ...gives excellent advice on what the patron should or should not expect. ...explains how the (patron) may or may not be protected. Recommended."--ALA CHOICE. "It would be nice if more works on our legal system's operation were as lucid as this one. ...gives the non-lawyer a good overview of the legal process, explaining why things are done the way they are. The two authors have a good grasp of what the non-lawyer needs to know."-IEEE Bulletin. "All one ever needs to know about protecting one's investment in technical work can be found between the covers. ...This book should be added to the reference shelves of all concerned with protecting intellectual property."--Industrial Laser Review. "Gives solid, practical & accurate advice. ...A wonderful reference for all of our new engineers."--Sony Corp. of America.

Patents Demystified
Patents Demystified

Author: Dylan O. Adams

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781634251679

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For startups, entrepreneurs and inventors, Patents Demystified provides an easy-to-understand insider's guide to patents, patent law, and the patent application process. Based on first-hand experience with successful companies of all sizes, patent attorney Dylan O. Adams helps readers learn the secrets of maximizing patent protection on any budget, with strategies that can be tailored to companies with any business plan or product. Instead of being intimidated and confused by patents, readers will discover how to proactively craft a customized patent strategy, thereby taking the mystery out of what can be an arduous and complicated process. Official Patent Guide of The American Bar Association Used at Top Universities Including Harvard, Stanford and MIT

How to Invent and Protect Your Invention
How to Invent and Protect Your Invention

Author: Joseph P. Kennedy

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-08-28

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1118369378

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A straightforward guide to inventing, patenting, and technology commercialization for scientists and engineers Although chemists, physicists, biologists, polymer scientists, and engineers in industry are involved in potentially patentable work, they are often under-prepared for this all-important field. This book provides a clear, jargon-free, and comprehensive overview of the patenting process tailored specifically to the needs of scientists and engineers, including: Requirements for a patentable invention How to invent New laws created by President Obama's 2011 America Invents Act The process of applying for and obtaining a patent in the U.S. and in foreign countries Commercializing inventions and the importance of innovation Based on lecture notes refined over twenty-five years at The University of Akron, How to Invent and Protect Your Invention contains practical advice, colorful examples, and a wealth of personal experience from the authors.

Creativity for Engineers
Creativity for Engineers

Author: Balbir S. Dhillon

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Incorporated

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 9789812565297

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7. Creativity measurement and analysis. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Metrics for determining innovative companies' performance. 7.3. A formula for predicting creative ideas. 7.4. Fault tree analysis (FTA). 7.5. Control charts. 7.6. Cause and effect diagram. 7.7. Probability tree analysis. 7.8. Creativity improvement with parallel redundancy. 7.9. Time-dependent creativity analysis with Markov method -- 8. Creativity climate. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Variables influencing peoples' perception of the working climate, examples of changes in the total environment influencing innovation, and key reasons for organizations to foster creativity and innovation. 8.3. Organization's creative culture attributes. 8.4. Creative climate dimensions and creative work environment determinents. 8.5. Steps for fostering creative environment in companies and guidelines for managing team members that foster creative work climate. 8.6. Tips for facilitating in a "cold" organizational climate with respect to creativity. 8.7. Workplace creativity climate assessment checklist -- 9. Creativity barriers. 9.1. Introduction. 9.2. Reasons for resistance to change in organizations and the types of organizations finding creativity most difficult. 9.3. Obstacles to innovation in large organizations and their overcoming steps. 9.4. Management barriers to creativity and reasons for prevention of innovation in mass-produced products. 9.5. Ways for managers to kill creativity and ways used by technical managers to block creative ideas. 9.6. Stumbling blocks and building blocks to creativity. 9.7. Types of barriers to an individual's creative thinking and suggestions for overcoming them. 9.8. Creativity inhibitors an engineer may encounter while inquiring into and solving the problem. 9.9. Barriers to creativity in textile industry -- 10. Creativity in quality management, software development process, rail transit stations, and specific organizations. 10.1. Introduction. 10.2. Creativity in quality management. 10.3. Creativity in software development process. 10.4. Creativity in rail transit stations. 10.5. Creativity in specific organizations -- 11. Creativity testing, recording, and patents. 11.1. Introduction. 11.2. Creativity testing. 11.3. Creativity recording. 11.4. Patents

Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists
Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists

Author: Howard B. Rockman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004-07-26

Total Pages: 541

ISBN-13: 0471697397

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An excellent text for clients to read before meeting with attorneys so they'll understand the fundamentals of patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, mask work, and unfair competition laws. This is not a "do-it-yourself" manual but rather a ready reference tool for inventors or creators that will generate maximum efficiencies in obtaining, preserving and enforcing their intellectual property rights. It explains why they need to secure the services of IPR attorneys. Coverage includes employment contracts, including the ability of engineers to take confidential and secret knowledge to a new job, shop rights and information to help an entrepreneur establish a non-conflicting enterprise when leaving their prior employment. Sample forms of contracts, contract clauses, and points to consider before signing employment agreements are included. Coverage of copyright, software protection, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) as well as the procedural variances in international intellectual property laws and procedures.