Patents and the Patent Process Author:Thomas Valone This book offers a basic introduction for inventors to the idea of obtaining a patent and the process to go through in order to be successful. Contents include what it a patent, what can be patented, conditions for obtaining a patent, patent publications, patent and trademark depository libraries in the country, disclosure document, attorneys an... more »d agents, provisional vs non-provisional applications, specification, examination: objections, rejections, and response. Also included are the topics concerned with appeal, interference, allowance, corrections, patent rights, licenses, infringement, and foreign applications.« less