While it takes years to master the art of drafting patent applications, author and experienced patent attorney Stephen J. Kontos seeks to help inventors and entrepreneurs prepare and file their own US provisional patent applications to get to "patent pending" as quickly and inexpensively as possible. Stephen developed these techniques over the course of his career drafting and filing over 500 patent applications for some of the world's largest and most innovative companies. Now, he presents his technique in a plain English, easy-to-understand format.

This book is for:

• Inventors or entrepreneurs who want to learn how to write their own provisional patent applications to protect their electrical, mechanical, or software-based inventions
• Inexperienced patent lawyers or patent agents who want to learn a simple technique for writing provisional patent applications

What's included:

• Step-by-step instructions for completing each section of a US provisional patent application
• Text from a sample provisional patent application
• An explanation of the decisions made during the drafting of the sample provisional patent application
• Instructions for filing your US provisional patent application with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
• A list of required forms with links to download the most recent version of the form from the USPTO website