Not So Obvious: An Introduction to Patent Law and Strategy - Third Edition - Softcover

Schox, Jeffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492741795 ISBN 13: 9781492741794

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

The first edition of this book was written by Jeffrey Schox for his course "Patent Law and Strategy for Innovators and Entrepreneurs" at Stanford University. After an introduction to intellectual property, it answers the questions: How does the patent system work? What is an invention? Is the invention patentable? When should the patent application be filed? Does the invention infringe any patents? and Who owns the patent application? The second edition included the America Invents Act ("AIA"), which transformed the U.S. patent system from a "first-to-invent" system to a "first-inventor-to-file" system. This third edition includes a glossary and general edits.

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About the Author

Jeffrey Schox is a Registered Patent Attorney and the founding member of Schox Patent Group, a boutique patent firm that builds patent portfolios for startups. He has represented more than 100 early stage startups, and a few later stage startups including Facebook, Dropbox, and Twilio. His clients have attracted investments from Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Greylock, Khosla, Kleiner Perkins, and Sequoia. He is recommended by Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and Rock Health. With degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, he has filed over 500 patent applications on a broad range of inventions. As a Consulting Professor for Stanford University, Jeffrey teaches the course "Patent Prosecution" in the law school, and the course "Patent Law and Strategy for Innovators and Entrepreneurs" in the engineering school.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1492741795
• ISBN 13: 9781492741794
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 184