SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 14, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Countless people have created genius inventions. However, the system designed to protect people's ideas is the very system that requires such complicated applications that it is extremely difficult to receive a patent and get the idea rolling. In `Launch to a Successful Idea!,' Vesta M. Attaway details how to apply for a patent and offers tips and tricks to prevent frustration when receiving a patent and researching and marketing one's idea.
Perfect for professionals, college students and hobbyists, Launch to a Successful Idea! is the ultimate guidebook for designing, attaining a patent and marketing one's original invention. Attaway includes crucial forms to fill out for the U.S. Patent Office, updated phone numbers for patent libraries across the country and lists of fees for various government patent services. Also included is an extensive glossary of technical terms and abbreviations, which are critical to understanding the patent process.
A unique feature of this guide is Attaway's personal experience. She learned the hard way what to include in a patent application and offers advice to readers on how to avoid agonizing mistakes. From conception to the shelf, Attaway's book is a truly beneficial guide to seeing an invention or idea through until the very end.
Attaway received a patent in 1998 for a medical device. The owner of VA Creation, she attended Silicon Valley College. She has experience as a mechanical drafter and architecture designer. At 52, she is currently a sophomore at Sacramento City College.
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