Project Gutenberg 2021-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 131 United States. Department of Commerce United States. Commerce Department Commerce, U.S. Department of 00698356 Patents and How to Get One: A Practical Handbook Originally published under the title: General Information Concerning Patents. Richard Tonsing and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Patents and How to Get One: A Practical Handbook" by the U.S. Department of Commerce is a practical handbook written in the late 20th century. The book serves as a guide for inventors and prospective patent applicants, providing essential information on the patenting process and the functions of the Patent and Trademark Office. It aims to equip readers with a general understanding of patents, their legal implications, and steps involved in obtaining them. The opening of the handbook outlines the purpose of the booklet, which is to deliver general information about patents and the operations of the Patent and Trademark Office, rather than serving as a comprehensive legal textbook. It explains the distinction between patents, copyrights, and trademarks and details the basic requirements for obtaining a patent, including the novelty and usability of an invention. The text establishes the framework of patent laws and the functions of the Patent Office, setting the stage for further sections that delve into various technicalities related to the patent application process. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Patent practice -- United States -- Popular works KF Text Category: How To ... Category: Law & Criminology 191110 2025-06-25T12:06:21.223830 text/html 168100 2024-10-18T11:30:28 text/html 162162 2025-06-25T12:06:25.932773 application/epub+zip 160540 2025-06-25T12:06:22.176794 application/epub+zip 160539 2025-06-25T12:06:21.658834 application/epub+zip 209364 2025-06-25T12:06:28.833788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175434 2025-06-25T12:06:25.493781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175523 2022-09-29T06:30:07.662933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183575 2025-06-25T12:06:20.884837 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163655 2024-10-18T11:30:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16127 2025-06-25T12:06:28.968779 application/rdf+xml 7011 2025-06-25T12:06:21.740846 image/jpeg 1334 2025-06-25T12:06:21.699853 image/jpeg 111798 2025-06-25T12:06:21.239799 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia