The Entrepreneur's Guide to Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets & Licensing

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Summary: The law without the legal-ese!
Review: A straightforward explanation of patents, trademarks, copyrights, software licenses, and generally what I need to know to protect my products

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Summary: Essential for new businesses
Review: As a commercial lender who deals with new businesses daily, I highly recommend this book to start-up companies to help them protect what may turn out to be valuable rights and ideas

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Summary: Helpful for protecting my ideas
Review: As a software developer I have a lot of ideas to protect and want to know the best way to go. Can't always afford to call my lawyer, so this book was really helpful

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Summary: What a user-friendly book!
Review: I love the user friendly format of this book! There are loads of technical concepts written so that the average person can comprehend them. The highlighted business tips and lawyer's notes were very helpful.

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Summary: What I need to know for my business
Review: In advertising and marketing I often come across sticky intellectual property issues (trademark, copyright) I needed a quick understanding of the law in this area for working with attorneys. This book was perfect.

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Summary: Cuts to the Chase
Review: Ms. Gilbert has distilled a complicated subject into an easy "how to" manual. I especially appreciate her clear explanations of the steps to take to develop a strong trademark. As a student of intellectual property law, I found her treatment of international issues direct and practical. I wish my law school textbooks were this helpful!

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Summary: commercial banker
Review: This book gave me tremendous guidance in advising my clients as to how to protect and promote their intellectual property. Particularly useful for start-ups.

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Summary: Essential
Review: This book is gives readers essential strategies for protecting intellectual property, and a broad view of the types of the types of protections available.

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Summary: Great information, great writing
Review: This book is informative and entertaining, with specific legal information every entreprenuer, ceo needs to know about intellectual property

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Summary: Good for engineers
Review: This is a really good book for engineers. It has a lot of information about patents and tradesecrets that helps me protect my work and it was easy to read.