The best way to protect your invention is to keep good records. Let The Inventor's Notebook track & and prompt you to take care of every important step in the process. Use it to:

• Document the development of your invention
• Help you can make refinements while building and testing
• Assess the commercial potential of your invention
• Calculate how much capital you are likely to need
• Organize your search for funds to build, test, manufacture and distribute your invention
• Create a record of contacts who know of your invention and have signed confidentiality agreements

The Inventor's Notebook also includes new patent rules for application and prosecution, up-to-date agreements and new forms.

The perfect companion to Nolo's bestselling Patent It Yourself, this book includes:

• Worksheets
• Forms
• Sample agreements
• Instructions
• References to relevant areas of patent law
• A bibliography of legal and non-legal aids
• And more