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"Innovators are reading my book as either a first step in their patenting gambit , as a pre-read for my course, or before using USTPO/PRESSMAN. The reason why is because it helps them "know what they don't know" about the complex domain of utility patenting, clarifying and refocusing their IP workflow. What’s unique about my book is that I simplify everything about patent drafting, turning it from an art to an engineering science. Specifically, I include an inside-out explanation of how to create utility-compliant patent using the Schwartz method, all in a one sitting non-legalese read, completely as seen from the innovator point of view,” says Schwartz.

Schwartz is not an attorney. As a serial inventor and entrepreneur he created and secured a storied patent portfolio on his original idea for a surface computer, all pro se.  “I was a diligent consumer of all of the USPTO resources, as well as several editions of David Pressman’s book, thoroughly learning and applying his entire paten...

You're in the IP Zone when all involved in forming the final invention disclosure understand the requirements for MPEP compliant filings. You’re in the IP Zone when the lead inventors are engaged in approving the final claims in the patent draft for the preferred embodiment, not just patent counsel. TSM’s universal language and guiding principles are your pathway to get everyone on the same page with these critical points of understanding.  

When everyone on the team learns and applies the IP SAVVYS/TSM playbook for drafting airtight utility patents, you’re final application will have properly scoped claims aligned with an unambiguous specification…and the specification will be de-risked from fatal office action rejections. It will be definite, not ambiguous, and it will capture the essence of your "ah-ha" inventive step in the first claim.

Getting there is informed by a critical understanding of each team members patenting role and their respective goals and objectives. These can so...

Become your company's Utility Patent Champion (UPC)

Draft, File, & Prosecute Airtight Patents . . . 

with The Schwartz Method (TSM)

This holiday, will you be your company's Patenting Champion?

Everyone plays a key role as part of the patenting team and can become the UPC: 

• CEO
• CFO
• Inventor/Innovator
• R&D Engineer
• Patent Counsel
• Product Marketing

If you're frustrated with your patenting processes because . . .

Your company is filing "Hail Mary patents" at risk of missing the 1 year rule.  You continue to receive unexpected patent counsel invoices that are opaque and off mark.  You've already spent thousands on a patent application and 3X on prosecution, without results.  

This time around you'll want to integrate TSM into your patent workflow using the IP SAVVY Tools

• To avoid having your patent issued with weak, diminished claims.  
• To avoid forced abandonment when you can't overcome final PTO rejections.
• To save upwards of 70% of your previous patent spend. 
• To a...

Before you launch the sequence of steps patenting your novel, non-obvious, and “ah-ha” invention, the best way to start is by stating the obvious. The framework for utility patenting is surprisingly straight forward, but each of the steps is not only complex, they inextricably linked from one to the next…and once you start, the sequence is fraught with potholes.

In Part 1/Section2 of my Utility Patenting for IP SAVVYS book entitled “Getting the Patent: From trade secret to drafting, filing, prosecution, and allowance”, I cover the fundamentals of the steps in what I call "your pathway to patentship".

You will find it an easy read. It’s presented in "non-legalese", all from the inventor point of view. Read it here in one sitting because you owe it to yourself to fact-check your own understanding of your beliefs about what you will be doing during this pursuit.

-->>Part1/Section2 is included here at the bottom of this blog post. Scroll down to read the rest and find Section2 as the v...

If you’re reading this blog post, you are probably engaged in the utility patent quest. When you seek to optimize your sequence of steps for getting a patent filed and publishing with a notice of allowance on the broadest claim for your best mode preferred embodiment, all in the shortest period of time, at the lowest cost, and with the cleanest file wrapper…you’ve come to the right place to find out how.

If you haven’t heard about the proven Schwartz Method for utility patent drafting, filing, and prosecution, it’s time you made a prompt and effective evaluation. This blog post will get you started in that process and put you on your pathway to patentship.

Here are the 3 STEPS you will want to explore in short order. Before I share them, be sure that if you want to go down this learning curve in less than 4 hours, the IP SAVVY educational framework provides a way to achieve that goal and improve your prospects and outcomes. The things you will need to do are :

(1) Get firmly grounde...

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After you've spent thousands of dollars on a patent application and three times as much on prosecution, the last thing you want is for your invention to be forced into abandonment or to receive a notice of allowance on a weak patent with diminished claims.  I’ve now developed a method that can enable you to change your conversations with innovator, counsel, and the patent examiner, achieve your patent objectives, and save more than 70% on your prior patent spend.

After 30 years as a serial innovator, inventor, and pro se patent holder (with 25 patents under my belt), I’ve turned my experience into a book, Utility Patenting for IP SAVVYS, as well as a complementary, self-paced instructional course, Intellectual Property BoostCamp (IP-BC). Each of the tools deliver what I call “The Schwartz Method (TSM),” a promise to streamline the patenting process while saving you big bucks.The book and course offer clear conversations focused on substantive patenting ta...

Take a quick listen to this 1 minute introduction to my new book. Read this quick summary. Then move ahead with IP SAVVYS. You can start your "patenting-refocus" and boost your utility patenting capabilities by getting a copy of my new book Utility Patenting for IP SAVVYS. Just set aside 4 hours and read this book in one sitting. Use it as a stand alone resource or allow it to open your horizons and take the IP-BC on-line course to expand your knowledge and functional patenting skills. Share the book and course with your entire team and allow each of the players in the IP hunt to establish their preferred role and align together on IP goals and objectives. Even though each participant may have different goals, instead of competing, use IP SAVVYS to align and collaborate. Change your IP conversation today. Use the Full Starter-Kit to get a download of the compete book, a discount on the eBook, and a bulk discount on the soft cover book.