<p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">Looking to File Your Own Provisional Patent Application? Provisional Patents: The 90-Minute Guide to Filing Your Own Application provides you with some simple advice about filing your own application. This book is intended to be the equivalent of a one or two hour office visit with a patent attorney, walking you through the steps of understanding, preparing and filing a provisional application.</p><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">The ultimate resource for entrepreneurial professionals looking to discover, understand and file provisional patent applications. Complete with explanations, examples, forms, samples and ideas, Provisional Patents: The 90-Minute Guide to Filing Your Own Application provides all the necessary tools.</p><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">Learn from nationally-recognized patent strategist John Ferrell as he details each element of the patent specification, as well as explains the forms necessary for preserving a priority date with the USPTO.</p><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">Whether interested in preparing and filing your own applications, or just eager in learning more about this area of technology protection, this book is an essential resource for every entrepreneur’s toolbox.</p><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif;"><br></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif;">About the Author</span></strong><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 15px;"><b>John</b> is a founding partner of Carr &amp; Ferrell LLP, one of Silicon Valley^s foremost technology and litigation law firms, and specializes in patent litigation and intellectual property matters. He is Chair of the Firm^s Intellectual Property Practice Group.<b></b></p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">Listed by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Rainmakers, Ferrell has extensive experience in strategic counseling, patent opinion and litigation analysis, as well as trademark, copyright and trade secret matters.</p><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">Distinguished by his demonstrated legal and technical expertise, he has served as trusted counsel for many of the world’s premier technology companies.</p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">Over the past decade, Ferrell has presented and spoken about patent and intellectual property issues at legal and technology business forums around the globe. In addition, he is regularly quoted in the media surrounding intellectual property issues including The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, InformationWeek, InfoWorld, The San Francisco Chronicle, California Law Business, The Recorder, CNN Radio, CNET News, and the Seattle and Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journals.</p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">"John’s list of clients speaks for itself. John is a super smart technologist and businessman who is surprisingly personable. I think that’s what gives John the ability to represent everything from giant corporations like Sony to tiny companies that end up making world changing social networks."</p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">– Dan Figueroa, Director of Legal &amp; Business Affairs; Corporate Counsel at Sony Computer Entertainment America</p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">"John has extensive experience in the patent and copyright law arena. He understands how to think strategically about how to increase the value of a company through patents and not just ?ling a patent for its own sake. If you want to understand how patents can increase your company’s ultimate value then this is the book for you."</p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">– Will Bunker, Founder of Match.com</p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">"John Ferrell has proven for me to be the ‘guru’ of business and legal advice and provided me the opportunity to play with the biggest companies in the world. Buy this book and get ready to succeed."</p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">– Stephen Key, successful inventor and bestselling author of One Simple Idea</p>