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Patent Smarter: An Inventor's Guide to Saving Time, Money & Headaches
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ISBN13: 9798244972399
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 22 2026
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 22 2026
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A utility patent costs $15,000-30,000 start to finish. Most of that is attorney time you can avoid - if you know what to prepare. Patent Smarter is the practical guide that gives inventors and startup founders the inside knowledge to navigate the U.S. patent system with confidence, saving time, money, and costly mistakes along the way.
According to a European Patent Office study, startups with at least one patent are 10 times more likely to secure early-stage funding. This book shows you how to get there without burning your budget. What you will learn
- Which patent you actually need: utility, design, or plant - with a clear decision framework and real examples including Apple's iPhone, Sara Blakely's Spanx, and Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaker (which earned over $100M in licensing royalties)
- How to dramatically cut attorney fees: the book's proven hybrid approach shows you exactly what to prepare yourself before engaging an attorney, so you pay for expertise, not explanation
- How to use AI to draft your application: an entire chapter of step-by-step prompts for ChatGPT, Gemini, and other LLMs, structured to build your USPTO provisional application section by section
- Every part of a real patent, demystified: using co-author Dr. Reyna Trevino's own granted patent (US10888673B2) as a live walkthrough of what the USPTO actually expects
- How priority dates, office actions, and examiner strategy work: and how to respond without reflexively spending on legal fees
- How to commercialize what you build: licensing deals, investor fundraising, and exit strategies grounded in real outcomes
- What investors look for in your IP portfolio: and how even a pending application changes the funding conversation Why this book is different
Most patent books are written by lawyers for lawyers: dense, theoretical, and disconnected from how real inventors work. Patent Smarter is technically accurate, strategically focused, and written for people building businesses, not law school classrooms.
The book features real patents from Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and Michael Jackson - not as trivia, but to illustrate principles that apply directly to your own application. It also includes checklists, timelines, a full glossary of USPTO terminology, and step-by-step filing checklists for both provisional and non-provisional applications. About the authors
Simon Hunt is a named inventor on multiple granted U.S. patents spanning mobile technology, content recommendation systems - with patents assigned to Nokia and more than 500 forward citations from other inventors and companies building on his work. He brings first-hand experience navigating the patent system at scale, including the startup environment where IP can make or break a funding round.
Dr. Reyna Trevino is a named inventor on U.S. patent US10888673B2 (Counterbalanced Nasal Aspirator). Her patent is used throughout the book as a real, worked example of the USPTO application process - giving readers a concrete look at what a successful application actually contains.
Together, they bring the technical depth, real-world inventor experience, and business perspective that most patent books lack. Both authors have been through the USPTO process themselves - and that makes all the difference. This book is for
- First-time inventors
- Startup founders and entrepreneurs
- Engineers, designers, and product builders
- Anyone preparing a U.S. patent application
- Innovators who want to work smarter with patent attorneys - not blindly rely on them No prior legal or patent knowledge required. If your idea is worth building, it's worth protecting. Invent smarter. File smarter. Protect what matters.
- Which patent you actually need: utility, design, or plant - with a clear decision framework and real examples including Apple's iPhone, Sara Blakely's Spanx, and Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaker (which earned over $100M in licensing royalties)
- How to dramatically cut attorney fees: the book's proven hybrid approach shows you exactly what to prepare yourself before engaging an attorney, so you pay for expertise, not explanation
- How to use AI to draft your application: an entire chapter of step-by-step prompts for ChatGPT, Gemini, and other LLMs, structured to build your USPTO provisional application section by section
- Every part of a real patent, demystified: using co-author Dr. Reyna Trevino's own granted patent (US10888673B2) as a live walkthrough of what the USPTO actually expects
- How priority dates, office actions, and examiner strategy work: and how to respond without reflexively spending on legal fees
- How to commercialize what you build: licensing deals, investor fundraising, and exit strategies grounded in real outcomes
- What investors look for in your IP portfolio: and how even a pending application changes the funding conversation Why this book is different
Most patent books are written by lawyers for lawyers: dense, theoretical, and disconnected from how real inventors work. Patent Smarter is technically accurate, strategically focused, and written for people building businesses, not law school classrooms.
The book features real patents from Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and Michael Jackson - not as trivia, but to illustrate principles that apply directly to your own application. It also includes checklists, timelines, a full glossary of USPTO terminology, and step-by-step filing checklists for both provisional and non-provisional applications. About the authors
Simon Hunt is a named inventor on multiple granted U.S. patents spanning mobile technology, content recommendation systems - with patents assigned to Nokia and more than 500 forward citations from other inventors and companies building on his work. He brings first-hand experience navigating the patent system at scale, including the startup environment where IP can make or break a funding round.
Dr. Reyna Trevino is a named inventor on U.S. patent US10888673B2 (Counterbalanced Nasal Aspirator). Her patent is used throughout the book as a real, worked example of the USPTO application process - giving readers a concrete look at what a successful application actually contains.
Together, they bring the technical depth, real-world inventor experience, and business perspective that most patent books lack. Both authors have been through the USPTO process themselves - and that makes all the difference. This book is for
- First-time inventors
- Startup founders and entrepreneurs
- Engineers, designers, and product builders
- Anyone preparing a U.S. patent application
- Innovators who want to work smarter with patent attorneys - not blindly rely on them No prior legal or patent knowledge required. If your idea is worth building, it's worth protecting. Invent smarter. File smarter. Protect what matters.
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