"Gives detailed instructions on working with manufacturers, marketers and distributors." Baton Rouge Advocate "Tells prospective entrepreneurs how to move an idea 'from thought to bought'--and roughly what inventors can expect to get in a licensing deal." Los Angeles Times "Tells inventors everything they need to know to enter into a solid licensing agreement." Electronic News "Stim, an intellectual property attorney and author, explains how to make licensing deals for inventions. He addresses ownership rights, including determining legal rights and protecting them under patent, trade secret, and copyright laws; soliciting licenses and dealing with agents, finding and soliciting prospective licensees, and protecting trade secrets during the solicitation and negotiation process; the license agreement, including its elements, how to keep information confidential, money aspects, the negotiation process, and drafting the licensing agreement oneself; and dealing with licensee changes to the agreement and issues that might come up after signing it. This edition has been updated with current licensing law and patent rules and covers the implications of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016." Eithne O'Leyne, Editor, Ringgold, Inc. ProtoView.