What would be the point of creating, producing, or inventing something if another person can steal or market your idea or your company's trade secret? Author Rich Stim, a lawyer as well as a musician and author of creative works, offers this trusted, comprehensive resource. It's for creators, entrepreneurs, and business people to keep on their shelf for when they need understandable explanations of how U.S. laws on patents, copyrights, and trademark protect their work. The book provides not only basic legal overviews but detailed application filing instructions.