Mr. Stim specializes in small business, copyright, patents, and trademark issues at Nolo. He practices law in San Francisco and has represented photographers, software developers, crafts people, publishers, musicians, and toy designers. He is the author of many books, including Whoops I'm in Business, Music Law, and Profit from Your Idea. In his free time he watches too many movies, produces audiobooks, and performs and records with two bands, MX-80 and angel corpus christi.

Products by Richard Stim, Attorney:

• Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off
• How to Do Business Outside Your State
• License & Merchandise Creative Art
• Market Your Invention
• Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business
• Nolo's Patents for Beginners
• Nondisclosure Agreement for Inventors
• Nondisclosure Agreements: Protect Your Trade Secrets & More
• Patent Pending in 24 Hours
• Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference
• Patenting Art & Entertainment: New Strategies for Protecting Creative Ideas
• Profit From Your Idea: How to Make Smart Licensing Deals
• Protect Your Artwork
• Whoops! I'm in Business: A Crash Course in Business Basics
• Your Crafts Business: A Legal Guide