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1	The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to Be as They Are. more books like this by Henry Petroski add to wishlist Petroski tells fascinating stories about the arduous processes that resulted in paper clips, Post-its, Phillips-head screwdrivers, Scotch tape, and fast-food "clamshell" containers. "Petroski . . . an examines the simplest . . . tools in our lives with an appraising eye".--Washington Post Book World. 45 illus. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.69! \| first editions \| SVS
2	How to Make Patent Drawings: A Patent It Yourself Companion more books like this by Jack Lo, David Pressman, Attorney add to wishlist Written by two experts in the patent field, this book carefully explains how to create patent drawings that comply with the strict rules of the U.S. Patent Office -- without spending tons of money. It demystifies PTO drawing standards and presents formal drawing instructions for pen and ruler, computer or camera. It also lays out the best ways to ... see all copies from $5.59! new only from $21.78! \| SVS
3	Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist Vandana Shiva shows how Western powers, following in the footsteps of Columbus, are using patenting and genetic engineering to re-colonize the Third World. Denying the value of indigenous knowledge developed over many generations, the West is attempting to colonize life itself. She argues that we must struggle to protect biological and cultural ... see all copies from $2.08! new only from $9.14! \| first editions
4	From Patent to Profit: Secrets & Strategies for the Successful Inventor more books like this by Bob Dematteis add to wishlist Having a novel idea and turning that idea into cash is not as simple as it sounds. The process of creating an invention, protecting that invention, and bringing it to the marketplace can cost you a bundle. In today's highly complex and competitive world of business, not knowing what to expect and what to do will almost always guarantee failure. To ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.40! \| SVS
5	Rembrandts' in the Attic more books like this by Kevin G Rivette, David Kline add to wishlist From "Forbes" and "Fortune" to the "Wall Street Journal" and "Harvard Business Review", the pundits are calling it the next corporate strategy challenge: how to use patents and other intellectual property not just as legal tools but as weapons of business competition. With "Rembrandts in the Attic", authors Kevin Rivette and David Kline provide ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.82! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Free-Energy Device Handbook: A Compilation of Patents & Reports more books like this by David Hatcher Childress add to wishlist This compilation of various patents, papers, descriptions, and diagrams concerning free-energy devices and systems is a visual tool for experimenters and researchers into magnetic motors and other 'over-unity' devices. Includes chapters on the Adams Motor, Hans Coler Generator, cold fusion, superconductors, 'N' machines, space-energy generators, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.39! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Stand Alone, Inventor!: And Make Money with Your New Product Ideas! more books like this by Robert G Merrick add to wishlist Why should you invest in this book? During his career as an independent inventor/entrepreneur the author followed ten self imposed rules that he writes about in this book. For him these rules paid off in a series of four winning inventions, each posting sales in the millions. He characterises these innovations as 'almost laughably simple', but ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $11.97! \| SVS
8	The Everything Inventions & Patents Book: Turn Your Crazy Ideas Into Money-Making Machines more books like this by Barbara Russell Pitts, Mary Russell Sarao add to wishlist see all copies from $8.46! new only from $8.64!
9	Inventions and Patents more books like this by Steve C Babarich, Steve Barbarich add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.69! \| SVS
10	Protecting Your Ideas: The Inventor's Guide to Patents more books like this by Joy L Bryant add to wishlist Intellectual property law is currently exploding, as demonstrated by the growth of technology transfer offices in universities. More and more scientists, companies, and institutions are rushing to secure intellectual property rights for their ideas and inventions. This process frustrates many people; patent laws are constantly changing, and most ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Complete Patents of Nikola Tesla more books like this by Jim Glenn, Nikola Tesla add to wishlist see all copies from $24.70! first editions
12 view cover	The Inventor's Desktop Companion: The Guide to Successfully Marketing and Protecting Your Ideas more books like this by Richard C Levy add to wishlist Author, imagineer and marketing whiz Richard C. Levy throws out the theoretical and shares his formula for success to demonstrate how anyone with a bright idea can take it to the marketplace, and then all the way to the bank. Drawing on his experience as creator of the best-selling game, Adverteasing , the Wayne's World VCR game and scores of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.02!
13 view cover	Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System Is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do about It more books like this by Adam B Jaffe, Josh Lerner add to wishlist The United States patent system has become sand rather than lubricant in the wheels of American progress. Such is the premise behind this provocative and timely book by two of the nation's leading experts on patents and economic innovation. "Innovation and Its Discontents" tells the story of how recent changes in patenting - an institutional ... see all copies from $2.78! new only from $22.02! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Patent Drawing Book: How to Prepare Formal Drawings Required by the U. S. Patent Office more books like this by Jack Lo, David Pressman, Attorney add to wishlist A companion to David Pressman's bestselling "Patent It Yourself", this book shows inventors how to complete a crucial step in the patenting process--creating formal patent drawings that comply with the strict rules of the U.S. Patent Office. Illustrations. see all copies from $3.37! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Inventor's Guide to Trademarks and Patents more books like this by Craig Fellenstein, Jaclyn Vassallo, Rachel Ralston add to wishlist This is the complete guide to intellectual property: thinking concepts for discovering it, creating it, protecting it, and profiting from it Whether you're an individual inventor or an innovator inside a small to medium business or large enterprise, you need a deep, business-focused understanding of intellectual property: patents, trademarks, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
16 view cover	Owning the Future CL more books like this by Seth Shulman add to wishlist Knowledge is the key variable of the new global economy. But in the rush to stake claims in the knowledge economy, players are losing sight of impending threats to innovation, limitations on choice, and the fostering of monopolies that will inflate the costs of goods and services we take for granted. If this continues, Shulman warns, we will lose ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	Stalemate in Technology: Innovations Overcome the Depression more books like this by Gerhard D Mensch add to wishlist see all copies from $6.99!
18 view cover	Complete Idiot's Guide to Cashing in on Your Inventions more books like this by Richard C Levy add to wishlist -- Written by the creator of the Furby "RM" and over 200 other products. -- Contains the author's proven personal strategies, methods, and insider information that only a fortunate few possess. -- Covers everything aspiring inventors need to know-from how to develop their idea into something patentable to marketing their invention to the outside ... see all copies from $9.11! new only from $10.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	Will It Sell?: How to Determine If Your Invention is Profitably Marketable (Before Wasting Money on a Patent) more books like this by James E White add to wishlist see all copies from $5.47! new only from $10.95!
20 view cover	Patently Ridiculous more books like this by Richard Ross add to wishlist After months of research at the U.S. Patent Office--the repository of delightfully improbable dreams--Ross amassed a collection of some of the most unique, odd, and awe-inspiring patent applications ever seen over the last century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Patent Savvy for Managers: Spot & Protect Valuable Innovations in Your Company more books like this by Kirk Teska add to wishlist Protect your company's unique assets -- this book shows you how! see all copies from $26.45! new only from $30.11! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Generic Challenge: Understanding Patents, FDA and Pharmaceutical Life-Cycle Management more books like this by Martin A Voet add to wishlist The Generic Challenge is a must read for pharmaceutical executives and managers, and regulatory, legal, business development, R&D and strategic marketing professionals and anyone who has an interest in the future of the leading American pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and the high value jobs they provide. It explains clearly and ... see all copies from $16.48! new only from $30.04! \| SVS
23	Cavaliers & Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents & Grants, 1695-1732 more books like this by Nell M Nugent add to wishlist see all copies from $28.22! new only from $34.11! \| first editions
24 view cover	Patently Christmas: Inflatable Snowmen, Singing Elves, Collapsible Trees, and Other Patented Flashes of Holiday Genius more books like this by Richard Ross add to wishlist This volume provides a fascinating glimpse into what happens when creativity, capitalism and perhaps a small dose of delusion collide. Extensively illustrated with the inventor's own diagrams, this title is filled with new and wacky takes on Christmas traditions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
25 view cover	Great American Idea Book: How to Make Money from Your Ideas more books like this by Bob Coleman, Deborah Neville add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.15! \| first editions \| SVS

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