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This book covers the A to Z's of American's first inventions.

"Inventions and Patents" is the first of WIPO's Learn from the past, create the future series of publications aimed at young students. This series was launched in recognition of the importance of children and young adults as the creators of our future.

This book explains the principles of excellent patents, presents ten of the most common errors in patents, and details a step-by-step method for avoiding these common errors and writing excellent patents. Specific patents are shown to commit or avoid the most common patent mistakes. Litigation-Proof Patents is the second of three books that make up ?The Patent Quality Series?. The book includes four main sections: First, a discussion of the story told by each patent, and a detailed method for writing an excellent patent application. Second, principles of litigation-proof patents, including principles for good patent claims, Key Claim Terms, different types of claims, patent value, seminal patents, and writing patent applications. Third, a detailed explanation of the ten most common mistakes in patents, and how to avoid these mistakes. Fourth, case studies of patents, including the frequency hopping electronic communication patent of the Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr, the patents covering the popular board game Monopoly®, and Apple?s ?slide-to-unlock? patent. This book is intended for anyone who wants to improve patent quality and patent value by avoiding the mistakes most commonly seen in patents. It is intended also for anyone reading or evaluating a patent who wants to know, ?Are there any glaring mistakes that detract from this patent?s quality and value??

A very fun and entertaining look at over 150 U.S. inventions. Lots of illustrations! Author has successful track record and gets reviewed.

For the curious and the creators, Ingenious Patents tells the fascinating history of the inventors and their creations that have changed our world. Discover some of the most innovative of the 6.5 million patents that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted since Thomas Jefferson issued the first one in 1790. Revised and reformatted from the original 2004 edition, Ingenious Patents presents each device along with background about the inventor, interesting sidebars and history, and an excerpt from the original patent application. Author Jay Bennet has also written 15 new entries, everything from iPhones to 3G wireless to CRISPR gene editing. Liberally sprinkled throughout are patent diagrams created by the inventors annotated to show exactly how each item works. Entries include creative commercial successes in fields as diverse as medicine, aeronautics, computing, agriculture, and consumer goods. Readers are certain to find a topic of interest here, whether it is the history behind the patent for a Pez dispenser, cathode ray tube, kitty litter, DNA fingerprinting, or the design of a Fender Stratocaster guitar.