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A Complete Guide to the Uncommon Art of Inventing by Francis D. Reynolds Chicago Review Press, 814 N. Franklin St., Chicago IL 60610 ISBN 1-55652-193-6 One of the best guides to inventions and inventing by an inventor with a background in corporate and private invention, consulting and teaching As much a book on how to invent as it is on patenting, licensing, and so on. Has many examples of inventions and inventors, good and bad, valuable and silly.
Inventor's Desktop Companion
The Guide to Successfully Marketing and Protecting Your Ideas by Richard C. Levy Visible Ink Press, 835 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit MI 48226-4094 (1995) ISBN 0-7876-0490-9
A very good explanation of the various things any innnovator needs to know. Not just patents, but trademarks, copyrights, licensing, prototyping, Federalprograms and others. Written by a professional toy and game inventor.
Inventors Inventions Fast Track Patent and Marketing Manual