If you want to quickly get up to speed on issues regarding patents and patent strategies to help your business, this is a great tool to do.  There is a need for basic patent information in the context of corporate inventors and others who are involved in the invention process as a part of their employment.  The purpose of this small book is to help fill that need by increasing knowledge about the patent process and issues the corporate inventor and their manager may face throughout their career. Although relevant laws are discussed, it is not a legalistic review of applicable laws but instead an attempt to provide practical guidance and answer general questions routinely posed by corporate inventors and their managers.