Fittingly for its practical focus, Essentials begins with an overview of the processes and paperwork envolved in even claiming patentability in the three patent catagories – which are design, utility and plant (the later one bothers me immediately, for reasons I'm going to think on for a while).
As it turns out, it takes quite a bit of expertse, and barring personal possesion of that, wealth to effectively apply for a patent.
more to come..
