Intellectual property is one of the most valuable assets of an innovative company. By their nature as legal documents, patents can be complicated; and, patenting process can be confusing. Especially entrepreneurs, small companies, and individual inventors are at a disadvantage because of the specialization and resources needed. This book covers the most important topics related to patents and patent applications, gives you a step-by-step roadmap of patent prosecution, and also explains the international patent applications as well as the recent changes that the America Invents Act brought.