Booklist on Patents

The following books can be checked out in person at the State Library of Iowa or you can request them on interlibrary loan from your nearest library. We're open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m..  

1. 20 Questions To Ask If You Have A Great Idea Or Invention by Michael Jester, 2006
2. Inventor's Notebook: A "Patent It Yourself" Companion by Fred Grissom, 2008
3. Patent It Yourself  by David Pressman, 2004
4. How To Make Patent Drawings: A "Patent It Yourself Companion" by Jack Lo and David Pressman, 2005
5. All I Need Is Money: How To Finance Your Invention by Jack Lander, 2005
6. Patent Writer: How To Write Successful Patent Applications by Bob DeMatteis, 2006
7. Everything Inventions & Patents Book: Turn Your Crazy Ideas Into Money-Making Machines by Barbara Russell Pitts, 2006
8. License Your Invention by Richard Stim, 2004
9. Bringing Your Product To Market -- In Less Than A Year: Fast-Track Approaches To Cashing In On Your Great Idea by Don Debelak, 2005
10. Patent Pending in 24 Hours by Richard Stim, 2007