Part I: Key concepts. Intellectual property: the real estate of your mind -- What you need to know about patentability and inventorship -- Claims and your freedom to operate -- A simplified view of the patenting process -- The corporate inventor's role -- Practical tools for patent searching online -- The joy of reading patents -- The impact of th e 2011 America Invents Act -- Working with your attorney: nine steps to a better utility patent -- Part II: Patent strategy. key elements of a patent strategy -- Patent landscapes: dividing up the pie -- Visualizing patent space -- Not all claims are created equal -- Eight portfolio strategy models -- Portfolio building: a business perspective -- Enhancing product value through life-cycle management -- Intellectual property as a currency of collaboration -- Part III: Strategic planning. The cart or the horse? an introduction to strategic inventing -- Competitive advantage and the magic of differentiation -- Intellectual oproperty and disruptive innovation: strategies, tactics, and lessons from China -- What makes a great invention? -- Strategic inventing techniques -- Using TRIZ for strategic inventing -- Implementing a patent strategy at the project level -- Epilogue.