If you find intellectual property confusing, legal-heavy, and far removed from the technical world of an innovator, you are not alone. For many researchers and innovators, understanding IP in a practical and accessible way remains a challenge.

The Patent Journey takes an unconventional, story-driven approach to explaining patents and intellectual property without assuming a legal background. Through the journey of a researcher stepping from the familiar world of research into the less familiar world of intellectual property, the book explains how patents and IP fit into real-world research, technology, and invention development.

Inside the book, you will learn about:the fundamentals of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, and know-how,
patentability requirements such as novelty, inventive step, and excluded subject matter,
AI and machine learning inventions,
practical approaches to assessing novelty and inventive step,
patent search strategies and patent costs,
how patents are drafted and structured,
filing strategies and the European patent application process,
search reports, examination, and grant procedures,
and practical appendices with IP templates, invention evaluation tools, legal references, and an extensive IP glossary.

Whether you are preparing your first invention disclosure, exploring commercialization, or simply trying to understand how patents fit into your work, The Patent Journey is also your journey.