Re: "Errors" in Pressman's "Patent It Yourself"

"PeteCasso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> "Alun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> It would of
>> course be a better foundation to read the same textbooks that we use,
>> but it would take much longer and cost much more. 
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> What are those textbooks? ... Pete
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Most of us started by taking one of two preparation courses, either PLI or 
PRG. These cost around $2,500, even if you only get the course materials 
and don't attend. Then there are a number of basic textbooks that cost 
over $200 each, although to be honest the only one I personally own is 
Landis, which is a claim drafting book. You can read most of these books 
for free anyway in law libraries, or in the patent office if you are in 
the DC area. Just find the right spot on the library shelf and you won't 
need a list. 

I guess what it really comes down to is whether it is worthwhile for an 
inventor to put in as much effort as they would need to become a patent  
agent. I know more than one person who actually became a patent agent 
initially because they wanted to prosecute their own inventions, but that 
may be going a little far!