ACHIEVING GREAT PATENTS: Insider's Guide to Successful Drafting and Prosecution of Both High-Tech and Non-High-Tech Patent Applications

A Practical Guide for Inventors to Draft Strong Patents, Avoid Rejections, and Protect Their Ideas

Most inventors fail to secure strong patents—not because their ideas lack value, but because the patent process is confusing, expensive, and full of hidden traps.

Achieving Great Patents was written to change that.

Drawing on more than 35 years of real-world experience spanning IBM, the U.S. patent system, and a leading patent law firm, Allen King shows inventors how to understand, prepare, and strengthen their patent applications—so they can avoid costly mistakes and work more effectively with (or without) legal professionals.

This is not a theory book. It is a practical, step-by-step guide grounded in applications that have been successfully filed, prosecuted, and issued.

What Readers Are Saying

A must if you want to overcome office actions. -- James Barton, Amazon customer review

This reader described how applying the methods in Achieving Great Patents helped him overcome an exceptionally difficult final Office Action:

I was able to overcome every single one of those 20 references. Not one rejection stuck.

In this book, you’ll learn how to:

• Identify what makes your invention truly patentable
• Draft clear, strong specifications and claims that stand up to examination
• Conduct effective worldwide prior art searches using free tools
• Avoid common rejection pitfalls that delay or weaken patents
• Respond strategically to Office Actions using real-world examples
• Develop claim strategies that can capture broader commercial value
• Use continuations effectively to pursue additional patent protection
• Prepare professional-quality drawings
• File patent applications electronically with the USPTO

Many of the example applications discussed in this book were approved without initial rejections, saving inventors time, money, and frustration.

Achieving Great Patents was among the top 10 best-selling patent law books on Amazon at the end of July 2026.

What Patent Professionals Are Saying

“There is an enormous amount of excellent material here… no other single-volume book I know covers this breadth from invention review through prosecution to issuance.”
— Larry Goldstein, Patent Attorney

“Very well written and very informative.”
— Brian Kunzler, Patent Attorney, Founder of Kunzler Bean & Adamson

“A comprehensive, relevant, and practical guide. I recommend it to inventors.”
— Jack Xu, Patent Attorney, Founder of PatetPal

After purchasing, readers can access downloadable patent specification and drawing templates, along with periodic updates covering topics such as:

• AI-assisted prior art searching
• Error-prevention strategies
• USPTO Patent Pro Bono resources
• The value of a well-drafted provisional patent applicaion

Whether you are filing your first patent, responding to an Office Action, or seeking to strengthen an existing invention, Achieving Great Patents equips you with the knowledge and practical tools to pursue patent protection confidently and intelligently.

Get your copy today and start building stronger patents.

Readers interested in exploring the methodology further can also find a free sample chapter and additional patent drafting resources from the author online , including a patent-readiness checklist and Patenting Tips & Pitfalls covering the use of AI tools in the patent process.