Contributors from a Virginia company that does patent searches for the legal and business communities explain the ropes, skipping the theoretical underpinnings to the extent possible. They cover patent law and examination as the context, types of searches, the mechanics, patent analysis, approaches to reporting results, and search tools. They expect readers to be patent attorneys, patent agents, and their staffs. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)