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For immediate release Chicago, IL - August 22, 2002 At long last, a book is available that teaches advanced keyword patent searching techniques. "Keyword Patent Searching Online - A Workbook" by Gerald R. Black makes a compelling case that keywords are the best way to search for patents online. "Patent searchers need no longer be perplexed by the patent classification system," says Black, who has been a patent attorney for more than 20 years. "The PCS was designed for manual patent searches. Keywords have a proven track record for searching intricate databases, like the Internet." The hallmark of this highly readable book is the clarity of Black's in-depth presentations. With precision and touches of humor, he explains topics that are complex and potentially dry. The diagrams in the workbook are new and original. This workbook will be used in presenting professional seminars. The book provides all that's needed to obtain professional-quality search results. Four inventions using basic technologies are presented for the reader to search. Each search requires about four hours and the reader is encouraged to work alone. Step-by-step search solutions are then provided that are easy to follow. The search results show how each patent is located. "Keyword Patent Searching Online" also shows how these same techniques can be used to search for foreign patents. The book features the USPO search engine and the EPO search engine. The book is recommended for anyone who searches patents. Black says, "The book is also suitable for beginners with basic internet skills." THE AUTHOR Gerald R. Black has more than twenty years experience in patent law, and has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He was "Of Counsel " with Dykema Gossett of Detroit, Michigan, Associate Patent Counsel with Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., and an attorney with Battelle Memorial Institute and Rockwell International Corp. (Aerospace Division). He also was a systems engineer with Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Inc. Mr. Black has been admitted to practice law in Michigan, California, and Ohio, and has a private practice in Southfield, Michigan. He is also an inventor-entrepreneur. Mr. Black teaches one-day seminars Patents - A Global Perspective for the Society of Automotive Engineers. For more information, see http://www.keypatent.net/