Patent Law - A Science Fiction Novel in Bloomington, MN

John Lambert lives the comfortable life of a Washington DC bureaucrat. He has successfully navigated his way through the maze of the United States Patent Office to become he agency's director. His idyllic life is abruptly interrupted when the President's Chief of Staff orders him to a meeting in the Oval Office. What follows is a sarcastic and satiric look at the federal government, reality television, and first contact with extra-terrestrials.