Patent Crash Course – Session 3

Writing the Patent (Invention)

- Duration for Prosecution (3 to 5 years)

Technical Field
- Does not protect the patent
- Can be one sentence only

Background of the Invention

- Statement of the problem
- Specifies the closest prior art
o Should define the problem of the invention
- Invention should provide solution to the closest prior art

Summary of the Invention

- Objective of the invention
- States the solution that is provided by the invention

Description of the Drawings

- Must show every feature of the invention

Detailed description
- Should be detailed as possible

Claims