Patent Drafting Process Flowcharts

Patent Drafting Process
Flowcharts
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Patent Drafting Process Flowcharts
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIG. 1A: Patent Drafting – Whole Process ................................................................................................ 3
FIG. 1B: Patent Drafting – Whole Process ................................................................................................ 4
FIG. 1C: Patent Drafting – Whole Process ................................................................................................ 5
FIG. 2: Preparing for Call/Meeting and During Call/Meeting .................................................................... 6
FIG. 3: Summary of the Invention (Call/Meeting) ..................................................................................... 7
FIG. 4A: Claim Drafting ............................................................................................................................ 8
FIG. 4B: Claim Drafting............................................................................................................................. 9
FIG. 5: Drawing(s) Preparation ............................................................................................................... 10
FIG. 6A: Specification Drafting – Whole Process ..................................................................................... 11
FIG. 6B: Specification Drafting – Whole Process ..................................................................................... 12
FIG. 7: Drafting Background of Invention ............................................................................................... 13
FIG. 8: Drafting Summary of Invention ................................................................................................... 14
FIG. 9: Drafting Environment Figure....................................................................................................... 15
FIG. 10: Drafting Method Figure ............................................................................................................ 16
FIG. 11: Drafting Apparatus Figure ......................................................................................................... 17
FIG. 12: Drafting Abstract ...................................................................................................................... 18
FIG. 13: Quality Check............................................................................................................................ 19
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FIG. 1A: Patent Drafting – Whole Process

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Patent Drafting – Whole Process

Claims must fall under
Prepare claims
statutory classes: Process/Method, Machine/
considering summary
Apparatus, Article of Manufacture and Chemical
Use template “Patent of invention and prior arts
Composition, defined by statutes
Application - Template” to cited if any
(i.e. law)
prepare claims
Discuss comments with

reviewer and incorporate all
Claim Drafting by
A reviewer comments
Drafter
Comments from Quality Check by

Reviewer Drafter
Do not include
legal language
Claims send to Conduct quality check using

Provides Reviewer “Patent Drafting-Checklist”
an idea of structure of
claims to inventors
Used in projects in
Representation of which attorneys are not
Claims (Client involved
Dependent)
Comments from Incorporate all client inputs

Client that are necessary in claims
Conduct quality check and make sure to address
using “Patent Drafting- client comments that are
Checklist” not incorporated
Incorporate
Claims send to
changes in claims
Client
if present
B Claims Finalized
FIG. 1B: Patent Drafting – Whole Process

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FIG. 1C: Patent Drafting – Whole Process

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FIG. 2: Preparing for Call/Meeting and During Call/Meeting

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Summary of the Invention (Call/Meeting)
Review notes taken

during call/meeting and Use template Explain technology
listen recorded to prepare summary of the invention in a Briefly site problems
call/meeting of invention broader manner in prior arts
Describe
Initial Preparation Background of
Invention
Re-establish your
understanding based
on call/meeting
Avoid using word
“Embodiment”
Include a novel step Include various

Claim must be
and essential embodiments
broad
steps of invention
Describe Invention
Include a rough
Independent claim
As many queries
to make invention
clear
Add queries in Include

queries inline
Summary with description
FIG. 3: Summary of the Invention (Call/Meeting)

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Claim Drafting
Identify features of Identify and mark novel,

invention essential and non-essential
features of invention
Iteratively perform
process of reducing number
of clauses until independent Classify features
claim is broad enough of invention
Reduce number of
clauses by combining
Short as Avoid including
two or more clauses into a
possible advantages
broad clause
Frame structure of Frame preamble of

independent claim independent claim
Decide clauses to
be included in
independent claim
Include essential features

and at least one novel
feature in independent claim
as clauses
Add legal language
into structure of
Do not add all
independent claim
novel features
Do not include
legal language here Frame
independent claim
FIG. 4A: Claim Drafting

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FIG. 5: Drawing(s) Preparation
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Specification Drafting – Whole Process

Understand the
technology to which the
invention pertains to in a Indicate the
broader manner technology in a Must indicate a field of
broader manner technology in which
in title invention pertains First sentence must
Title indicate field of
technology in broader
level i.e., environment
Use concise title for

example, start with ‘Apparatus
and method for’ OR ‘Method for’ Field of Invention
OR ‘Apparatus for’ OR ‘Method and
System for’
Second sentence
must indicate field of
technology in narrower level
Indicate technology i.e., field of technology
of the invention in within the environment
a broader manner
Follow antecedent
Background of basis throughout this
Invention section
Specify prior arts
and drawbacks in prior arts
without explicitly pointing at Preferably short
any prior arts background (maximum
2 pages)
Must give an overview of

invention to reader Include a summary of the
invention (Include this as a
separate section depending
on client preferences)
Brief Description
of Drawings
Detailed
Description of
Describe each figure Drawings
broadly using language
from ‘Patent Drafting
Use words:- Description must
Template’
“Plurality” to refer to two or more elements start from a broader view
“One or more” to refer to one or more elements to a narrower view. Use
“Include” or “Includes” used when one ‘Inverted Pyramid
element include other sub-elements Fashion’ approach.
Include examples for
each elements included in Include figures depending
the description section
upon invention in this order (Mode -1) :-
Environment
Prior Art Figure(s) (optional),
Method(s)
System(s)
Please note ‘Method’ Apparatus(es)
figure may be described a Specific Embodiment(s)
E after describing the ‘Apparatus’
and ‘System’ figures
(Mode – 2)
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FIG. 6B: Specification Drafting – Whole Process

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FIG. 7: Drafting Background of Invention

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FIG. 8: Drafting Summary of Invention

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FIG. 9: Drafting Environment Figure

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FIG. 10: Drafting Method Figure

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FIG. 11: Drafting Apparatus Figure

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FIG. 12: Drafting Abstract

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FIG. 13: Quality Check

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FIG. 1A: Patent Drafting – Whole Process ................................................................................................ 3

FIG. 1B: Patent Drafting – Whole Process ................................................................................................ 4

FIG. 1C: Patent Drafting – Whole Process ................................................................................................ 5

FIG. 2: Preparing for Call/Meeting and During Call/Meeting .................................................................... 6

FIG. 3: Summary of the Invention (Call/Meeting) ..................................................................................... 7

FIG. 4A: Claim Drafting ............................................................................................................................ 8

FIG. 4B: Claim Drafting............................................................................................................................. 9

FIG. 5: Drawing(s) Preparation ............................................................................................................... 10

FIG. 6A: Specification Drafting – Whole Process ..................................................................................... 11

FIG. 6B: Specification Drafting – Whole Process ..................................................................................... 12

FIG. 7: Drafting Background of Invention ............................................................................................... 13

FIG. 8: Drafting Summary of Invention ................................................................................................... 14

FIG. 9: Drafting Environment Figure....................................................................................................... 15

FIG. 10: Drafting Method Figure ............................................................................................................ 16

FIG. 11: Drafting Apparatus Figure ......................................................................................................... 17

FIG. 12: Drafting Abstract ...................................................................................................................... 18

FIG. 13: Quality Check............................................................................................................................ 19

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FIG. 1A: Patent Drafting – Whole Process

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Patent Drafting – Whole Process

Discuss comments with

Comments from Quality Check by

Claims send to Conduct quality check using

Comments from Incorporate all client inputs

FIG. 1B: Patent Drafting – Whole Process

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FIG. 1C: Patent Drafting – Whole Process

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FIG. 2: Preparing for Call/Meeting and During Call/Meeting

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Summary of the Invention (Call/Meeting)

Review notes taken

Include a novel step Include various

Add queries in Include

FIG. 3: Summary of the Invention (Call/Meeting)

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Identify features of Identify and mark novel,

Frame structure of Frame preamble of

Include essential features

FIG. 4A: Claim Drafting

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FIG. 4B: Claim Drafting

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FIG. 5: Drawing(s) Preparation

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Specification Drafting – Whole Process

Use concise title for

Must give an overview of

FIG. 6A: Specification Drafting – Whole Process

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FIG. 6B: Specification Drafting – Whole Process