23/07/2018 Patent Drafting for Beginners - - Unit 4 - Week 2

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Unit 4 - Week 2

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outline Assignment 2
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed. Due on 2018-02-21, 23:59 IST.
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Week 0 Instructions
1. This Assignment is of 10 points. Each question is of 1 point.
Week 1 2. All the questions are compulsory.
3. Questions 1-8 are Multiple Choice Questions with only one option correct
Week 2 4. Questions 9-10 are Multiple Select Questions with more than one option correct (At least two
options are correct). Marks will only be awarded if all the options are correct.
Problem 5. Students should read the questions very carefully before answering.
Solution
6. There is no negative marking.
Statement
1) Statement 1: claim or claims should define the scope of the invention for which protection is 1 point
Problem-
Solution to claimed.
Claim Statement 2: A set of claims should ideally range from the narrowest to the broadest in terms of
coverage.
How to Search
for a Granted
Statement 1 is true, 2 is false
Patent
Statement 1 is false, 2 is true
Provisions
Statement 1 and 2 both are false
relating to claim
Statement 1 and 2 both are true
Some
Exceptions to No, the answer is incorrect.
patentability Score: 0
Structure of Accepted Answers:
Claims Statement 1 is true, 2 is false
Preamble
2) Statement 1: Dependent claims should have the same preamble as their parent claim 1 point
Transition Statement 2: Preamble and the body should be consistent with each other together to form the whole
claim
Body

Form and Statement 1 is true, 2 is false

Punctuation of Statement 1 is false, 2 is true
Claims
Statement 1 and 2 both are false
Omnibus Statement 1 and 2 both are true
Claims
No, the answer is incorrect.
Structural and
Score: 0
Functional
Definitions Accepted Answers:
Statement 1 and 2 both are true
Cooperation

Quiz :
3) Statement 1: In drafting a claim, be precise and avoid relative words like fast, slow or tall. 1 point
Assignment 2 Statement 2: A dependent claim may depend from another claim, either an independent claim or another
dependent claim.
Week 2 -
Feedback Statement 1 is true, 2 is false

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Week 3 Statement 1 is false, 2 is true

Statement 1 and 2 both are false
Week 4 Statement 1 and 2 both are true

DOWNLOAD No, the answer is incorrect.

VIDEOS Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Interaction Statement 1 and 2 both are true
Session
4) Statement 1: The claim in a complete specification shall be of only a single sentence 1 point
Statement 2: An independent claim stands alone and doesn’t need a limitation from another claim in
order to be complete

Statement 1 is true, 2 is false

Statement 1 is false, 2 is true
Statement 1 and 2 both are false
Statement 1 and 2 both are true

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Statement 1 and 2 both are true

5) A shortest claim consists of— 1 point

Four words
Three words
Two words
None of the above

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Two words

6) Which of the following correctly describes a transition in a claim? 1 point

Names the thing to be claimed

Connects the preamble and the body
Defines the parts and how they work
None of the above

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Connects the preamble and the body

7) What is the total number of claims in Indian Patent Number 283146? Hint: Do a public search1 point
on the patent office website.

30 Claims
29 Claims
28 Claims
25 Claims

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
30 Claims

8) Which of the following best describe an Omnibus claim? 1 point

Claims reference to the description or drawings without any specific limitations

Claims relating to a computer software that execute specialized algorithm
Claims relating to living organisms

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Claims relate to the chemical nature of the materials used

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Claims reference to the description or drawings without any specific limitations

9) Which of the following are true with respect to claims? 1 point

Claims relate to single inventive concept

Claims relate to multiple inventive concept
Claims have to be clear and succinct
Claims have to be fairly based on disclosure

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Claims relate to single inventive concept
Claims have to be clear and succinct
Claims have to be fairly based on disclosure

10)Which of the following are parts of a claim structure? 1 point

Preamble
Principle
Transition
Body

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Preamble
Transition
Body

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