Most Critical Part of Your Patent Application

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Most Critical Part. The future of your claims depend on it! You can incorporate non essential material by reference, you can even be your own lexicographer, but the specification (description) of your invention must contain exact terms, be clear, concise and in such a manner as to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use it. Drawings are part of the specification and the best mode of carrying out your invention must be disclosed in your initial patent application or it will be considered new matter if added at a later date without sufficient initial support in your invention description. Describe It Clearly! Legal told me to include this: The intellectual property information that we provide does not constitute legal advice. We are not intellectual property lawyers nor are we a law firm, consequently we do not provide legal advice. No attorneyclient or confidential relationship exists or will be formed between you and Youvention nor

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Provisional Patent Applications require clear and concise descriptions to secure future claims and avoid loosing your patent rights.

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Most Critical Part. The future of your claims depend on it! You  can  incorporate  non  essential  material  by  reference,  you  can  even  be  your  own  lexicographer,   but   the   specification   (description)   of   your   invention   must   contain  exact  terms,  be  clear,  concise  and  in  such  a  manner  as  to  enable  any  person  skilled  in   the  art   to  make  and  use   it.    Drawings  are  part  of   the   specification  and   the  best  mode   of   carrying   out   your   invention   must   be   disclosed   in   your   initial   patent  application   or   it   will   be   considered   new   matter   if   added   at   a   later   date   without  sufficient  initial  support  in  your  invention  description.    Describe  It  Clearly!    Legal  told  me  to  include  this:    The   intellectual  property   information  that  we  provide  does  not  constitute   legal  advice.    We  are  not  intellectual  property  lawyers  nor  are  we  a  law  firm,  consequently  we  do  not  provide  legal  advice.    No  attorney-­‐client  or  confidential  relationship  exists  or  will  be  formed  between  you  and  Youvention  nor  

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