What information is contained in a patent?
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What information is contained in a patent? By Jason Schwent The Patent Billy Goat Blog www.thompsoncoburn.com/patentbillygoat
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What are the basic elements of every utility patent? Which element is the most critical and affects nearly all patent litigation? In this short presentation, I use a novelty sunglasses design to break down the basic aspects of a patent.
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What information is contained in a patent?
By Jason SchwentThe Patent Billy Goat Blog
www.thompsoncoburn.com/patentbillygoat
First page of a patent
Background and identifying information about the patent
First page of a patent
This will include (among other aspects):• Patent number and the date the patent issued • Inventor’s (or lead inventor’s) last name • List of all the inventors of the patent (as well as
the towns where they lived at the time of filing the application)
• Patent application number and date the application was first filed
Drawings, prior art
Illustrations show various iterations of the technology covered by the patent
Drawings, prior art
Includes numbered references to relevant parts of the technology
Written description
Two columns Numbered lines of text Describes each
reference number in drawings
Written description
Provides the teaching & description necessary to allow a “person having average skill in the relevant technology” to make the patented invention work without undue experimentation
Claims
Most important part of a patent
Describes the precise technology covered by the patent
Invalidity & infringement hinge on the claims
Questions?
Jason [email protected]
314.552.6291@STLPatent
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