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Patents > Requirements
Our
ability to draft high quality patent specifications relies upon the
quality of technical information that is provided to us.
We
encourage you to disclose to us the maximum possible amount of information
regarding your invention. Feel free to use your own words; it’s our job to
define your invention in “patentese”.
For
example, your detailed comments on the following points
would be extremely helpful to us:
A description of
the invention, including as many variants or technical equivalents, as you
may currently be aware of. If possible, please include drawings showing
the invention from a number of different views (such as plan view, side
view, perspective view, etc). For some methods, processes and software
inventions it is often advantageous to include flowcharts.
A discussion, along with pictures if possible, of the closest known prior
art. (Prior art is a term for any technology that may be similar to your
invention and which is in the public domain prior to the filing date of
your application.)
A discussion of the
advantages that your invention has over the prior art.
A discussion of the
features of your invention that are considered to be the main departure
from what is employed in the prior art.
Patent applicants occasionally feel tempted to deliberately exclude some
important information regarding their invention from the patent
specification. However, doing so entails a strong risk of invalidating
any patent that may ultimately be granted in respect of the invention. Hence, we recommend that the patent specification contain
a full disclosure of the best version of your invention that has been
contemplated so far.
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