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Patent Specification Drafting

January 30th, 2009 | by Ramaswami |

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The patent specification drafting includes a written description of the invention and claims. It
must be in full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the
technological area related to the invention to be able to duplicate the invention. It must describe
completely a specific embodiment of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter
and must explain the mode of operation or principle wherever applicable.

The patent specification drafting must point out the part or parts of the process, machine,
manufacture, or Composition of matter to which the improvement relates, and the description
should be confined to the specific improvement and to such parts as necessarily cooperated with
it or as may be necessary to a complete understanding or description of it.

The patent specification drafting should have the following sections, in order:

1. Title of the Invention.

2. Cross Reference to related applications. (Related applications may be listed on an
application data sheet)
3. Background of the Invention.
4. Brief Summary of the Invention.
5. Brief description of the several views of the drawing (if any).
6. Detailed Description of the Invention.
7. A claim or claims.
8. Abstract of the disclosure.
9. Sequence listing (if any).

Title of the Invention

The title of the invention, which should be as short and specific as possible, should appear as a
heading on the first page of the specification or at the beginning of the application. It may have
up to five hundred characters.

Cross-Reference to Related Applications

Cross-references to other related patent applications can be made with the patent application by
identifying the the title, a reference to each such prior application, the application number or
international application number and international filing date.

Abstract

Abstract should be in a separate page immediately following the claims in a separate paragraph
under the heading of the abstract. It should not be more than one hundred and fifty words.
Summary of the invention:

A brief summary of the invention indicating its nature and substance should include the object of
the invention along with detailed description. The summary will discuss the advantages of the
invention. This section should present the general idea of the claimed invention in summarized
form. The summary may point out the advantages of the invention and it solves previously
existing problems, preferably those problems identified in the background of the invention.

Drawings

Drawings should be described in several views specifying the number of the figures.
The specification must conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly
claiming the subject matter of the invention. The drawings of a patent application describe the
invention visually, using a chemical or mechanical structure, charts and graphs, and detailed
relationships of features.

Claims

The claims are probably the most important part of the patent specification. The claims are brief
descriptions of the subject matter of the invention, eliminating unnecessary details and
distinguishing the invention from what is old. The claims are the operative part of the patent.
Novelty and patentability are judged by the claims, and patent is granted.

The major function of the claim or claims is to clearly define the scope of protection granted.
The claims must be clear and concise and must be supported by and agree with the
invention/innovation disclosed in the descriptive part of the patent specification.

The claims should commence on a new page and each claim should be written as a single
sentence. Whenever appropriate the claim should define the invention/innovation first by
indicating the background prior art, followed by a “characterizing” portion which defines the
features of the invention/innovation which, in combination with the prior art features it is desired
to protect.

Each technical feature mentioned in the claim (s) and illustrated in the drawings should,
wherever possible, be followed by its reference numeral. Only one claim is allowed in a utility
innovation specification whereas a plurality of claims is allowed in a patent specification.
However, the claims of a patent specification must relate to the same invention.

Background of the Invention

It should contain a description of information known to you, including references to specific

documents, which are related to your invention. It should discuss with the current invention and
point out the needed improvements that are provided by the current invention. The background
frequently identifies relevant prior patents. Key features of the invention compared with the prior
art are described and explained.
Detailed description of the invention

It is a general explanation of the invention with specific example to practice the invention and
description of the drawing with respect to the invention. It includes written description,
embodiment and enablement.

 Written descriptionIt should be with sufficient detail in a particular way that discloses the
invention at the time of filing the patent application.
 Best modeAll the embodiments of the invention should be carried out and only one
embodiment should be disclosed in the description of the invention.
 EnablementThe invention should enable a person skilled in the art to duplicate your
experiment to arrive the same results without undue experimentation.

Sequence Listing.

A sequence listing is required if the application includes nucleic acid or amino acid sequences. If
sequences are disclosed, every nucleic acid molecule that is at least ten nucleotides, and every
protein that is at least four amino acids, must be included. Sequence listings are required to be in
a specific text format. The USPTO provides a free software download called PatentIn that is
often used to compile sequence listings.

1. 3 Responses to “Patent Specification Drafting”

2. By Fred O. Otswong'o on Aug 9, 2009 | Reply

Dear Sir,

I am a patent examiner at KIPI in Kenya and trained at WIPO WW Academy in Basics of

Patent Drafting. I hold MSC Degree in Zoology.

How can I join your organisation.

Best Regards,

Fred
Kenya

3. By Fred O. Otswong'o on Aug 9, 2009 | Reply

It is good work. How can l join you.

 4. By puja on Jan 20, 2010 | Reply

sir,

i want to get trained in patent drafting ,is there is any possible program for this pls tell as
early as possible.

regards,
preety

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