Patent Specifications
Drafting of Patent Specifications
Contents of Drafting of Patent Specifications
Contents of this subject matter include:
- Introduction and overview
- Terminology and format
- Approaches to claim drafting:
Determining an inventive concept
Drafting and refining an independent claim
Drafting and refining dependent claims
Distinguishing claims from prior art
Legislative requirements for claims
Drafting a complete patent specification
Legislative requirements for a patent description
- Practical Exercises in drafting: Case studies (1) – (7) over various weeks
- Drafting for specific technologies:
Chemical and biotech inventions
Computer technologies
- Discuss answers to 1st Written Assessment Task (WAT)
- Discuss answers to 2nd WAT, and revision
Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications
Contents of Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications
Contents of this subject matter include:
- Introduction
- Interpretation of claims
- Infringement
- Validity
- Amendment
- Advice writing
- Exercises