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