What is Patent Drafting
Patent drafting is a an important part in the patent specification submitted with patent application The draft of the specification is a description of the invention made in a manner as a legal content of the invention instead of mere statements or paragraphs of explanations. Our patent professionals are working in this platform for more than ten years of experience but not limited to specification drafting but also pre grant / post grant opposition, agreement drafting, replying to office actions etc.
Drafting of Patent Compete Specification
There are many differences between the complete specification and provisional specification. It is not mandatory to explain the invention particularly and completely in the case of provisional specification whereas the complete specification must describe the whole invention particularly and the manner in which it is to be performed
What are the inputs that are required for drafting a Specification?
- Drawing- The drawings must be transparent, clan and line drawings only allowed
- Short description by inventors own words-here the inventor need to explain the concept in his own words.
- Background of the invention or history- The inventor is required to furnish the problems associated in the previous technology, precious inventions or previous process or method and disadvantages in the technology
- Invention execution procedure- The inventor needs to explain the step by step process involved in the invention if applicable. He/ She can provide flow chart and other materials.
- Process or working principle- The inventor is asked to give details about the invention working principle in a clear format including working procedure, if it is a scientific invention belongs to a particular department then particular parameters associated with the technology need to be added advantage.
- Advantages-This is a detail which is available in your invention which is a advancement in the technology
- Applications- The applications of the invention desires the usage of the invention in various purposes and it makes the border to your invention
- Difference between the invention and prior products or process –The inventor is asked to produce a chart to furnish the problems associated in the previous technology, precious inventions or previous process or method and disadvantages in the technology against your invention
Elements of Complete Specification
Field of invention– This is area of the invention belongs to.
Background of the invention– This section is an overview of the prior technology or previous inventions, prior patents and its problem arguments.
Object of the invention The aim of the invention or objective of the invention
Summary of the invention- A short description of the invention
Detailed description of the drawings- The details about the drawings associated with the invention which includes the positions, part numbers, names, views, block diagrams, flow charts, graphs, etc.
Detailed description of the invention
The detailed description part is the clear execution of the invention with respect to the drawings (if applicable) including architecture, assembly, construction and working procedure describing and ascertaining the nature of this invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.
Claims- The important part in the patent specification is claims. It defines the scope of the invention where the protection of t he invention is sought. So if a mere statement of the invention is written in claims, then the invention may fall outdated. Therefore appointing a patent professionals like patent agents, patent attorneys, patent engineers essential for drafting services.
Abstract- It is the overview of the invention containing important points of the invention and it s a short description of the whole invention
Drawings- Patent related drawing must contain clear illustrations, multiple views, transparently like a line drawing including part numbers and names etc.
Role of a Patent Agent
Here the patent professional is registered patent agent or patent attorney or a patent engineer who is preparing necessary paper works for obtaining patent and prosecuting patent applications and taking actions to file opposition proceedings and its enforcements, replying necessary patent office actions etc.
Important deadlines in patent?
The patent obtaining procedure includes more and complicated prosecuting stages at every interval. The applicants need to take a note of important deadline while applying for a patent, further the applicants need to track the status of their patent applications regularly for any issuance of office actions like examination reports, granting the patent application or publication or oppositions etc.
Do you need a Physical product to apply for Patent Registration?
For a clarification purpose physical product may be required invention, such model or sample as he may be required to submitted if required, but such model or sample shall not be deemed to form part of the specification.