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Patent Application Key Elements

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Patent applications include the following key elements:

  • Title
  • Abstract – Keep it short and focused.
  • Specifications – A detailed description that is required to:
    • Be written.
    • Enable others to use the invention – The description includes the “manner and process” for making the invention in terms that allow a person of “ordinary skill” in the art to use it without “undue experimentation.”
    • Describe the best mode for carrying out the invention.
  • Drawings/Figures – Good quality drawings are important for devices. This element includes gel images, graphs, tables, and schematics. Include some text description of the images.
  • Sequence Listing – Pertains to DNA, RNA, or proteins.
  • Claim(s) – The exclusive right(s) granted to the patent applicant.

Source: USPTO.gov. 601 Content of Provisional and Nonprovisional Applications [R-07.2015]. 35 USC 111. Application.

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