UNDERSTANDING PATENT APPLICATION DRAWINGS
Patent prosecution is the term used to describe the patent application process from the point that the patent office, through an examiner, begins working on the application filed by the inventor or that attorney representing the inventor. It is essential to understand the difference between a domestic application and an international application filed according to the patent corporations’ protocols. An international application can be filed with one or more investors as a country residence.
Specifications for a patent application drawing USA and Canada begin with a title. When drafted, the title should be as broad as possible. The title should indicate the type of the process to which the invention relates. For instance, if the invention is a new type of engine powered by apple juice, then the title for your application should be “Engine”. The title is an essential part of the application, which is published instantly, so the idea is to give away nothing though describing the product accurately. The Apple juice powered engine can be a more straightforward title, which risks giving away the invention in the earlier stage.
Immediately after the title, defines the technical field. The purpose of this is to allow the Patent Office Examiner to understand what specialised area the invention is in and then to know where to focus the official search. The specification then goes on to define the practical background of the invention. Again, this section should not bounce away from the invention. The purpose of patent drawings services USA and Canada is to describe problems with the prior art that the invention aims to solve. The idea is to put the invention in context, helping the person to understand what has actually been contributed to the art and why it is such a good idea.
The text of the patent application drawing USA and Canada has two legal roles:
- To define the protection which is sought
- To provide the enabling disclosure of the particular invention
It is not necessary to go beyond that. Moreover, the specifications as filed should provide enough flexibility to take account of the prior art, which may not be known at the drafting time, but found during the official patent search. Modifying a patent application can never add technical subject matter, so what exists at the filing time is critical to the application’s success.
