How to Properly Describe An Invention for Your Patent Application – Part 1 of a Multi-Part Series
By Author: Gerald R. Prettyman, Patent and Intellectual Property Attorney
Writing and applying for a Patent is a trade-off. In return for the inventor having a monopoly for making, using, offer to sell and selling the invention, the patent application must describe the invention so that (1) the Patent Examiner will sufficiently understand the invention to determine whether the described invention qualifies for a patent, and (2) after expiration of the patent, the public knows how to make and use...