Patent Surf - Patent Search Tool
New Patent Search tools based on Natural language techniques. To begin, type a natural description of what you are interested in. You will get the most relevant patents lists.
Understanding patent specification
The specification, which is also called the disclosure, is a written description of an invention. The patent specification is drafted both to satisfy the written requirements for patentability, as well as to define the scope of the claims. While the layout of a specification varies from place to place, it is relatively consistent between the U.S. and Europe, except that B and C are unique to the U.S. For the purposes of this tutorial, the claims are described separately from the specification. The sections of a patent specification are: A. Title of the invention . The title of the invention is designed to describe the essence of the invention in a few words. B. Cross-reference to related applications. In the U.S., it is required that a patent applicant include a section titled "cross-reference to related applications". In this section, the applicant lists any provisional patent applications that they are claiming priority to, or if the application is a continuation...
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