Mat Erik Laim
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( (# L Introduction a. Patent Claims i. Types of Patents 1 patents 2. Plant patents 3. Design patents a. New and orn.amental designs of an object b. Term: 14 years from issue date ii Structure 1. Preamble 2. Transition a. Open: "comprising": does not limit the claim to the listed l e m e n t ~ ; additional e l e m e n t ~ are included within the scope as long as the listed elements are present b. Closed: "consisting 01 : Additional elements are not included within the scope of the claims c. "Consisting essentia lly 01 limits claim to elements present plus any additional e l e m e n t ~ that do not make the variant essentially differen t from the claimed invention (often used in chemical biological art.~ 3. The Body a. Requirements for Claims i. Must be in a single sentence ii Must recite how the elements interact iii. All internal references must clearly refer back to the element referred to b. Independent Claims c. Dependent Claims i. Will remain valid even if independent claim is invalidated ii Acts as "insurance policy" d. Multiple Dependent Claims e. Means·PlusFunction iii. Claim Drafting i A means for performing a function ii Function must be used in combination with at ea.~t one other element iii Function must be clear in specification I. Claim as broadly as possible but not so broadly as to invalidate the patent 2. Determine what part of the invention is new; identify as little a change in the prior art so as to differentiate it from what came before b. Oveniew of the Patent System i. Patent Prosecution 1. Apply / rejection final rejection/appeal to Board 2. After appealing to Board, have two options a. Appeal to Federal Circuit, using fact.~ before the Board b. Sue Commissioner in D.C. District Court, using new or additional facts and evidence 3. Types of patent applications a. Standard application b. Request for Continued Examination (RCE)/ Continued Prosecution Application (CPA): Means to continue examination of application after tlnal rejection c. Prmisional application i. Placeholder to ensure early filing date ii Must comply with enablement requirement of § 112 iii. Have one year to me standard application i \ r ; r < i I I J i I I t f i [ ( f f & ; f I 1 I i I I ~ , t ~ r ~ l I , •
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