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How to Write a Patent in 20 Hours with No Experience

Introduction

Is this course for you? (0:54)
About me (1:18)
No attorney-client privilege
Writing a patent is only step 1 (0:59)
Course structure; is 20 hours enough? (1:17)

Patents 101

What is a patent? (1:18)
Patent Timelines and Public Disclosures (1:42)
Should you file a provisional or non-provisional patent? (2:38)

Pre-drafting Strategy - spend up to 2 hours here

Patent searches (2:11)
Intro to claims (2:20)
Why claim scope is the most important thing to get right, e.g. Apple v. Samsung (4:30)
Patent writing order (0:44)
Single or multiple ideas in patent? (1:23)
Templates (0:36)

Claims - spend up to 7 hours here

High level concepts (5:22)
Writing your first claim set (3:07)
Claim interpretation (3:53)
Claim drafting perspective (3:37)
35 USC 101 (2:57)
35 USC 112 (3:47)
35 USC 102 and 35 USC 103 (1:17)
Avoid unnecessary limitations (3:53)
Preamble (1:16)
"comprising" (1:56)
"wherein"; "based on"; "configured to" (4:34)
if-branches (2:08)
"plurality"; "one or more" (1:10)
Use of "first" and "second" (1:14)
"in response to" (2:06)
Using "a", "an" vs. "the" (1:20)
"and" vs "or" (1:06)
Tying elements together (1:37)
Claim mirroring (3:25)

Drawings - spend up to 4 hours here

High level concepts (1:38)
Formal requirements (3:06)
Use fictional names, faces, and brands (0:37)
Claim drawing (1:38)
EXAMPLE - Coming up with a claimset and drawings, and setting up the specification (13:39)

Title, Abstract, Summary, Description - spend up to 7 hours here

Time Distribution (1:04)
Key concepts (7:46)
Title (0:47)
Background (1:07)
Abstract (0:43)
Summary (2:19)
Drawings (0:41)
Detailed Description - First 10 minutes (2:10)
Detailed Description - Maintain term consistency (0:37)
Detailed Description - How to write a paragraph (1:13)
Detailed Description - Write from a machine's perspective (1:40)
Detailed Description - Numbering (0:48)
Detailed Description - "For example" and "In some implementations" (2:13)
Detailed Description - "X will be described further below in reference to FIG. Y" (1:25)
EXAMPLE - Finalizing your patent (6:47)

Next Steps

Finalize patent application (1:17)
Patent filing requirements (3:14)
Information Disclosure Statements (0:58)
Check micro-entity or small-entity status! (1:06)
Non-publication requests (2:35)
When to bring in a patent attorney (0:57)
File the patent online (1:45)
Conclusion (0:31)

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