Introduction
Patents 101
Pre-drafting Strategy - spend up to 2 hours here
Claims - spend up to 7 hours here
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High level concepts (5:22)
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Writing your first claim set (3:07)
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Claim interpretation (3:53)
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Claim drafting perspective (3:37)
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35 USC 101 (2:57)
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35 USC 112 (3:47)
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35 USC 102 and 35 USC 103 (1:17)
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Avoid unnecessary limitations (3:53)
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Preamble (1:16)
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"comprising" (1:56)
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"wherein"; "based on"; "configured to" (4:34)
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if-branches (2:08)
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"plurality"; "one or more" (1:10)
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Use of "first" and "second" (1:14)
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"in response to" (2:06)
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Using "a", "an" vs. "the" (1:20)
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"and" vs "or" (1:06)
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Tying elements together (1:37)
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Claim mirroring (3:25)
Drawings - spend up to 4 hours here
Title, Abstract, Summary, Description - spend up to 7 hours here
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Time Distribution (1:04)
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Key concepts (7:46)
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Title (0:47)
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Background (1:07)
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Abstract (0:43)
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Summary (2:19)
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Drawings (0:41)
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Detailed Description - First 10 minutes (2:10)
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Detailed Description - Maintain term consistency (0:37)
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Detailed Description - How to write a paragraph (1:13)
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Detailed Description - Write from a machine's perspective (1:40)
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Detailed Description - Numbering (0:48)
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Detailed Description - "For example" and "In some implementations" (2:13)
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Detailed Description - "X will be described further below in reference to FIG. Y" (1:25)
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EXAMPLE - Finalizing your patent (6:47)
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