How to Read a Patent
Check the date the patent was filed.. Identify the applicant, inventor, and owner of the patent.. Count the number of references or "prior art.
Steps
Check the date the patent was filed.
Check the date the patent was filed.
Identify the applicant, inventor, and owner of the patent.
Identify the applicant, inventor, and owner of the patent.
Count the number of references or "prior art.
Count the number of references or "prior art.
Use the abstract to get a general understanding of the invention.
Use the abstract to get a general understanding of the invention.
Skim the drawings to familiarize yourself with the invention's features.
Skim the drawings to familiarize yourself with the invention's features.
Look for definitions of key terms.
Look for definitions of key terms.
Identify the problem the inventor was trying to solve.
Identify the problem the inventor was trying to solve.
Evaluate how the invention solves the problem the inventor identified.
Evaluate how the invention solves the problem the inventor identified.
Use the examples to better understand the invention's use.
Use the examples to better understand the invention's use.
Identify the specific thing claimed in the preamble.
Identify the specific thing claimed in the preamble.
Interpret the transitional word or phrase correctly.
Interpret the transitional word or phrase correctly.
Dig through the specific details of the claim.
Dig through the specific details of the claim.
Determine whether the claim is dependent or independent.
Determine whether the claim is dependent or independent.
Continue the analysis for each of the patent's claims.
Continue the analysis for each of the patent's claims.
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