What are the parts of a patent application?
A patent application has two essential elements that define your rights as a patent holder once the patent is issued: the specification and the claims. The specification describes the complete invention. The claims define what makes the invention (1) novel, (2) useful, and (3) non-obvious. In short, the claims explain why your invention is unique and deserves to have a patent. Once your patent is granted, the claims establish the basis for not allowing someone else to make, use, or sell your invention. Consequently, you can see why drafting your claims is a very important task. Another typical element of a patent application is a drawing of the device to be patented, but a drawing is only essential when needed to understand the invention. A patent application also contains some other “paperwork requirements”: an oath that you, as the inventor, are the original and first inventor of the invention and a power of attorney so that your patent attorney can act on your behalf before the UPST
