What Information Should an Inventor Provide in a Patent Application?
Material that must be included in a patent application is described at length in Title 37 (Consolidated Patent Rules) and 35 U.S. Code 112. These requirements need to be carefully followed.LawSection 1.51 of Title 37 states that a patent application must include a specification with at least one claim, an oath or declaration, drawings (if necessary), a filing fee, search fee, examination fee, and application size fee.SpecificationA specification shall include ” a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to to make and use” the invention, says 35 U.S. Code 112.Best ModeAlso, 35 U.S.C. 112 requires that the inventor disclose the “best mode.” Not only must he tell how to make and use the invention, he must disclose the best way of doing so.Missing PartsNew inventors often panic when they hear the phrase “missing parts.” This phrase is used to describe
