Why does the “quality” of a Patent Application matter?
Patent Specification Quality Patent Claims Quality RE-WRITE That is, the “protection” afforded by a PPA or a full patent application, is only as good as the disclosure of the invention in the patent application. If it is not properly or completely described, or if there are vague or contradictory aspects to the PPA disclosure, then the PPA may be later found invalid, or not covering the scope of what you consider to be your invention (read quality -vs.- cost tradeoffs for more details). The protection afforded by a PPA or a full Patent Application, is by way of a competitor being afraid to infringe on the future patent, and winning significant damages if they do. Thus, if the PPA specification is defective, then the later filed full Utility Patent Application that claims the filing date of the PPA would also be defective or invalid, and no effective patent protection would result. That is why a PPA should be treated as seriously as a regular, or full patent application, esp.
Patent Specification Quality Patent Claims Quality That is, the “protection” afforded by a PPA or a full patent application, is only as good as the disclosure of the invention in the patent application. If it is not properly or completely described, or if there are vague or contradictory aspects to the PPA disclosure, then the PPA may be later found invalid, or not covering the scope of what you consider to be your invention (read quality -vs.- cost tradeoffs for more details). The protection afforded by a PPA or a full Patent Application, is by way of a competitor being afraid to infringe on the future patent, and winning significant damages if they do. Thus, if the PPA specification is defective, then the later filed full Utility Patent Application that claims the filing date of the PPA would also be defective or invalid, and no effective patent protection would result. That is why a PPA should be treated as seriously as a regular, or full patent application, esp.
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