{"id":801,"date":"2022-01-26T00:39:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T00:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/?page_id=801"},"modified":"2022-01-26T00:39:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T00:39:30","slug":"patent-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/patent-basic-principles\/patent-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-1024x46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-496\" width=\"1138\" height=\"51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-1024x46.png 1024w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-768x35.png 768w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tHome\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0461ce\">Patent Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#0461ce;color:#0461ce\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Patents have been around for a long time.&nbsp; In fact, the term patent comes from a Latin term \u201clitterae patentes\u201d meaning an open letter, which referred to medieval monarchs conferring rights and privileges.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">\u201cThe History of Patents,\u201d Intellectual Property &amp; Science, Thomson Reuters, available at <span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/ip-science.thomsonreuters.com\/support\/patents\/patinf\/patentfaqs\/history\/.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> &nbsp;&nbsp;Additionally, although no one country is known to be the birthplace of patents, Italy is known to have at least created a system to protect Venetian glass-blowers against other local workers.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Id.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> &nbsp;&nbsp;In the United States, the first patent was granted to Mr. Samuel Winslow in 1641 for a new process of making salt by the Massachusetts General Court.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">\u201cThe Story of the United States patent and trademark office,\u201d Department of Commerce\/Patent &amp; Trademark Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. v. (1981) <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many differences exist between older and more modern patents.&nbsp; For example, older patents tend to block all of the text together into one body without defining the sections.&nbsp; Nonetheless, many of the elements of older patents are found in modern patents, including one or more drawings, a brief description of the drawings, background to the invention including the objectives of the invention, a detailed description of the invention, and one or more claims.&nbsp; You will also notice with older patents that the patent itself was used as a testamentary document, as evidenced by the signature of two witnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rules, formats, and the nitty-gritty details regarding patent prosecution are found in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (M.P.E.P.).<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Rather than carrying around the 1000+ page manual, I recommend downloading the digital version or accessing the online version, available at <span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/web\/offices\/pac\/M.P.E.P.<\/span> \/index.html. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> &nbsp;&nbsp;To become a registered patent practitioner (e.g. agent, attorney, etc.), one must pass the patent bar exam, which tests heavily the content of the M.P.E.P.&nbsp; We will refer to the M.P.E.P. in subsequent chapters in regards to coming up with effective strategies to use in prosecuting patents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The M.P.E.P. indicates that a patent application must include: \u201c(A) a specification as prescribed by section 112 of this title; (B) a drawing as prescribed by section 113 of this title; and (C) an oath by the applicant as prescribed by section 115 of this title.\u201d<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">M.P.E.P. \u00a7 601.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> &nbsp;&nbsp;Section 112 of 35 U.S.C., referenced by the M.P.E.P. indicates that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The specification shall contain 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 which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_801_1('footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">35 U.S.C. \u00a7 112.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_801_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, it is worth noting that although much may be contained in a patent specification, the extent of the protection is dictated by the bounds of the claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" class=\"wp-image-805\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/claims.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/claims.jpg 422w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/claims-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As shown, the boundaries of the claims must be contained within the bounds of the specification.&nbsp; Although many other embodiments (e.g. other rocks, etc.) may be disclosed within the specification, the claims may cover just one embodiment within the specification.&nbsp; For this reason, one specification may be the basis for multiple claim sets (e.g. in multiple applications, etc.).&nbsp; Note also that I did not indicate that the specification may include multiple inventions, for the specification should be targeted to only one invention.&nbsp; Nonetheless, more than one embodiment or application of the invention may be disclosed in the application as long as it is related in some manner to the invention.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_801_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_801_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_801_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_801_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_801_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">\u201cThe History of Patents,\u201d Intellectual Property &amp; Science, Thomson Reuters, available at <span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/ip-science.thomsonreuters.com\/support\/patents\/patinf\/patentfaqs\/history\/.<\/span> <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_801_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_2');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Id.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_801_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_3');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">\u201cThe Story of the United States patent and trademark office,\u201d Department of Commerce\/Patent &amp; Trademark Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. v. (1981) <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_801_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_4');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Rather than carrying around the 1000+ page manual, I recommend downloading the digital version or accessing the online version, available at <span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/web\/offices\/pac\/M.P.E.P.<\/span> \/index.html. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_801_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_5');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">M.P.E.P. \u00a7 601.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_801_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_801_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_801_1_6');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">35 U.S.C. \u00a7 112.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_801_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_801_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_801_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_801_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_801_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_801_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_801_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_801_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_801_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_801_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_801_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_801_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_801_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_801_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patent Overview Patents have been around for a long time.&nbsp; In fact, the term patent comes from a Latin term \u201clitterae patentes\u201d meaning an open letter, which referred to medieval monarchs conferring rights and privileges.[1]\u201cThe History of Patents,\u201d Intellectual Property &amp; Science, Thomson Reuters, available at http:\/\/ip-science.thomsonreuters.com\/support\/patents\/patinf\/patentfaqs\/history\/. &nbsp;&nbsp;Additionally, although no one country is known to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":787,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-801","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":806,"href":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/801\/revisions\/806"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}