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Yes!
They’re typically included
in the category known as
“Process.”
What goes into preparing
a patent application?
Yes!
They’re typically included
in the category known as
“Process.”
For starters, a patent
application must contain a
really good description of
the invention. This is
called an “enabling
disclosure.”
What goes into preparing
a patent application?
Yes!
They’re typically included
in the category known as
“Process.”
Generally speaking, a patent
application has a description
of the current state of the
art, the reason your idea is
different, why it’s useful, and
the “claims” (enabling
disclosure), and often some
drawings that help clarify the
“claims” part.
Yes!
They’re typically included
in the category known as
“Process.”
The Patent Office requires
that the information in the
enabling disclosure must
be enough for someone
who is skilled in the field
of your invention to be
able to copy your idea
without too much trouble.
Yes!
They’re typically included
in the category known as
“Process.”
You also want to make
sure that the application is
structured in such a way
that it includes—and
protects—the novel
aspects of your idea.
The best way to do this...
Yes!
They’re typically included
in the category known as
“Process.”
...is to hire a registered
patent attorney who
knows the field of your
invention, and knows the
technology well enough to
be able to write a good
enabling disclosure.
Yes!
They’re typically included
in the category known as
“Process.”

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What Goes into Preparing a Patent Application?

  • 1. Yes! They’re typically included in the category known as “Process.” What goes into preparing a patent application?
  • 2. Yes! They’re typically included in the category known as “Process.” For starters, a patent application must contain a really good description of the invention. This is called an “enabling disclosure.” What goes into preparing a patent application?
  • 3. Yes! They’re typically included in the category known as “Process.” Generally speaking, a patent application has a description of the current state of the art, the reason your idea is different, why it’s useful, and the “claims” (enabling disclosure), and often some drawings that help clarify the “claims” part.
  • 4. Yes! They’re typically included in the category known as “Process.” The Patent Office requires that the information in the enabling disclosure must be enough for someone who is skilled in the field of your invention to be able to copy your idea without too much trouble.
  • 5. Yes! They’re typically included in the category known as “Process.” You also want to make sure that the application is structured in such a way that it includes—and protects—the novel aspects of your idea. The best way to do this...
  • 6. Yes! They’re typically included in the category known as “Process.” ...is to hire a registered patent attorney who knows the field of your invention, and knows the technology well enough to be able to write a good enabling disclosure.
  • 7. Yes! They’re typically included in the category known as “Process.”