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Field of the invention

A description of the general field of the invention and of previous public disclosures often called the prior art , it is common to identify the problem that the invention solves, and to indicate the disadvantages of the prior art solutions and advantages of the invention described in the patent specification. [Pg.451]

Now, let s turn our attention to the second component of the utility requirement, which requires that the claimed subject matter must be useful. As one court opined a simple everyday word [such as useful] can be pregnant with ambiguity when applied to the facts of life. 7 The contours of the utility requirement can be defined by two principles. First, the claimed invention must have specific and substantial utility and must provide sufficient information to make its use readily apparent to those familiar with the technological field of the invention. 8 Second, the alleged utility must be credible. [Pg.161]

There are also arguments in favor of allocating responsibilty for patent filing and prosecution to the university. In the case of a sophisticated invention, it may be faster, easier, and less expensive for patent attorneys located at the institution to communicate with and receive instructions from university inventors. They may also be more familiar with the technology in the field of the invention. This can be important in responding to the numerous issues that arise when patent applications are filed in a multitude of foreign jurisdictions. [Pg.26]

In US patents and application, the front page is sometimes followed by drawings (figures, graphs, etc.), which instead are found later on in PCX applications. After that, a short field of the invention section which may not be terribly different from the abstract can sometimes be found. Both US PTO and PCX publications will include a background of the invention section. [Pg.126]

A patent application typically contains a background statement which gives the field of the invention and explains the state of the art prior to the invention and the need for the invention. It then gives a summary of the invention followed by a detailed description. There is typically a section that... [Pg.38]

Once the record of invention has been written, an evaluation of the invention should be undertaken. A careful evaluation of the record of invention is usually best completed by a committee of individuals from technical, commercial, and legal disciplines. It is important to include the viewpoint of those scientists working in the field, those commercial or sales people who will be responsible for selling any products which stem from the invention, and those individuals who may be able to offer a legal opinion given the insights of commercial and scientific personnel. [Pg.32]

Those inventions that are valuable for society, which include innovative pharmaceuticals, generate positive externalities, that is, the benefits falls to society at large. The sum of these benefits gives the social benefit or value of the invention. In this way, patents represent the appropriation of part of this social value. Naturally, when businesses decide to undertake a project they do so with their own benefit in mind. Some research, particularly basic research, might not be undertaken in these circumstances, and therefore governments decide to invest to fill the gap that may be left by the patent system. Basic research allows the development of multiple applications and the discovery of scientific principles. The field of genetics is a prime example of this. [Pg.26]

PHARM, This file contains bibliographic records of patents in the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry and biology. Coverage includes European, French, and U.S. patents from 1986, German and British from the 36th week of 1992, PCT from 1993, and French Special Patents for Medical Compositions (BMS) from 1961. Records emphasize the pharmaceutical aspects of the invention. PHARM is produced by INPI (97). [Pg.126]

The main purpose of the invention of the first SFM was to extend the imaging capabilities of STM to non-conductive samples [64]. This was enabled by sensing electromagnetic forces that act in the near field of the surface (Fig. la). In prac-... [Pg.66]

A strategy of using different types of claims and claims of the same type but different in scope can be applied to robotics [2] used in making peptides and nucleotide sequences, libraries created on the surface of phage [9], diagnostics [10] which use combinatorial libraries or to virtually any invention in the field of molecular diversity - limitations on the type and scope of the claim being dictated by the prior art (under 35 USC 102 and 103 the claim cannot cover that which was previously known or claim subject matter deemed to be obvious in view of that which was previously known) existing at the time of the invention and the extent of disclosure included in the patent application. (A patent application must fully describe and disclose the invention which is claimed. This is referred to as an enablement requirement under 35 USC 112.)... [Pg.307]

Having examined the principal features of combinatorial chemistry as an ongoing business concern, it is instructive and useful to compare and contrast the field with other major platform biotechnologies that are shaping modern drug discovery and development. In particular, combinatorial chemistry will be compared with gene therapy and also with the business that has emerged as a result of the invention of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). [Pg.580]

Astatic galvanometer -> Galvanoscope with two magnetic needles connected to each other with opposite polarity and only one of the needles is subjected to the metal coil through which a current flows. The two needles have zero net deflection in the magnetic field of the earth, and hence the measured deflection depends only on the magnitude of the current and is not affected by the magnetic field of the earth. The instrument was invented by - Kelvin. [Pg.35]

Patentable utility problems are almost uniquely peculiar to chemical and pharmaceutical cases. In the mechanical and electrical fields, the useful purpose of the invention is often obvious or readily apparent, and in these areas there is ordinarily little real distinction between the discover of a property and the development of a structural embodiment to accomplish an ultimate use. [Pg.15]

To prove utility and consequently establish an actual reduction, facts must be presented that will convince the man skilled in the field that the invention will function satisfactorily for its intended purpose (8). We have just explained how the intended purpose is determined. To determine what those skilled in the particular specialty involved would require to be convinced the invention would function as intended, three things are considered (a) published literature on the subject or analogous subject (b) what did the inventor think was necessary to establish utility (c) any special nature of the intended use. If the literature indicates the invention is obviously useful for the intended purpose, testing may not be required (10). [Pg.52]

The patent specification corresponds to the body portion of a scientific paper. It generally starts out with a brief statement of the field of the subject matter. Usually, one then finds a listing of the objects of the invention, followed or preceded by a discussion of earlier efforts in the same or related fields, often with special emphasis on their deficiencies. [Pg.200]

The setting has now been indicated both as to field and the existing difficulties which were to be overcome. The solution to the problem is then revealed by a general statement of the invention. [Pg.200]


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