Parts of a Patent Application and Patent EXPLAINED

What are the parts of patent applications and patents? This video explores the three main parts of non-provisional applications: the specification, drawings and claim. Also discussed are the two ways to start the patent process (provisional or non-provisional patent applications) along with what publications of patent applications look like compared to publications of issued patents. I explain how the claims define what is actually patented our sought to be patented in an application, which is why examination focuses primarily on the claims. Even though most folks think that the drawings and description define what's patented, it's actually the claims that define the metes and bounds of what is patented and what's not. #patents #patent #patentexamination #patentapplication #patentdrafting

Additional Patent Resources:

Gear Used to Make This Video:

***** DISCLAIMER: Information in this video is not legal advice and should not be relied on as such. The law can change and the information in this video may be outdated, so you should always consult an attorney regarding your specific issues in view of the current state of the law. ******

00:00 Intro
00:17 Patent Attorney Dylan O. Adams
00:53 Why You Need to Know Parts of Patents and Applications
01:35 Non-Provisional Patent Application Process
03:04 Publications of Applications and Issued Patents
04:03 Provisional Patent Applications
04:57 Main Parts of a Non-Provisional
05:22 Specification of a Non-Provisional
06:45: Detailed Description in Specification
07:52: Drawings of a Non-Provisional
09:03 Claims of a Non-Provisional Application
12:07 Parts of Provisional Patent Applications
16:03 Important Take-Aways
16:57 Outro

[gee]

If you watch this for the first time and your head is in a spin don't freak out. The first time I watched it, it left me feeling slightly overwhelmed. I've come back to it with some time in between and it's all beginning to make sense, so persevere. This channel is full of brilliant advice, it's like finding treasure at the end of a rainbow. Cheers Dylan super helpful.

[smokymountainmangalitsallc]

You are such a wonderful presenter and truly so generous with your knowledge! Thank you and I am learning so much from you!

[samogo]

I would like to ask you what you think about this text taken from a patent application.

"Although the invention has been herein described in what is perceived to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to the specific embodiments set forth above. Rather, it is recognized that modifications may be made by one of skill in the art of the invention without departing from the spirit or intent of the invention and, therefore, the invention is to be taken as including all reasonable equivalents to the subject matter of the appended claims and the description of the invention herein."

My questions are, what is "the spirit or intent of the invention"? How can I interpret this part of the patent application? Is it possible to have many patents with the same spirit of invention? In my understanding, this text contradicts the very essence of inventing, which is nothing more than an endless process of evolution of the original spirit of invention.

What is the spirit of invention in the case of the first patented bicycle without chain drive and without any direction control system? A seat transport machine, with two wheels, which makes it easier to transport the body. Does the spirit of innovation change when the bike direction control system was patented? Of course, the mother spirit of the transport machine stays the same which is the "running machine", but the child spirit of the bike direction control system is novel and different from the mother invention spirit. But wait, the first bike direction control system is based on a handlebar fixed on a bicycle wheel hub, and the next patented improvement was a handlebar fixed on the wheel fork hub on the top. Now we have two brothers invention spirits and the difference between them is much smaller than between the invention spirits of mother and sons. These three patents were filed more than 100 years ago, now imagine how many patented improvements were made on the bike direction control system until today and how each improvement makes the differences between the spirits of invention smaller with each new filed  patent application.
And now imagine all patent applications on bike direction control to this day with included text from the top😅. The irony is that the text was taken from a patent that mentions the real spirit of innovation only in the 6th patent claim.

I hope this long comment is not off-topic, thank you.

[michaeltomsa-musatin]

Excellent information, Dylan. Very much appreciated...subscribed and following.

[amiami]

Great video!
I am trying to prepare a provisional and I did not consider having any claims but having listened to your video I wold like to add one.
Could you please write or provide al link to an example of a single “Omnibus claim” that will be sufficient for me to basically cope paste into my application? Many Thanks! 🙏
…this was a good point!
…I will now look through the rest of your vids to see if I can find any more nuggets😉.
…BTW Do you have any vids about breaking ones PI into say 2-3 PAs in order to keep information in them separate for needs of partial disclosur to a potential partner yet later striving to combine them and file them as a single patient. …I don’t want to potentially risk having one interfer with the other because they actually describe different alternative embodiments of the same.

[luisoceanman]

Hi very interesting information, I have a question, when or why you might use bag ground of the inventions, on what case’s, thanks

[karlkarlsson]

Really good video! You explain it so well, my IPR lectures were sooo boring 😄

[denukiy]

Can you suggest any tools for preparing drawings

[mihailamarcel]

Do you have an example of an patent? to show in front of camera ?