How does the Background of the Invention relate to the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)?
The Background of the Invention, specifically the Field of Invention part, can relate to the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) in the following way: According to MPEP 608.01(c), “This statement may include a paraphrasing of the applicable Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) definitions.” This means that when describing the field of the invention, applicants can use the…
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The Field of the Invention should be described as follows: It should be a statement of the field of art to which the invention pertains. The statement should be directed to the subject matter of the claimed invention. It may include a paraphrasing of the applicable Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) definitions. As stated in MPEP…
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