What are the required elements of an international patent application?
According to MPEP 1812, an international patent application must contain the following elements: Request Description Claim or claims Abstract One or more drawings (where necessary for understanding the invention) This is based on PCT Article 3(2) and PCT Article 7(2). The MPEP states: “Any international application must contain the following elements: request, description, claim or…
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The MPEP 1812 specifies the order in which the elements of an international patent application should be arranged: Request Description (excluding any sequence listing part) Claims Abstract Drawings Sequence listing part of the description (if applicable) This order is mandated by the Administrative Instructions Section 207(a). The MPEP states: “The elements of the international application…
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