US Patent Claims: Reading & Interpretation Made Easy

Being in R&D, you’ll have to read patents one day or another: for ideation, to avoid infringement issues, to protect your invention… Specialists generally step in only on big critical projects, so you’ll have to count on your own self to properly read & interpret claims… Join this course and you'll see: with the right explanation, reading & interpreting is easy!

1. Easily read US patents thanks to a better understanding of their structure, important elements, boundaries & key words used in claims
2. Save time in interpreting claims by better understanding the concepts of novelty & obviousness
3. Be able to review claims drafted by your patent agent or attorney by detecting easily what is and what is not protected (a vital step to avoid infringement issues!)

• Inventors having to review claims for patent application (protecting their own invention)
• R&D people/managers wanting to review patents for ideation or to assess potential infringement issues

The following sections will be covered during this session:

1. The statutory basis for patents


2. The basics of patents – what they comprise and why


3. The structure of claims – preamble, transition and body


4. How to assess novelty when reading a patent claim (what is protected/what is not)


5. Obviousness, KSR v. Telefex and its effect on the patentability discussion


6. The basics of reading multiple patents and mapping patents onto each other and to products