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can it hurt to use "in some embodiments" to describe a feature?
Let's suppose that a feature A is required for the invention to work. In other words, it is required for ALL embodiments.
Of course, the patent examiner will have to deduce this fact, as the document ...
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Are claims not only restricted to the embodiments of the specifications?
I've heard that in some foreign countries,
if you file based on a provisional application that do not have claims,
then those countries will restrict you to only the embodiments of the specifications.
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What if a modification to the main embodiment contradicts some of the general statements?
Throughout the specifications of the patent application, general teachings or details are given about the general idea of the invention.
However, a specific modification of the main embodiment later ...
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what if certain embodiment is clearly preferred even though it is explicitly stated that no embodiment is preferred?
In the language of the background discussion for the invention, a certain embodiment, XYZ, is clearly favored and preferred, as its features are touted repeatedly.
However, the application does ...
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significance of "preferred" embodiments?
I've read some utility applications that explicitly claim certain embodiments are preferred, while some applications explicitly mention that none of the embodiments should be viewed as preferred.
what ...
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Torn between choosing a simple embodiment and a complex embodiment for the detailed specification
I'm in the process of writing the detailed specification for a patent draft.
I have two embodiments, where embodiment A is a simpler one and embodiment B is a more complex one. In real-life practice, ...
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relationship between claims and embodiments
When drafting a utility patent applications, which component is decided first, the claims (scope) or the embodiments?
Does the claims come first and then the inventor furnish as much embodiments as ...
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Embodiment with optional feature vs two separate embodiments?
Suppose I've invented a hoverboard (Claim 1) and furthermore it can optionally have wheels that can be lowered for effect (Claim 2 reciting the machine of Claim 1 further comprising the wheels).
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Patenting a feature of a larger invention where that feature is listed in the embodiments of a prior patent
A competitor patent has a certain implementation which is listed as an alternative embodiment in the detailed specification, although it is not covered in the claims.
My own invention comprises ...
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What is the point of multiple embodiments that are not covered by the claims?
If the protection for a patent is defined by the claims, what is the point of listing multiple embodiments in the specification that are not mentioned in the claims? Is there any advantage of doing ...
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How to cover multiple modes of a power supply?
Many possible power supplies exist:
As a real example, a non-novel part of a disclosure (e.g. powering the microprocessor or general-purpose computer) may derive power from a battery (all kinds, one ...
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What does the term "embodiment" mean in the software patent?
What does the term "embodiment" mean in the software patent?
I often see this term embodiment in the patent documents (i.e. 1st embodiment, 2nd embodiment). Dictionary meaning of the term ...
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Two alternative element in one independent claim
Can I use two alternative element without broder statement without covers both? (In one independent claim) (In EPO application)
In example, X comprising (A or B) and C (it is an independent apparatus ...
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Can alternative embodiments well known to skilled persons but not described in my description be protected by my broad claim?
I missed from the description some alternative embodiments, particularly some different structures/versions/variations. The claim is broad and it is not limited to the embodiments of the description ...
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‘Preferred embodiment’ containing salient details
When a patent talks about a ‘preferred embodiment’ but goes onto to describe other particular details of a product am I right in thinking that none of those additional details are protected?
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