LANDIS ON MECHANICS OF PATENT CLAIM DRAFTING.doc

LANDIS ON MECHANICS OF PATENT CLAIM DRAFTING *** Current through Release No. 5 (November 2001) *** Copyright 2000 by Practising Law Institute. All Rights Reserved i TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION ................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 ABOUT THE AUTHOR ................................................................................................................................................................ 1 FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 CHAPTER I. STATUTORY PROVISIONS-SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES ............................................................................ 1 §1T HE S TATUTE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 §2O MNIBUS C LAIMS .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 §3T HE S TATUTORY C LASSES ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER II. CLAIM FORMS AND FORMATS IN GENERAL .......................................................................................... 1 §4P LACEMENT A FTER S PECIFICATION ....................................................................................................................................... 1 §5N UMBERING A ND O RDER ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 §6P REAMBLE .......................................................................