**5. Drafting of patent specification**


#### **5.1 Provisional specification**

Provisional specification in the patent application is a placeholder application, because it is not examined and patent is not issued. This provisional patent application will last irreversibly after completion of 12 months from the date of filing.

Major advantages of provisional applications are as follows:


Major drawbacks of provisional applications are


Important points for construction of specification


## **5.2 Parts of the complete specification**

Complete specification is constructed with the following:


## *5.2.1 Title*

The tile of the patent specification is a concise description related to their invention including its operation, use, and method by which it is to be performed. The primary concern in choosing a title for a complete specification is to specify the

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*5.2.2 Opening description of the invention*

tion in the title itself.

*5.2.3 Prior art references*

*5.2.4 Objectives of the invention*

*5.2.5 Statement of invention*

the art to work the invention.

not be obvious to the skilled reader.

method in the patent specification.

*5.2.7 How to make*

*5.2.8 How to use*

*5.2.9 Best mode*

*5.2.6 Detailed description of the invention*

the art can be able to make the invention as it is claimed.

carried out.

world.

separately.

claims.

scope of the invention, and the second step is to say clearly what their invention is. Hence, care should be taken to incorporate the entire scenario related to the inven-

Opening description of the invention must provide more detail about the invention than the title. Patent draftsman should have a clear understanding about the invention, and then he/she can draft the specification and claims of the patent application. The specification also should describe how the invention is to be

Consequent to the opening description of the invention, prior art references are described in detail in the specification. In prior art references, brief information about the relevant invention are disclosed in the public domain or anywhere in the

The objectives should briefly state the invention in detail. To start with, the invention information should describe the main objective, whereas inventionrelated information can describe the ancillary objectives of the invention

If the applicant wanted to include one or more omnibus claims, then the omnibus claim supporting details should be described in detail with the main

In this section, the applicant or patent draftman should describe the invention in detail. Also the patent-drafting person should remember that the invention details need to be understood by a person having an average skill and average knowledge in

The specification must describe the invention in detail so that a person skilled in

The claimed invention must have an industrial applicability (utility) and should

The applicant should describe and disclose their invention in a best possible

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scope of the invention, and the second step is to say clearly what their invention is. Hence, care should be taken to incorporate the entire scenario related to the invention in the title itself.
