Claim Scope Checklist
- Obtain from target, description of product or critical technology
- Samples of technology
- Specifications/product literature
- Manufacturing documents
- Target advertisements
- Target publications
- Product inserts
- Identify critical terms in claims
- Confirm definitions of critical terms
- Specification
- File history
- Normal usage
- Pending applications
- Review file histories
- Determine chances of issuance
- Determine probable scope (limiting language)
- Categorize claims
- Defensive claims
- ✔Covers target’s first generation product
- Broad defensive claims
- ✔Covers target’s first and second generation products
- Offensive
- ✔Covers first generation product and competitor’s first generation product
- Broad Offensive/Pioneering
- ✔Covers target and competitor’s first and second generation products, and beyond
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