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How to Read a Patent

In: Fundamentals of Patenting and Licensing for Scientists and Engineers

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For various reasons, all inventors need to read patents at some point in time. Unfortunately, the strange patent language makes this task a difficult undertaking for many people. Moreover, a large percentage of U.S. patents were first filed in inventors' home countries, and then translated into English before they were filed in the U.S. How well a foreign patent has been translated greatly affects its readability. As with sports or hobbies, the reading of patents improves with practice. The more you read, the better you get; there is no easy way around it. This chapter is intended to give you some tips on reading patents and to help you find the right starting point.

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  • Matthew Y Ma, 2015. "How to Read a Patent," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Fundamentals of Patenting and Licensing for Scientists and Engineers, chapter 3, pages 58-84, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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