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n 5 California :: Delaware :: Florida :: New Jersey :: New York :: Pennsylvania :: Virginia :: Washington, DC :: Initial Preparation ? It is important to have a good understanding of the most relevant prior art ? Don’t want to amend the claims if not necessary 6 California :: Delaware :: Florida :: New Jersey :: New York :: Pennsylvania :: Virginia :: Washington, DC :: Reason not to amend claims ? case law now emphasizes the negative impact that narrowing amendments have on the scope of a claim – (Festo) 7 California :: Delaware :: Florida :: New Jersey :: New York :: Pennsylvania :: Virginia :: Washington, DC :: Background – Description of Related Art ? The background enables the Examiner to quickly focus on the importance of the invention ? Discuss prior art objectively ? Discuss problems, shortings or improvements needed in the prior art carefully ? Balance reluctance to prematurely characterize the invention against need for advocacy ? Can be omitted 8 California :: Delaware :: Florida :: New Jersey :: New York :: Pennsylvania :: Virginia :: Washington, DC :: Potential Problems with the “Related Art” Section ? If the specification indicates that the prior art devices have a certain drawback, and if an accused device similarly has that drawback, a court may find that the accused device does not infringe the patent 9 California :: Delaware :: Florida :: New Jersey :: New York :: Pennsylvania :: Virginia :: Washington, DC :: Summary/Objects Section ? Acceptable to omit “Objects” entirely ? Avoid defining an object that might be narrower in scope than the invention ? Use objects, purposes, features and advantages“ carefully ? The summary should be a mere recitation of the independent claims of the application, almost verbatim 10 California :: Delaware :: Florida :: New Jersey :: New York :: Pennsylvania :: Virginia :: Washington, DC :: Brief Description Of The Drawings ? Describe as illustrations of embodiments ? Do not say that the drawings illustrate the “invention” 11 California :: Delaware :: Florida :: New Jersey :: New York :: Pennsylvania :: Virginia :: Washington, DC :: Description Of The Preferred Embodiments ? Best Mode Requirement – Must disclose the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out the invention 12 California :: Delaware :: Florida :: New Jersey :: New York :: Pennsylvania :: Virginia :: Washington, DC :: Description Of The Preferred Embodiments Describe new fu