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Patent Application Development Artifacts

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A claim that is more general than one in prior art

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Scope of a method claim when it uses terms that are narrowly construed in an apparatus claim

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using of generic placeholder "module" that invokes 35 U.S.C. 112(f)

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Positive ISR and subsequent strategy to broaden claims

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Dependent claim arrangement

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why is this patent not reference significant previous work?

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What are the implications of including human beings in the description and claims?

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Do prepositional phrases satisfy antecedent basis issues?

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