# Patent Drafting for Beginners

- Institution: IIT Madras
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Feroz Ali
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106128)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106128)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Patent specifications — the documents which encompass the patent right in a technological invention are techno-legal documents created at the interface of science and law. Unlike technical writing, patent law requires drafting patent specifications to satisfy certain requirements. This course is designed to enable beginners without any prior knowledge on patent drafting to draft patent specifications on their own. The course will cover the fundamental principles of patent drafting and discuss in detail the concepts in patent law in the context of patent drafting.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : Anyone interested in patent drafting

PRE-REQUISITES : No pre-requisites for this course. But students may benefit from the course "Patent Law For Engineers and Scientists"

INDUSTRY SUPPORT : Law Firms, LPOs, knowledge-based industries etc

## Lectures

1. [What are Inventions?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/72b7b03b3648) (YouTube)
2. [Background](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/144c03b033e2) (YouTube)
3. [Field of Invention](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/8026832b4e04) (YouTube)
4. [Prior Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/f4b5af67cf2d) (YouTube)
5. [Patent Classification](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/71857db7f3a0) (YouTube)
6. [Technical Advance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/c3c7ab5f787b) (YouTube)
7. [What are not inventions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/ff55c0a52785) (YouTube)
8. [Why People Invent](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/64f1317e2626) (YouTube)
9. [How Inventions Look](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/92e6c3dcaf72) (YouTube)
10. [Where to Look for Inventions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/6b8f1f48357d) (YouTube)
11. [How to Catch an Invention](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/e13a079397b8) (YouTube)
12. [Getting a working disclosure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/15cb9fa5aa25) (YouTube)
13. [Searching with the disclosure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/376331dbfe53) (YouTube)
14. [Outcome of search](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/8dff732ca706) (YouTube)
15. [What is a Patentability Search](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/23d2749235a6) (YouTube)
16. [Reasons for Ordering a Patentability Search](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/ebd1ab2a7684) (YouTube)
17. [When a Patentability Search is Not Required](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/94a2f27ad386) (YouTube)
18. [How to Order a Patentability Search](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/81378a35ba08) (YouTube)
19. [Limits of Patentability Search](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/c6c181fb9472) (YouTube)
20. [Patentability Search Report](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/872aed2b50e7) (YouTube)
21. [How to pitch an invention](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/02856ccd50c8) (YouTube)
22. [Identifying the inventive concept](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/6b236dec19d2) (YouTube)
23. [Problem Solution Statement](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/6c4f5d014f5d) (YouTube)
24. [Problem-Solution to Claim](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/90c4e4f82c4b) (YouTube)
25. [How to Search for a Granted Patent](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/e5a46c3dfd94) (YouTube)
26. [Provisions relating to claim](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/e8ce9d31208c) (YouTube)
27. [Some Exceptions to patentability](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/af93b07ac3b3) (YouTube)
28. [Structure of Claims](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/65fe8219c422) (YouTube)
29. [Preamble](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/d5064ff1930c) (YouTube)
30. [Transition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/67ea718984a5) (YouTube)
31. [Body](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/7e93c15a1e9d) (YouTube)
32. [Form and Punctuation of Claims](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/f3abe39d52c9) (YouTube)
33. [Omnibus Claims](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/37f3f430076e) (YouTube)
34. [Structural and Functional Definitions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/8d461495d43a) (YouTube)
35. [Cooperation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/1f58d77a94f4) (YouTube)
36. [Types of Claims.mp4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/d0b4502d408a) (YouTube)
37. [Dependent claims](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/90dba5908c62) (YouTube)
38. [Apparatus Claims](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/34f681baf239) (YouTube)
39. [Methods or Process Claims](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/a9ebd387b480) (YouTube)
40. [Claim Drafting Best Practices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/779fbfe80eb1) (YouTube)
41. [Claims Drafting What to Avoid](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/2d2f5c7d5a8a) (YouTube)
42. [How to Download Copy of Patent Specification](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/62da9354617d) (YouTube)
43. [Amendment to Claims](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/d536b6c171b1) (YouTube)
44. [Claim Analysis Combo Pen with Marker](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/890d879c779c) (YouTube)
45. [Introduction to Specification Drafting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/fef22e5a0d09) (YouTube)
46. [Enabling Disclosure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/6f11e088683d) (YouTube)
47. [Best method](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/f59e55420224) (YouTube)
48. [Parts of the specification](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/86fccf2a044b) (YouTube)
49. [Background & Summary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/3ed6b1fe3a52) (YouTube)
50. [Detailed description](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/f49f4297efea) (YouTube)
51. [Parts of the Application](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/43eb7e91c25f) (YouTube)
52. [Evolution of Patent Specifications](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106128/0073115d3251) (YouTube)