Patent Claims: Where an Invention Becomes Enforceable Property

Scott ThorntonInventor Help, Patent Law, Patent Office

The original barbed-wire fence invented by Joseph F. Glidden

Inventors often spend most of their time thinking about how an invention works. They focus on the problem it solves, the components involved, and the technical details that make it different from what came before. That instinct makes sense. But in patent law, an invention does not become enforceable property until it is defined by patent claims. Patent claims are … Read More