A specification support chart is a two column chart with each element of the claim language in the left column, and the corresponding specification support from the specification and figures as filed in the right hand column.
All in Tools of the Trade
How Do You Cite to a YouTube Video as Non-Patent Literature in an Information Disclosure Statement?
YouTube is a fantastic source of information. There is seemingly a video on any topic you can imagine. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video can be worth millions of words. So how do you take a video and turn it into something that can be submitted as an NPL document as part of an information disclosure statement? It needs to be converted into a PDF document as I will show below.
Checking Completeness of Art Citations with a Cited Art Matrix
In any patent case, it is important to make sure that all of the known art has been cited during prosecution across all of the patents in the portfolio. One tool that patent owners and lawyers can use to ensure that literature has been consistently and thoroughly cited across a patent family is an "art matrix." This post shows how to create an “art matrix” in Excel.
What is a Patent Family Tree and How Do I Make One?
Patent families can become complicated. It is helpful to have a simple tool like a patent family tree to avoid making a mistake that can have a significant impact on the overall value of a patent portfolio.
Checking Term and Maintenance Fees Payment Status
One way that independent inventors and patent owners can track the patent terms and maintenance fee status of each of the patents in a portfolio is with a spreadsheet. This post will illustrate how you can collect and organize the information.