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How to read patents
Revision as of 23:14, 5 February 2010 by Ciaran (talk | contribs) (moved How read patents to How to read patents: I knew there was something *too* concise in the new name :))
When reading patents, the most important part of a patent are the claims. These are the ideas that are covered by the patent. The abstract of the patent is just a description. It's a common mistake to read the abstract as a summary - it is not a summary. The abstract just describes the domain in which the claims are situated.