Reading a Patent
1. Bracketed numbers: International code helps non-English readers know how to read a patent.
- ex. [75] = inventor name
2. Assignee: Entity with rights to patent.
3. Filing date: Can be important for rights.
4. [51],[52],[58] classify patents into families so we know what prior art to compare it too.
5. References cited: Prior art this patent had to overcome. Not required to provide this info to patent office.
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