Patent Drafting — Intellectual Property Protection for Research

Drafts patent applications for scientific inventions, including claims, specification, abstract, and prior art analysis. Use when preparing an invention disclosure for filing with patent offices such as USPTO, WIPO, or EPO.

Patent Drafting — Intellectual Property Protection for Research

Overview

Draft patent applications for scientific inventions, covering claims, specification, and prior art analysis.

Patent Application Structure

1. Title

Descriptive but not limiting
Include key technical terms

2. Abstract (150 words max)

Technical problem, solution, key advantage
Independent claim in prose form

3. Background / Field of Invention

Technical field
Prior art and its limitations
Problem to be solved

4. Summary of Invention

Brief description matching broadest claims
Key advantages over prior art

5. Detailed Description

Best mode of carrying out the invention
Enable a person skilled in the art to reproduce
Include examples and experimental data
Reference all figures

6. Claims

Independent claims: broadest protection
Dependent claims: specific embodiments
Method claims, composition claims, use claims
Means-plus-function for apparatus

7. Drawings / Figures

Flow diagrams, structural formulas, experimental results
Reference numerals consistent with description

Prior Art Search Strategy

Patent databases: Google Patents, USPTO, WIPO, EPO, CNIPA
Scientific literature: PubMed, Google Scholar
Conference proceedings and theses
Product catalogs and technical documents

Key Principles

Enablement: Specification must enable reproduction
Novelty: At least one element not in prior art
Non-obviousness: Combination/modification not obvious to skilled person
Written description: Inventor possessed the invention at filing date

Added: September 23, 2026 · Last updated: October 13, 2026

View on GitHub Download

Files (1)

SKILL.mdSKILL.md

Jurisdiction: General
Practice area: IP
License: MIT
Author: beita6969
Source: general/ip/skills/patent-drafting

Test Patent Drafting — Intellectual Property Protection for Research

Ask a legal question — get an answer generated live from this skill’s instructions.

$ip-legal:cease-desist

Apache-2.0GeneralIP

Draft a cease-and-desist letter (send mode) or triage one you received (receive mode). Use when asserting your rights against an infringer with a demand letter calibrated to your enforcement posture, or when an incoming C&D needs triage into a structured options memo with a recommendation.

$ip-legal:clearance

Apache-2.0GeneralIP

Trademark clearance first pass — knockout + similar-marks check producing a flag list, not a clearance opinion. Use when a new mark is proposed, when asked whether a mark is available or to run a knockout search, or when assessing likelihood-of-confusion factors before a full professional search. This skill never concludes a mark is clear.

$ip-legal:cold-start-interview

Apache-2.0GeneralIP

Run the cold-start interview to learn your IP practice and write your practice profile. Use on first install when the practice profile is missing or still contains placeholders, when re-onboarding with --redo, or when re-probing integrations with --check-integrations after connecting or disconnecting an MCP. This is the ONLY skill that should run on a fresh install.

$ip-legal:customize

Apache-2.0GeneralIP

Guided customization of your IP practice profile — change one thing without re-running the whole cold-start interview. Adjust risk posture, escalation contacts, portfolio scope, brand protection strategy, enforcement posture, clearance thresholds, OSS review rules, or matter workspace paths. Use when the user says "change my [thing]", "update my profile", "edit my config", or "customize".

$ip-legal:fto-triage

Apache-2.0GeneralIP

Freedom-to-operate triage — a structured first look at potentially blocking patents, not an FTO opinion. Use when a product, process, or feature is being evaluated for blocking patents, when asked whether anything stops a launch, or to build a claim-chart first pass against the most plausible patents before patent counsel review. This skill never concludes a product is clear to launch.

$ip-legal:infringement-triage

Apache-2.0GeneralIP

Infringement triage across trademark, copyright, patent, and trade secret — a flag list with the factors cutting each way, not a finding. Use when assessing whether someone is infringing your IP or whether you might be infringing theirs, when a knockoff or copycat surfaces, or when deciding whether a matter is worth pursuing and how.