Law - Advantages of the Invention

In describing the advantages of your invention over other solutions, present each advantage in a sentence that will be part of the same paragraph. Furthermore, do not number, prioritize or rank the advantages, as this could affect the breadth of your claims. A good syntax is as follows: "One advantage of the invention is . . . .", "Another advantage of the invention is . . . .", "A further advantage of the invention is . . . ." and, "Yet another advantage of the invention is . . . ." These prefaces can be repeated in any order, ad infinitum. When a patent application is filed, this information will become a part of the Summary of the Invention section.

The position of the USPTO on this issue is described in the following section(s) of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP):

MPEP 608.01(d) - Brief Summary of the Invention


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