LQP Ask The Patent Attorney: Long Patent Claims Are Bad, Right?

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Craige Thompson

Craige is an experienced engineer, accomplished patent attorney, and bestselling author.

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Summary: Craige lays out how a ruler is the wrong measuring stick for claims.

Many sophisticated patent clients have learned from other patent attorneys that long claims are bad and short claims are good. Craige explodes this fallacy with case studies about how a long claim can be ideal or a raw deal, depending on its structure. Craige exposes the secret ingredient that is essential for every claim, irrespective of its word count.

Did you know that just characterizing the prior art negatively could narrow your claim scope in a way you didn’t even mention in the patent? It’s true! Find out more on the LQP PatentCast.

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