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Algorithm | Build Defense | Outside Council | Non-Provisional Patent | Prior Art |
Inventor | USPTO | Office Actions | Element | Claim |
Detail and Defense | Commercial Value | PATENT BINGO (free square) | Approve Filing | Abandon |
Invention | Doctrine of Equivalents | Narrow Claims | Patent Strategy | File the Patent |
Reasonable Scope | Patent Law | Patent Search | System Claim | Provisional Patent Application |