Patent Application Creator

# Patent Application Creator Skill

Complete end-to-end patent application creation from invention disclosure to USPTO-ready filing.

## When to Use

Invoke this skill when users ask to:
- Create a complete patent application
- Draft a provisional patent application
- Prepare a utility patent application
- Write patent claims and specification
- Generate a full patent filing package

## What This Skill Does

Orchestrates the complete patent creation workflow:

1. **Prior Art Search** → Identify existing patents
2. **Claims Drafting** → Write independent and dependent claims
3. **Specification Writing** → Create detailed description
4. **Diagram Generation** → Produce technical figures
5. **Abstract Creation** → Write concise summary
6. **Compliance Checking** → Validate USPTO requirements
7. **IDS Preparation** → List prior art for disclosure

## Complete Workflow

### Phase 1: Discovery & Research (15-30 min)

1. **Invention Interview**:
   - Get detailed invention description from user
   - Extract key features and novel aspects
   - Identify problem being solved
   - List all components/steps

2. **Prior Art Search**:
   - Use **Prior Art Search** skill (7-step methodology)
   - Find 10-20 most relevant patents
   - Document key differences
   - Assess patentability

3. **Technology Landscape**:
   - Identify CPC classifications
   - Review competing approaches
   - Find terminology used in field

**Output**: Research summary with prior art analysis

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### Phase 2: Claims Drafting (20-40 min)

1. **Claim Strategy**:
   - Define claim scope based on prior art
   - Identify distinguishing features
   - Plan independent/dependent structure
   - Choose claim types (system, method, etc.)

2. **Independent Claims**:
   - Draft 1-3 broad independent claims
   - Use preamble-transition-body structure
   - Include all essential elements
   - Distinguish from prior art

3. **Dependent Claims**:
   - Add 10-20 dependent claims
   - Cover specific implementations
   - Add fall-back positions
   - Include preferred embodiments

4. **Claim Review**:
   - Use **Patent Claims Analyzer** skill
   - Check antecedent basis
   - Fix definiteness issues
   - Validate dependencies

**Output**: Complete claims section (20-25 claims)

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### Phase 3: Specification Writing (40-90 min)

1. **Title**:
   - Clear, descriptive (< 500 characters)
   - Matches invention scope
   - Includes key technology terms

2. **Field of the Invention**:
   - 1-2 paragraphs
   - Describe technical field
   - Reference relevant classifications

3. **Background**:
   - Problem statement (2-3 paragraphs)
   - Limitations of existing solutions
   - Need for invention
   - Cite prior art from search

4. **Summary**:
   - High-level description (3-5 paragraphs)
   - Main features and advantages
   - How it solves the problem
   - Independent claims in prose

5. **Brief Description of Drawings**:
   - List each figure
   - One sentence per figure
   - Reference numbers introduced

6. **Detailed Description**:
   - Complete description of all embodiments
   - Multiple embodiments (preferred + variations)
   - Step-by-step for methods
   - Component-by-component for systems
   - Reference numbers throughout
   - Support ALL claim elements (35 USC 112(a))

7. **Examples/Embodiments**:
   - Specific implementations
   - Working examples
   - Alternative designs

8. **Advantages/Benefits**:
   - List key advantages
   - Explain improvements over prior art

9. **Specification Review**:
   - Use **Patent Claims Analyzer** skill (specification mode)
   - Verify all claims are supported
   - Check enablement
   - Validate completeness

**Output**: Complete specification (20-50 pages)

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