Patent Drafting: Chemical and Pharmaceutical Inventions | Practical Law
This Practice Note discusses preparing patent applications directed to inventions in the unpredictable technologies of chemistry, pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, and other life sciences, including chemical compounds and biomolecules, pharmaceutical formulations, medical treatment methods, and chemical synthetic processes. This Note focuses on invention evaluation, key planning steps and strategic considerations, drafting the application to meet statutory requirements and commercial objectives, nonprovisional and provisional applications, and foreign filing considerations.