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The definition of a monopoly right that an applicant is trying to obtain. The claims define the actual monopoly when the patent is granted. MPEP 608.01(i), MPEP 608.01(k), MPEP 608.01(m), MPEP 1309.01.
the meat and potatoes of the patent application. A claim is a single sentence that describes one aspect of an invention; in a patent there can be hundreds of claims or only one. Since patent protection only covers what is exactly and explicitly laid out in the claims, they are, as you can imagine, incredibly important. Patent attorneys can spend months crafting these delicate sentences.
A numbered paragraph or paragraphs at the close of a patent application specifically stating what the inventor alleges as the invention. The claims define the legal scope of a patent.
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