Hi Tom, Our company applies for patents sometimes, but I've never been involved in the process. It seems to me to be an excellent way to get "technical" in your technical writing career, though.
I found this article: http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/matters/matters-9404.html Maybe it will be of help to you as you get started. Warm regards, Lisa B. > Good morning everyone, > > > > First, thank you to Lisa for getting this list up and running. Good job! > I'm > looking forward to seeing who comes aboard. > > > > I'm working on a patent disclosure for a piece of hardware along with the > associated software. I'm new to this particular type of deliverable. Does > anyone have any advice for me? My understanding is that the patent > disclosure gives a patent attorney enough knowledge about the equipment so > he or she can write up the patent application. I assuming I don't need to > go > into something like this byte moves from this buffer to this UART. I > wonder > if a Data Flow Diagram (DFD) would give the patent attorney a good > understanding of how the thing works. So, my questions are: > > > > What level of detail? > > What presentation techniques/tools give the most bang for the buck? > > How do you avoid being so specific that a competitor can't add a little > wrinkle and essentially steal your patent? Actually, that's probably the > patent attorney's job when he writes the claims on the patent. > > > > Thanks for any insights. > > _______________________________________________ Interested in Interactive 3D Documentation? Get the scoop at http://www.doc-u-motion.com Your 3D Documentation Community. _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals To post a message to the list, send an email to [email protected] To find out more about the list, including archives and your account options, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com If you need assistance with the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
