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    Patent Drafting Skills (USPTO-Oriented)

This document summarizes the key skills and patterns you should use when drafting a patent disclosure or application formatted for USPTO practice, incorporating best practices from Patent It Yourself (22nd Ed., 2025) by Blau & Pressman.

0. Inventor’s Commandments (Critical Guardrails)

Before you write a single word, internalize these rules from Patent It Yourself: