Claims Architecture: The Claim Set as a Fortress
Designing a Multi-Layered Claim Portfolio
The pivot of the book. Introduces the fortress metaphor for claim architecture - independent claims as outer walls, dependent claims as fallback positions, method/system/CRM triplets, omnibus claims, and claim-set stress testing.
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Key Topics
- Independent vs dependent claim architecture
- Method, system, CRM claim triplets
- Claim-set stress testing
- Jepson claims and open/closed transitional phrases
- Means-plus-function claiming
Prompts for This Chapter
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Independent Claim Skeleton Generator
Generates a structured first draft of an independent claim from an invention disclosure summary.
Dependent Claim Cascade Builder
Takes an independent claim and generates a structured set of dependent claims covering preferred embodiments, variations, and fallback positions.
Claim Scope Broadening Analysis
Analyses a narrow claim and suggests ways to broaden it while maintaining validity.
Claim 1 Stress Test (Anticipation Check)
Attempts to find hypothetical prior art scenarios that would anticipate Claim 1 - a pre-filing self-critique.