title: The importance of "legalese" in biotechnology patents.
abstract: If your patent claims do not use established patent terminology, their scope may turn out to be narrower than you think.
authors.affiliation: Avigen, Alameda, CA 94502, USA. chahine@avigen.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chahine
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009626:Terminology as Topic