title: Practical aspects of the preparation and filing of patent applications.
abstract: This chapter is intended to give a brief introduction into the most important patent basics. More importantly, it provides some practical advice to scientists on various considerations when contemplating and preparing the filing of a patent application, irrespective of whether this is assisted by a patent professional or not.
authors: Patent Attorneys Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner, Munich, Germany. bessoth@termeer.de
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authors: Bessoth
mesh_terms: D005371:Filing / Q000379:methods*; D062069:Inventions; D010330:Patents as Topic