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Patent Examination Guide Assistant 2023

Professional Updated 2026.08.30

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About this skill

Problem

Patent review is not only about locating clauses; it also turns legal provisions, drafting requirements, and procedural deadlines into concrete application documents. Agents, inventors, and examiners can miss sufficient disclosure, claim support, formal defects, and the rules governing correction, substantive examination, priority, deadline restoration, reexamination, or invalidation.

How It Works

The skill breaks the guide into searchable reference files and routes work by task:
- Rule lookup: search references/patent-examination-rules.md, read the original section when needed, and return structured examination comments.
- File audit: compare the specification, claims, and abstract against references/writing-standards.md, then output a defect list.
- Procedure guidance: use references/procedures.md for deadlines, materials, and cautions; check references/special-domains.md for special fields.
If a rule is not found, it suggests broader keywords, synonyms, or higher-level concepts and recommends verifying current regulations.

Scope

It fits rule lookup, application-file review, and procedure mapping, with output as a working draft. For complex cross-domain cases, priority/division/deadline overlaps, or updated rules, verify the original guide and consult qualified professionals.

Use Cases

  • When drafting invention specifications and claims, check sufficient disclosure and claim support against the 2023 guide.
  • After receiving an office action, organize formal defects, substantial defects, and deadlines into a correction checklist.
  • During substantive examination responses, locate novelty, inventiveness, and utility rules to cite examination standards.
  • For PCT national phase entry or international design applications, verify required documents, deadlines, and procedural milestones.

Best For

  • Patent agents drafting applications who need to verify document format and claim support requirements.
  • Inventors responding to office actions who need to locate Rules 22 and 26 and organize citable standards.
  • Examiners handling reexamination or invalidation cases who need to confirm procedure nodes, hearing materials, and request requirements.
  • Procedure staff handling priority, divisional requests, or deadline restoration who need deadlines, documents, and cautions.