Reply to post: What are the claims?

Imagine a patent on organizing computer files being used against online shopping sites. Oh, it's still happening

mkaibear

What are the claims?

The abstract is irrelevant. It's refined after search and not after exam whereas the claims are refined as part of the exam process.

(In essence, the abstract is a very brief precis of what they want to patent, and the claims are an in depth list of what they have actually patented)

Basing an entire article on the abstract is just lazy journalism

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