Patent Filing Guide for Protocol Inventions
Victoria Ashworth-Crane, Esq.
LeMay Publishing
LEGAL
Patent Filing Guide for Protocol Inventions
by Victoria Ashworth-Crane, Esq.
Intellectual Property13,970 words51 chapters
Published by LeMay Publishing. 13,970 words across 51 chapters.
About This Publication
Legal guide to provisional and non-provisional patent filing for protocol and algorithmic inventions.
Published by LeMay Publishing, a division of LeMay. Massachusetts.
ISBN: 979-8-0000-5031-6
Chapters
1PATENT FILING GUIDE FOR PROTOCOL INVENTIONS
2Provisional and Non-Provisional Patent Filing for Protocol and Algorithmic Inventions
3ABOUT THE AUTHOR
4TABLE OF CONTENTS
5CHAPTER 1
6The Landscape: Why Protocol and Algorithmic Inventions Demand Specialized Patent Strategy
7CHAPTER 2
8Threshold Question: Is the Invention Patentable Subject Matter?
9CHAPTER 3
10The Alice/Mayo Framework and Its Application to Protocol Inventions
11CHAPTER 4
12Prior Art Considerations Unique to Protocol and Algorithmic Inventions
13CHAPTER 5
14Provisional Patent Applications: Strategy, Substance, and Timing
15CHAPTER 6
16Drafting the Non-Provisional Application: Specification and Written Description
17CHAPTER 7
18Claim Drafting for Protocol Inventions: Architecture, Methodology, and Precision
19CHAPTER 8
20Claim Drafting for Algorithmic Inventions: Functional Language, Means-Plus-Function, and Definiteness
21CHAPTER 9
22Drawings, Flowcharts, and Protocol Diagrams as Prosecution Tools
23CHAPTER 10
24Filing Procedures, Formalities, and Fee Structures
25CHAPTER 11
26Prosecution Strategy: Office Action Responses and Examiner Interviews
27CHAPTER 12
28International Filing Considerations: PCT, EP, and Priority Claims
29CHAPTER 13
30Post-Grant Proceedings and Defensive Strategies
31CHAPTER 14
32Portfolio Management for Protocol and Algorithmic Innovation Programs
33APPENDIX A
34Sample Claim Sets for Protocol Inventions
35APPENDIX B
36Sample Claim Sets for Algorithmic Inventions
37APPENDIX C
38USPTO Fee Schedule Reference (2026)
39APPENDIX D
40Checklist: Provisional Application Filing
41APPENDIX E
42Checklist: Non-Provisional Application Filing
43BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES
44Statutes and Rules
45Supreme Court Decisions
46Federal Circuit Decisions
47USPTO Guidance
48EPO Guidance
49CNIPA Guidance
50Standards Organizations
51Treatises and Secondary Sources