First, every patent claim needs a preamble, which is the introductory phrase in a claim… Second, every patent claim needs a transition. The most common transitions are: “comprising” and “consisting of ...

We have looked into several intrinsic or implicit strategies for making a transition to a new paragraph from the one preceding it. All these strategies begin the new paragraph with a sentence that ...

Xiaoying Wu and Stephen Zou of Lung Tin explain the meaning and evolution of transitional phrases in patent cases in China An invention is defined by patent claims, which are often compared to ...