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| Prior Art | Office Actions | File the Patent | Inventor | Patent Strategy |
| Outside Council | Element | PATENT BINGO (free square) | Provisional Patent Application | Non-Provisional Patent |
| Detail and Defense | Algorithm | Reasonable Scope | Narrow Claims | USPTO |
| Patent Search | Patent Law | System Claim | Build Defense | Claim |