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How to Read the Claims of a Patent The claims of a US Patent is the most important section, and is curiously listed in the end of most patent documents. The claims to a US Patent are what an engine is to an automobile. The specification is the chassis, the background is the paint job (sort of) and the abstract is the cup holder.To read the claims of a US Patent you should think of the BB Gun contest at your county fair (think Mr and Mrs. Smith with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt). In order to win the stuffed teddy bear you have to hit all ten targets. Hit nine of them and you go home empty handed.The same holds true for the claims of a US Patent. All of the constituent elements must be found in the competing article to make a case for infringement (with the small exception for the Doctrine of Equivalents to be discussed in a later article). Miss one of those listed constituent elements, and you do not have infringement.Typically,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the first independent claim, or claim 1,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], will give you a good idea if there is infringement