Myanmar

The description often comprises the following elements:

• Title of the invention: pointing out the subject matter(s) of the invention;
• Technical field: indicating the technical field to which the invention relates;
• Background art: specifying the background art known to the applicant, useful for understanding, conducting patentability search and substantive examination of the invention;
• Summary of the invention: disclosing the invention in the way that it can be understood, and stating its improvements over the prior art, if any;
• Brief description of the drawings (if any): briefly describing the figures in the drawings;
• Detail description of the invention: providing at least the best mode contemplated by the inventor for implementing the invention; this part should be written in terms of examples.

The claims establish the protection scope of the invention. The claims must define the objects of the invention to be patented. The claims should be clear and concise and fully supported by the description.

The claims may include independent claims and dependent claims and must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. A dependent form must be construed to include all the limitations of the claims incorporated by reference into the dependent claim.

Each claim must be written in a single sentence and must not rely on references to the description or drawings.

The abstract serves the purpose of technical information only and is not used to interpret the protection scope. It presents a short summary of the description and claims, and should contain maximum 150 words.

The drawings are required when they are necessary for understanding the invention. The drawings must be in black and white, represented on lineless paper. Numbers, letters, and reference characters can be used in the drawings only when they are really necessary for the examiners to understand the invention.