The difference between claim and specification

Legal analysis: patent application claims, also known as patent claims, are based on the patent application specification, explaining the technical characteristics of the invention or utility model, clearly and briefly writing out the scope of patent protection, and proposing one or several independent patent matters under certain conditions. The patent application claims shall have independent claims or dependent claims. A patent application claim shall include at least one independent claim and may also include subordinate claims. Instruction is a relatively detailed description of something or something in an applied style, which is convenient for people to know and understand something or something.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.

Article 3 The patent administrative department of the State Council is responsible for the management of patent work throughout the country; Accept and examine patent applications in a unified manner and grant patent rights according to law. The departments for patent administration under the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for patent administration within their respective administrative areas.

Article 4 Where an invention-creation applying for a patent involves national security or vital interests and needs to be kept confidential, it shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.

Article 5 No patent right shall be granted for inventions and creations that violate laws, social ethics or harm public interests. No patent right shall be granted to inventions and creations obtained or utilized in violation of laws and administrative regulations and completed by relying on genetic resources.