claim

Element Title: Claim

Element Description: Structure for a singular claim. Claim is a group element containing one or more claim-text elements.

Element Content:

(claim-text+)

Element is Located in:

subdoc-claims

Element Attributes:

Name	Type	Default Value	Example	Description
st32-name	CDATA	"B800" (fixed)	In DTD for reference only	Data mapping to Grant Red Book/ST32
id	ID	Required	id="CLM-00001"	Sequence number within the document. Claims are numbered separately from other numbered series within the document.

Element Markup Instructions: A claim describes a portion of the application that the inventor(s) consider a description of the actual invention. Each claim must consist of a single sentence. Claims may be independent or written in a multiple dependent form. However, together all claims must show a unity of invention: that is, all claims must describe one and only one invention.

Element Example:

<claim id="CLM-00001">
    <claim-text><highlight><bold>1</bold></highlight>. A method for ... metallization, said method comprises:
        <claim-text>forming a dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate; </claim-text>
        <claim-text>forming an anti-reflective layer on said dielectric layer; </claim-text>
        <claim-text>patterning said dielectric layer, thereby ... said dielectric layer; and </claim-text>
        <claim-text>forming a conductive layer in said interconnect line regions. </claim-text>
    </claim-text>
</claim>