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[debugger]

I'm considering adding a list of definitions for terms and acronyms to an application, something like the following:

widget: A thing that beings with “w” (as defined in ISO 12345, IEEE/ANSI 9999).

widgeting: Using a widget to visualize whirled peas.

AWX: Automated Widget Extractor

WWW: widgets with whatsis

Questions:

1) It seems the start of the detailed description section is the best place to put this.  Agree?

2) Any problems with quoting and/or citing definitions provided in standards from ISO, IEEE, ANSI, etc.?

3) Suppose "AWX" is an element of the invention.   Should I add the element number?  

4) Any other potential problems with this?

Thanks ....


 

[Jonathan]

If you are using those defined terms in the claims then you are potentially limiting the claims to those definitions. If you feel a need to define the terms due to possibly incorrect interpretation of the claims, then it probably isn't a bad idea to include the definitions. Then again, if the term can have other modified definitions, your inserted definition will probably limit your claim coverage.

Placing the definitions near the start of the detailed description is a good place.

I see no issues with quoting definitions from recognized standard bodies.

It is fine to refer to a figure element that is labeled with letters, such as your AWX example.