Specification is a technical disclosure statement that describes the whole invention that the applicant is claiming. It begins with title of the invention and contains field of invention, prior art, objective of invention, summary of invention, detailed description of the invention, drawings, claims and abstract containing summary of the invention. It also enables a person ordinarily skilled in the art to understand and perform the invention.
Specifications are of two types:
(i) Provisional: It ordinarily contains the brief disclosure of the invention and is filed to claim the priority for the invention while the complete specification is developed and the patent application is prepared and filed. It does not contain claims and have to be followed by a complete specification within 12 months.
(ii) Complete: It describes the whole invention that the applicant is claiming. It begins with title of the invention and contains field of invention, prior art, objective of invention, summary of invention, detailed description of the invention, drawings, claims and abstract containing summary of the invention.
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