[email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
> I read patent 6,914,453 by IBM and trying to follow the paper's claim
> pattern to write my claims.
>
> The next question is:
> What is the difference between Method and Apparatus in a patent claim
> area?
>
> The interesting thing happens with the claims:
> The patent repeats all sentences in claims for Method with a few
> changes to make up claims for Apparatus.
>
> I will follow their patterns, but I really don't realize why to do them
> repeatedly?
>
> Any patent precedents that if not repeated, a very serious consequences
> would follow?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Weng

The Apparatus claims cover the device itself: its component parts and
their physical arrangement.

The Method claims cover the way in which the gadget operates, the
process performed by the parts.

Regards,
James Arthur (Disclaimer: IANAL)