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As a preface to Chapter 10, which discusses patent claims in detail, it suffices to say that the claims of a patent application should be written broadly enough to cover any competing device or process that may be marketed in the future, and at the same time narrowly enough so they do not cover, or “read on,” the prior art. The construction of the claims usually turns on the combined efforts of the inventor and the patent attorney, working in conjunction to ensure that the fine line of invention over the prior art is adequately and precisely defined.