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		pnw_hazor on Nov 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Breaking America’s Patent Stalemate I don't know how chem/bio pros do it, but I was trained to never include "is" in detailed descriptions only in the claims. In the description we use "may be" instead.

beervirus on Nov 21, 2020 [–]

Oh for sure, it’s all just an embodiment may blah blah. But it’s present tense.

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