Edit a draft

What it does

The draft editor lets you correct wording and change the text the AI (artificial intelligence) wrote. You can edit the title, each section and each claim. Every save is kept as a new revision, so earlier versions stay available in History.

How to use it

1. Open a draft that is ready. Tap the pencil button (Edit) in the toolbar. The button does not appear while the draft is still being written.
2. The "Edit invention" sheet shows: Title, Field of Invention, Background, Summary, Detailed Description, Abstract and Claims.
3. Change what you want. For claims, edit the text, tap Add claim for a new one, and use Edit to reorder or delete claims.
4. Optionally fill in What changed? with a short note of up to 500 characters. The note is shown later in History.
5. Tap Save. The audits run again on the new text.
6. To leave without saving, tap Cancel. If you changed something, the app asks "Discard your changes?" and offers Discard changes or Keep editing.

Settings that affect it

None. The editor has no settings of its own.

Limits and honest caveats

• The title is up to 300 characters and cannot be empty. A section is up to 50,000 characters. A claim is up to 10,000 characters. A draft holds up to 200 claims.
• If the draft changed somewhere else while you were editing, the app says "Changed elsewhere" and offers Reload or Not now. Reload fetches the newest version.
• If saving fails, you see "Couldn't save your changes. Please try again." A draft that cannot be edited right now shows "This invention can't be edited right now."
• Editing text does not make a draft legally correct. It is not legal advice.

FAQ

Can I edit while the draft is still being written? No. Wait until it is ready.

Is my old text lost when I save? No. Each save adds a revision. See "Revisions and history".

Does the editor rewrite my text for me? No. You make the changes yourself.