Now that you have been introduced to the exclude dictionary, here are the annoyances/drawbacks:
The exclude dictionary is set per computer user and across all of Microsoft Office. Thus, you can’t easily have a separate exclude dictionary for Client A and Client B, In-House Attorney A and In-House Attorney B, Partner A and Partner B, Inventor [...]
Tags: CEP · Office · PAIR · Word
Yesterday’s posting discussed using the exclude dictionary feature of Microsoft Office to reduce patent profanity in your patent applications and Office Action responses. Here are some other uses of the exclude dictionary feature:
reducing embarrassing typos that “normal” spell checking doesn’t catch;
making sure inappropriate words aren’t left in when you cut and paste from an invention disclosure [...]
Any experienced patent prosecutor can tell you that there are words or phrases that shouldn’t be used (or should be used with extreme caution) in a patent application or Office Action response. For example, words to avoid include words connoting that some thing is mandatory (e.g., “all”, “necessary”, “required”, “need”), words connoting something is excluded [...]