Chapter 2 presents thirty principles for writing litigation-proof patents.  These principles are organized by general topic, including (1) Characteristics of good claims; (2) Key Claim Terms; (3) Types of claims; (4) Patent value; (5) Seminal patents; and (6) Tips for writing patent applications.

Chapter 2 finishes with category (6) – tips for writing excellent patent applications.  These tips are intended to form a bridge between Chapter 1, which concluded with a method for writing applications, and Chapter 3, which describes in detail the most common mistakes in drafting a patent application.