Problem
- Specific technical problem
- Users or sectors concerned
- Limitations of known solutions
- Target functional result
Proposed solution
- Operating principle
- Components, steps or architecture
- Variants considered
- Elements considered novel
Tests
- Version and date
- Hypothesis tested
- Method and parameters
- Result, failure or improvement
Decisions
- Next version
- Technical risks
- Market questions
- Points to submit to specialized intellectual-property counsel