有同事煩惱「表格」要放哪裡？圖中，還是說明書中？
我本人是都曾經做過，感覺都可以，只要「明確」、「簡要」與流暢地表示發明特徵，應該就是最高原則。
不過，如果細查，多數專利（指美國專利），這類非描述文字的內容（包括化學方程式、數學方程式、表格）都是放在說明書中，但是仍有放在圖中的，這裡以「表格」為例：
更多是將表格放在說明書中，依照撰寫規定（如以下摘錄法規），各表格應該內嵌在描述文字之中，不能獨立給予一個段落編號
1.58
Chemical and mathematical formulae and tables.
·
(a) The specification, including the
claims, may contain chemical and mathematical formulae, but shall not contain
drawings or flow diagrams. The description portion of the
specification may contain tables, but the same tables should
not be included in both the drawings and description portion of the
specification. Claims may contain tables either if necessary to conform
to 35 U.S.C. 112 or if otherwise found to be
desirable.
·
(b) Tables that are submitted in
electronic form (§§ 1.96(c) and 1.821(c) ) must maintain the spatial
relationships (e.g., alignment of columns and rows) of the table
elements when displayed so as to visually preserve the relational information
they convey. Chemical and mathematical formulae must be encoded to maintain the
proper positioning of their characters when displayed in order to preserve
their intended meaning.
·
(c) Chemical and mathematical
formulae and tables must be presented in compliance with § 1.52(a) and (b) , except that chemical and
mathematical formulae or tables may be placed in a landscape orientation if
they cannot be presented satisfactorily in a portrait orientation. Typewritten
characters used in such formulae and tables must be chosen from a block
(nonscript) type font or lettering style having capital letters which should be
at least 0.422 cm. (0.166 inch) high ( e.g., preferably Arial,
Times Roman, or Courier with a font size of 12), but may be no smaller than
0.21 cm. (0.08 inch) high ( e.g., a font size of 6). A space
at least 0.64 cm. (1/4 inch) high should be provided between complex formulae
and tables and the text. Tables should have the lines and columns of data
closely spaced to conserve space, consistent with a high degree of legibility.
(a)說明書可以包括化學與數學方程式，但是不能包括圖案或流程，說明書”可以”包括”表格”，但是一張表格不能同時寫在說明書中與圖中（這樣寫表示”表格”也可以放在圖中）。如果有必要的話，請求項範圍可以包括表格。
(b)表格要以電子格式表示，要有行與列。化學與數學方程式應以適當位置與字母表示。
(c)化學與數學方程式與表格應符合CFR1.52(a)(b)，雖美國專利公告本為直式，如有必要方程式或表格可以用橫式呈現。再來就是一些字元表示的規定。原則是「易讀性」。
1.84
Standards for drawings.
·
(d) Graphic forms in
drawings. Chemical or mathematical formulae, tables, and waveforms may
be submitted as drawings and are subject to the same requirements as drawings.
Each chemical or mathematical formula must be labeled as a separate figure,
using brackets when necessary, to show that information is properly integrated.
Each group of waveforms must be presented as a single figure, using a common
vertical axis with time extending along the horizontal axis. Each individual
waveform discussed in the specification must be identified with a separate
letter designation adjacent to the vertical axis.
(d) 化學或數學方程式、表格與波形圖可以圖式表示。每一個化學或數學方程式應分開圖示。每一個波形圖應以水平、垂直軸的圖單獨圖示。
1.52
Language, paper, writing, margins, compact disc specifications.
(b)(6)
…Nontext elements ( e.g., tables, mathematical or chemical
formulae, chemical structures, and sequence data) are considered part of the
numbered paragraph around or above the elements, and should not be
independently numbered. …
(b)(6) 非描述文字（如表格、數學方程式、化學方程式、化學結構、程序碼）不應以單獨段落表示，而是應該是屬於一個段落的部分。
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