Abstract: A system and method for producing a patent specification has a form (100) with fields (110-180) for acquiring descriptions of different pieces of information concerning an invention. Respective portions of the acquired information are concatenated with predetermined text to form a prototype patent specification, which can be reviewed and revised as necessary by a patent attorney in order to produce a patent application for patent office filing. The form may be displayed on an internet website, the information may be transmitted over the internet and the prototype patent specification can be produced automatically. As part of this process a patent application form can also be produced automatically.