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Patent Search
Prakash B PimpaleCDAC Mumbai www.cdacmumbai.in
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Terms
Patent: granted right to inventor by the government for an invention that is new, nonobvious and usable
Prior Art: something that is documented or practiced already before the patent application
Claims: A text mentioning what is being patented
Infringement: in general terms voilating a patent
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What's ahead
Patent search An introduction Search report Patentability search Validity search Infringement search Freedom to operate search Patent landscape search Conclusion
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Searching the patent (/nonpatent databases) for the legal issues (/also business issues) relating to innovation
Sources: Previous patents, Journal articles, Publications, Public discussions: conferences and seminars, Brouchers,
Products/Devices/Equipments
Purposes: Patentability, Possible in fringements, Picture of the technology/field of interest
Patent search An introduction
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Search report
Should Contain in columns
Patent name
Claims
Priority Date
Grant Date
Innovators
Assignee
Geographical information & Remarks
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Patentability search
For Novelty
Where:
Patent Databases
Non Patent Databases
Anything that has been disclosed to public in any manner is a prior art
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Validity search
Case: You are sued by company for infriging a patent, you will try to invalidate their patent
Why: Wrong grant of patent (Mostly in India) Focus on Independent claims Priority date for the patent in concern The Date Find prior art for it and invalidate the novelty Where: Any patent or nonpatent database
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Infringement search
Clearance search before producing/launching a product
Only on Patent Databases Focus on CLAIMS and not description Only live patents i.e. Within 20 years span Stop or take the appropriate decisions
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Freedom to operate search
Avoid or minimise the risk of infringing Unlicensed IP Also Trademarks At early stage of innovation Disecting the product/Processes
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Patent landscape search
Patent Mining/Analytics White Space analysis Patenting Trends Commercial Opportunities and Business
Development Valuation of a company Licensing strategy Application areas for existing patent
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On patent and nonPatent Databases Undestanding of the Domain
Steps:
Establish Objective
Capturing Data
Processing Results
Displaying Results
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Resources
Free US PTO http://patft.uspto.gov/
Indian PTO http://www.patentoffice.nic.in
http://ip.com/
Free patents online http://www.freepatentsonline.com/
WIPO http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en
Google Patents
ACM portal
IEEE portal
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Paid Delphion Dialog MicroPat WIPS
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Conclusion
Patent being a mandatory disclosure of innovation may speed up the innovations and surely patents are a huge source of knowledge for commercial and scientific societies
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References
Handbook on Patent searches and Landscape Analysis Techniques, GIIP
Google Patents www.faq.org (Last accesed on 20/08/2010,
3:00pm, for image)
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Thank you!