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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
Copyright © KATZAROV S.A. 20/02/2007
Harnessing Patent Information for
Enterprise Competitiveness
Olivier Sacroug
European Patent AttorneyKatzarov SA
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
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• Information in the world of IP
– Patent information– Scientific publications– Marketing information
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
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• What is patent information?– published patent applications– published search reports– granted patents– published decisions– gazettes of patent offices
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
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• Why is patent information important?– Almost 1’000’000 new patent documents
published every year over the last 10 years– 50’000’000 patent documents worldwide,
describing 15’000’000 inventions– Exceptional source of technological
information
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• Patent information is:– up-to-date– uniformly structured– unique– well organized– concentrated– quickly and easily accessed– inexpensive
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
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• Patent information is important for– large companies– small and medium enterprises– scientists and researchers– inventors– investors– patent attorneys, patent searchers– ...
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
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• How to conduct searches– mandate an external provider:
• patent search service provider• patent firm• patent offices
– hire a specialist (patent agent, searcher)– search online (ep.espacenet.com)
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
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• How to retrieve patent information– use cited references– use patent classification (IPC, EPC)– use key words– use filing numbers– use bibliographic data (applicant, inventors)– combining the above
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
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• Different uses of patent information
– Patentability studies– Freedom to operate studies (FTO)– Technology surveys– Defensive publications
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
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• Patentability study
– Can I get a patent for my invention?
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• Freedom to operate study
– Can I market my invention?
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
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• Technology Survey
– What do the others do?
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• Defensive publication
– How can I prevent third parties from patenting something?
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Patentability Study
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FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Patentability study: why?
– To evaluate the chances of obtaining a patent for a determined invention / development
– To help writing a better patent application– To avoid unnecessary costs of preparing and
filing a useless patent application
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Patentability Study
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FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Patentability study: when?
– Once a solution is defined– Before filing a patent application
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Patentability Study
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FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Patentability study: what?
– Any publication (patent or non-patent documents)
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Patentability Study
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FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Patentability study: how?– Look for the core features of the invention
(the special case destroys the novelty of the general case)
– Limited scope (often limited to a predefined budget)
– Stops as soon as the invention is anticipated by one or more documents
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Patentability Study
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FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Patentability study: result
– Limited set of documents– Recommendations about the patenting
strategy
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Patentability Study
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FTO Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Patentability study: actions
+ File a patent application to protect your invention
+/- Adapt / limit the scope of protection to a part of your invention only
- Give up any patent protection
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FTO
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Patentability Study Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Freedom to operate study: why?
– Avoid being attacked for infringement by one or more competitors
– Identify necessary licenses
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FTO
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Patentability Study Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Freedom to operate study: when?
– Before starting a new development– Just before going to market: usually too late
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FTO
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Patentability Study Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Freedom to operate study: what?
– Granted and valid patents– Patent applications
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FTO
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Patentability Study Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Freedom to operate study: how?
– Extensive search– Look for broad patents– Patent family and validity searches– Carefully analyse patent claims– “Old” patents are disregarded (> 20 years)
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FTO
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Patentability Study Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Freedom to operate study: result– One or more patent families with legal status,
time and geographical limits of each patent– Identification of possible infringements– Identification of possible licensors– Risk assessment
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FTO
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Patentability Study Tech. Survey Defensive Publ.
• Freedom to operate study: actions
+ continue the development as planned
+/- modify the solution
+/- accept the risks
- negotiate licenses
- abandon, change direction
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Tech. Survey
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Patentability Study FTO Defensive Publ.
• Technology Survey: why?– Understand what is occurring in your (future)
technological area:• technological trends• subjects of research• emerging research fields
– Avoid reinventing the wheels• find existing solutions to a technical problem• find solutions that are not yet protected
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Tech. Survey
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• Technology Survey: why?– Watch your competitors
• key players• patent portfolios• technical strategies
– Survey third parties patents• patenting trends• threats• infringements
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Tech. Survey
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• Technology Survey: when?
– Before entering a new field– Continuously (usually starts after the first bad
experience)
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Tech. Survey
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Patentability Study FTO Defensive Publ.
• Technology Survey: what?
– Patent documents– Scientific publications, newspapers, journals– Marketing information– Company publication– ...
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Tech. Survey
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• Technology Survey: how?
– Search script / strategy• Defined once• Periodically run• Continuously adapted
– Embrace all documentation found– Analyse
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Tech. Survey
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• Technology Survey: results
– Patent documents– Statistics:
• per country / region• per company / inventor• per patent classification• per year
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Tech. Survey
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• Why do I need statistics
– Country / region: markets of interest– Company: cooperating companies– Inventor: top inventors in a company– Classification: R&D focus– Year: old or emerging technological field
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Tech. Survey
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• Technology Survey: actions
– Oppose your competitors new patents– Adapt your R&D, marketing, investing and/or
business strategies– Assess your strategy regarding new activities
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Defensive Publ.
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey
• Defensive publication: why?
– Prevent a third party from patenting something
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Defensive Publ.
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey
• Defensive publication: how?
– Publish discretely• Publish through specialized companies• File a patent application in an “exotic” country
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Defensive Publ.
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey
• Defensive publication: result
– Published document with a certified publication date
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Defensive Publ.
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Patentability Study FTO Tech. Survey
• Defensive publication: action
– If necessary, use your defensive publication to destroy novelty of a competitor’s patent
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• Conclusion:
– Harnessing information, in particular patent information, is essential to the establishment of a coherent and efficient business strategy and to avoid disputes with competitors.
– Leads to greater earnings.
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Questions?
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Olivier Sacroug
Katzarov SAEuropean Patent & Trademark Attorneys
Geneva and Basel
[email protected]: +41 22 342 66 30Fax: +41 22 342 66 15
www.katzarov.com
Thank You!