Introduction to Patent Searching Heather J. E. Simmons, JD, MLS 17 September 2012
Introduction to patent searching
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Introduction to Patent Searching
Heather J. E. Simmons, JD, MLS17 September 2012
Intellectual Property
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries
U. S. CONST. art. I, § 8
Intellectual Property
Copyrights
Trademarks
Patents
Trade Secrets
Types of Patents
The United States issues two types of patents
Utility Patents the invention of a new and useful
process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter
Design Patents a new, original, and ornamental
design for an article of manufacture
Patent NumbersUtility patent numbers have three
parts
Country Code (WIPO)
Number (may or may not include a year)
Kind Code Every country uses different
alphanumeric kind codes to designate each stage of filing
Examples
US7,748,634 B1
US20100256836 A1
USD424992
Utility Patent
Design Patent
USPTO Search Engine
AN/”general motors”
Fee v FreeWhy would you pay to subscribe to
a service when USPTO and Google do it for free?
Global Coverage
Value-added features Corporate Trees Patent Families Enhanced Titles and Abstracts Additional Classification Systems
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