The document discusses patent searching, including the different types of patent searches, tools and databases that can be used for searching, and tips for improving search results. It provides an overview of novelty, freedom to operate, validity and state-of-the-art searches. It also outlines some pros and cons of using keywords, Boolean operators, and classifications for searching. Finally, it lists some patent office databases and online search services that can be used.

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3. • Patent search can be defined as a process of
retrieving and analyzing prior art inventions
based on various parameters from patent
databases depending on the goals to be
achieved.
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4. Novelty Search
• To determine novelty of new invention.
Freedom to operate Search
• To determine extent of commercialization without infringement.
• Also referred to as a “Clearance” search, a “right to use” search, or an
“infringement” search.
Validity Search
• Determine validity of a patent.
State-of-the art Search
• To determine technology trend.
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5. • Identify innovation trends and developments in a
specified field of technology
• Discover new product portfolio which can be licensed
from the patentee or used without needing a license
• Find information that prevents duplication of research
• Keep track of the work of a particular individual or
company by seeing what patents they have been
granted
• Find a solution to a technical problem
• Gain new ideas for research in a particular field
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6. • Patents typically publish 18 months after the initial
filing date so till that time they remains out of public
domain
• Data is entered manually by patent offices and
inevitably errors and inaccuracies will occur such as
misindexing, misclassification and spelling errors
• Terms used in patents have technical meanings that are
different from their everyday meanings
• Patent examiners may not classify a patent application
into the most appropriate classifications
• An organization may have changed their name or
acquired patents via purchasing or licensing.
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7. Which search tools to use? Which fields to search?
• Various search type • Patent Office
– Simple or Basic
– Advanced or Syntax
• Title
– Boolean or Field Combination • Abstract
• Words (synonyms, some are • Claims
more likely to be in the text
than others) • Full Text
• Classifications e.g. IPC, US • Bibliographic Data
• Names e.g. Inventor
• Dates
• Citations
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8. Pros Cons
• Easy to use • Need to be aware of
• Can be used in most language, synonyms (e.g.
databases cellphone, cell phone,
• Infinitely flexible mobile phone)
• Can be use singly or in • Alternative spellings (e.g US
specified combinations/ v UK, color and colour)
orders/ separations
• Can be imprecise in some
• Can search full text in some arts and generate too many
databases or restrict to
titles/abstracts/abstracts hits (e.g. for electric circuits
- control AND temperature)
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9. Pros Cons
• Independent of language, • Can be complex and
challenging to understand
synonyms, alternative beyond an elementary level
spellings, terminology, • May not have any terms which
quirky vocabulary are a good fit for a particular
search
• Comprehensive and • May be applied with varying
detailed skill and accuracy by different
authorities
• Classification term can be
• May generate too many hits if
the quickest and best way used at a general level
• May not be universally applied
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10. • Try in individual or combined search in different parts
of patent e.g. title, abstract, claims etc.
• Try searching as a phrase
• Use different Operator e.g. AND, OR, or ANDNOT etc.
• Use a truncation wildcard "$" or “*” e.g. Mot$ ,
US2000*
• On/Off word stemming
• Include/Exclude synonyms
• Expand/Shrink abbreviations
• Increase/ Decrease time bracket
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11. • Patent Office Database Search
• On-line Patent Office Databse Search Services
• Patent Search Softwares
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12. • Patent Office Database Search
– WIPO Patentscope
– USPTO(United State Patent and Trademark Office)
– EPO(European Patent office)
– Patent Abstracts of Japan
– CIPO(Canadian IP Office)…..many more
• On-line Patent Office Databse Search Services
– Free Databases
• Patent Lens
• SIP Patent Database
• Free patents online
• Sumobrain
• PriorIP…..many more
– Paid Databases
• Delphion
• Q-Pat
• Boliven
• Patsnap …..many more
• Patent Search Softwares
– Patent integration
– IP vision
– Patent Insight Pro….. many more
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