Better prepared to discuss ideas confidentially



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  • Better prepared to discuss ideas confidentially.

  • Avoid infringement.

  • Track research and development.

  • Access to wealth of information.



Utility - 20 years from filing date

  • Utility - 20 years from filing date

  • Design - 14 years from date granted

  • Plant - 20 years from filing date





  • Art = Technology

  • 35 USC § 102 - Conditions for Patentability; Novelty and Loss of Right to Patent

  • All information that has been disclosed to the public in any form about an invention before a given date.







  • Sufficiently different from what has been used or described prior.

  • Non-obvious to person having ordinary skill in area of technology.





Titles and abstracts often vague

  • Titles and abstracts often vague

    • Slinky = “Toy and Process of Use”
    • iPod = “Media Device”
  • Terminology changes

  • British spellings and terminology (e.g. tyre, aluminium, petrol, defence)

  • Keyword searchable from 1976 (USPTO website)

  • All patents prior art





  • Recommended method of searching:

  • USPC

  • 460+ classes and 150,000+ subclasses

  • Class 333/186



  • 333/186

  • CLASS 333 WAVE TRANSMISSION LINES AND NETWORKS

  • (186-190)

  • 186 .Electromechanical filter

  • 187 ..Using bulk mode piezoelectric vibrator

  • 188 ...With means for varying response

  • 189 ...Plural coupled vibrators

  • 190 ....Lattice structure





Bilateral classification system.

  • Bilateral classification system.

  • Incorporates classification of EPO and USPTO.

  • Consists of over 250,000 subdivisions.

  • Launched January 2013

  • EPO classifies in CPC only.

  • 2-year transition period for USPTO – classifies in both USPC and CPC.





Purpose? Utilitarian or ornamental?

  • Purpose? Utilitarian or ornamental?

  • Process or product?

  • What is the invention made of?

  • How is it used?

  • Keywords and technical terms that describe?

  • Vehicle Automobile Internal Combustion Engine Fuel Injection



http:www.uspto.gov/

  • http:www.uspto.gov/

















  • Search Options:

  • USPTO Website

  • PubWest: Examiner Search Tool



















Specifications:

  • Specifications:

  • Title

  • Abstract

  • Representative Drawing



Specifications:



Claims

  • Claims











  • Designated by USPTO.

  • Disseminate patent and trademark information.

  • Support the IP needs of the public.

  • 79 PTRCs throughout the U.S.





  • Reference Materials and Tools

    • USPTO manuals, guides and handbooks.
    • USPTO directories and general publications.
    • Non-USPTO publications.
  • One-on-One Training

  • PubWEST



    • Used by USPTO patent examiners and professional patent searchers
    • Proximity Operators (NEAR, ADJ, SAME, WITH)
    • More focused searching = greater relevancy
    • Multiple database searching
    • Foreign patent searching
    • Full-Text access to U.S. patents from 1920 to 1975
    • Create User Profiles




European Patent Office

    • European Patent Office
      • http://www.epo.org
    • Japan Patent Office
      • http://www.jpo.go.jp
    • World Intellectual Property Organization
      • http://www.wipo.int


  • Karen M. Kitchens

  • karen.kitchens@wyo.gov

  • 307-777-7281

  • Patent and Trademark Resource Center

  • Wyoming State Library



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