Patent Searching: An indispensable tool for inventors
Patent Searching Made Easy explains how to assess the novelty of an idea and conduct the most effective patent searches at little or no cost.
There’s no sense paying thousands of dollars to file a patent application if someone else has beaten you to the Patent and Trademark Office. Avoid expensive patent-searching fees (and common search-related pitfalls) with this step-by-step guide that explains the process, online and off.
Patent Searching Made Easy shows you how to:
- quickly research an idea to see whether anyone has already patented it
- come up with the best keywords to describe your invention and target your search
- classify your invention based on the U.S. Patent Classification System
- figure out whether your idea is new enough to qualify for a patent
- verify the patent status of ideas submitted to you (if you’re a developer), and
- use the latest federal and international search-related resources.
Tabella dei contenuti
Part I: The Basics
1. Patents and Patent Searching
2. Understanding Patent Databases
Part II: Simple and Advanced Searching
3. Patent Searching at the PTO Website
4. Advanced Search Techniques
5. Patent Searching at the EPO Website
6. Other Patent Search Websites
7. Additional Sources of Prior Art
Part III: Resources
8. Hitting the Books
9. Using CASSIS
10. EAST Meets WEST
G. Glossary
Appendixes
A. Reference Collection of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries
B. Forms
Index
Circa l’autore
David Hitchcock is a physicist and engineer who has worked as a computer consultant on such diverse projects as the MX missile, the Milstar satellite program, and advanced capability torpedoes. He has focused on patent searching and new technology for a number of years. Hitchcock is the inventor of the Home First Shield, a device to protect homes from wildfires.
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