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Prior art (state of the art or background art), in most systems of patent law, constitutes all information that has been made available to the public in any form before a given date that might be relevant to a patent's claims of originality. If an invention has been described in the prior art, a patent on that invention is not valid.
Information kept secret, for instance, as a trade secret, is not usually prior art, provided that employees and others with access to the information are under a non-disclosure obligation. With such an obligation, the information is typically not regarded as prior art. Therefore, a patent may be granted on an invention, although someone else already knew of the invention. A person who used an invention in secret may in some jurisdictions be able to claim "prior user rights" and thereby gain the right to continue using the invention. As a special exception, earlier-filed and unpublished patent applications do qualify as prior art as of their filing date in certain circumstances.
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A patent office is a governmental or intergovernmental organization which controls the issue of patents. In other words, "patent offices are government bodies that may grant a patent or reject the patent application based on whether the application fulfils the requirements for patentability."
For a list of patent offices and their websites, see the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) maintained list, here.
The entries shown in italics are regional or international patent offices.
Google Patents is a search engine from Google that indexes patents and patent applications from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), European Patent Office (EPO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA), Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), and China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO). These documents include the entire collection of granted patents and published patent applications from each database (which belong to the public domain). US patent documents date back to 1790, EPO and WIPO to 1978.Optical character recognition (OCR) has been performed on the older US patents to make them searchable, and Google Translate has been used on all foreign patents to make the English translations searchable.
The service was launched on December 14, 2006. Google says it uses "the same technology as that underlying Google Books", allowing scrolling through pages, and zooming in on areas. The images are saveable as PNG files.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification. The USPTO is "unique among federal agencies because it operates solely on fees collected by its users, and not on taxpayer dollars". Its "operating structure is like a business in that it receives requests for services—applications for patents and trademark registrations—and charges fees projected to cover the cost of performing the services [it] provide[s]".
The USPTO is based in Alexandria, Virginia, after a 2005 move from the Crystal City area of neighboring Arlington, Virginia. The offices under Patents and the Chief Information Officer that remained just outside the southern end of Crystal City completed moving to Randolph Square, a brand-new building in Shirlington Village, on April 27, 2009.
The head of the USPTO is Michelle K. Lee. She took up her new role on January 13, 2014, initially in a temporary Deputy role. On March 13, she formally took office as Director after being nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. She formerly served as the Director of the USPTO’s Silicon Valley satellite office.
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This tutorial is going to provide an introduction to running a patent search online. Don't forget to check out our site http://howtech.tv/ for more free how-to videos! http://youtube.com/ithowtovids - our feed http://www.facebook.com/howtechtv - join us on facebook https://plus.google.com/103440382717658277879 - our group in Google+ In this tutorial you are going to learn how to conduct a patent search online. This is a very complicated process and this tutorial just provides a brief introduction of how to get started. Step # 1 -- Navigating to the Patent Site To search for a patent you are going to need to visit the government site that has all of the patent records, this can be found at "www.uspto.gov/patents/index.jsp". Here this is some basic information about patents and how they...
Wondering why the video cut off? Our videos have moved. Go to http://library.ucf.edu/videos to view the most recent content. This video explains patent classification systems and demonstrates how to conduct a patent search step-by-step using the free global patent database, Espacenet. Video written and created by Karli Mair in collaboration with Patent Librarian Hal Mendelson. https://worldwide.espacenet.com/ http://guides.ucf.edu/patents
Denver Patent Attorney Mark Trenner explains how to log onto and use the US PTO search database to search for published patent applications.
http://provisionalpatentvideo.com/ Learn how to do a patent search on your invention using Google Patent Search and the USPTO Class search tool to find the classes of your invention. Go to the Provisional Patent Video Course to learn more.. http://provisionalpatentvideo.com/ Here is the USPTO Classes search: http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/selectbynum.htm Free Google Patent Search http://www.google.com/patents Below is a better overview from the University of Central Florida! By the end of 2015 these common IPC classifications should be used by the USPTO that gather all 90 countries within the treaty countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr5aMjUTVOc Free World-Wide Patent Search http://worldwide.espacenet.com/ Free USPTO Quick Patent Search http://patft.uspto.g...
How to Do a US Patent Search 00:00:52 Method 1 Using the USPTO Search Function 00:01:00 1 - Plan ahead 00:01:56 2 - Brainstorm relevant terms 00:03:23 3 - Search the USPTO website 00:05:40 4 - Review the definition linked to your results 00:06:32 5 - Find issued patents assigned to your results 00:07:50 6 - Review each patent's front-page information 00:08:47 7 - Find published patent applications 00:09:34 8 - Broaden your search if necessary 00:09:58 Method 2 Accessing Information Through Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRCs) 00:10:09 1 - Locate your local PTRC 00:11:08 2 - Make an appointment and visit 00:11:51 3 - Prepare for your appointment 00:12:28 4 - Ask staff for assistance 00:13:21 Method 3 Employing Professionals 00:13:28 1 - Find qualified patent attorneys or agents 00:...
How to do a Patent Search? Brief Patent Search Tutorial Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=rolfclaessen First of all, you would have to think of the goal of the patent search? What do you want to accomplish? In this video I will focus on two very common types of search: 1) The Prior Art Search 2) The Freedom To Operate Search In the prior art search your goal is typically to find out, whether the invention of an inventor is actually new or whether you can attack a patent of a competitor based on lack of novelty or lack of inventive step. You can keep the search quite narrow – targeted to the exact key concept of the invention or the patent. Let’s use an example. In this example I use a patent database called TotalPatent – many databases have...
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www.NoroIP.com - Any individual or business who wants a patent or already has a patent will need a patent search at some point, but there are 3 skills necessary to do a proper patent search. See www.NoroIP.com/Patent-Services/ for a list of common patent searches and their purpose or call 1-800-605-6993 for a free patent consultation.
In this episode basic fundamentals of patent searches are discussed. The links mentioned in this video are below: US Patent and Trademark Office: http://appft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/index.html Google patents: https://www.google.com/?tbm=pts Espacenet: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/advancedSearch?locale=en_EP Freepatentsonline: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/
A tutorial on the process doing basic patent research on your invention. See my blog post with worksheet here: http://www.simplepatents.com/patent-information/simple-patent-searching-video-tutorial/ We now have a complete course on patent research. Learn more at http://www.inventorslc.com/courses/do-it-yourself-patent-searching/ Search was conducted at http://www.freepatentsonline.com/ International classification can be viewed at http://www.wipo.int/classifications/en/
Going to a Patent Attorney for patent searches every time you want to explore a new product idea can be expensive. Patent Attorney Chris Peil explains how doing your own patent searches can be beneficial to entrepreneurs. With Google Patents, search consultants like Focus Product Design, prior arts searches, the USPTO and patent attorneys there are lots of resources to investigate existing patents before design and development of a new product or idea. For more info visit: http://www.focuspdm.com/ or http://www.peillaw.com/
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How to patent search for inventors and entrepreneurs looking to do their own patent searching. Learn how to patent search from an registered patent agent. Learn more at: http://patentfile.org
Google Patent Search – the Ultimate Guide – HowTo and Tutorial Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=rolfclaessen I already made a more general video about patent search – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4xbTMOYOfQ – so in this video I will cover the special features and tricks around Google Patent Search. What do I show you? - What is the country coverage? - How to include similar keywords? - How to exclude keywords? - How to use the advanced search feature? - How to limit the search by time? - How to apply other limitations like IPC classes or applicant names? - How to do the automatic Prior Art Search? How to rank results? - How to find the patent family of a result? - How to link directly to a patent or patent application? - How to link directly to the PDF ...
Open Source Database and Website to Provide Free and Open Access to Inactive U.S. Patents in the Public Domain For more information: http://freeip.mtu.edu http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2016/november/inactive-patents-innovate-more-search-less.html https://www.academia.edu/29781601/Open_Source_Database_and_Website_to_Provide_Free_and_Open_Access_to_Inactive_U.S._Patents_in_the_Public_Domain?auto=download%20 https://github.com/mtu-most/patent-database
This tutorial is going to provide an introduction to running a patent search online. Don't forget to check out our site http://howtech.tv/ for more free how-to videos! http://youtube.com/ithowtovids - our feed http://www.facebook.com/howtechtv - join us on facebook https://plus.google.com/103440382717658277879 - our group in Google+ In this tutorial you are going to learn how to conduct a patent search online. This is a very complicated process and this tutorial just provides a brief introduction of how to get started. Step # 1 -- Navigating to the Patent Site To search for a patent you are going to need to visit the government site that has all of the patent records, this can be found at "www.uspto.gov/patents/index.jsp". Here this is some basic information about patents and how they...
Wondering why the video cut off? Our videos have moved. Go to http://library.ucf.edu/videos to view the most recent content. This video explains patent classification systems and demonstrates how to conduct a patent search step-by-step using the free global patent database, Espacenet. Video written and created by Karli Mair in collaboration with Patent Librarian Hal Mendelson. https://worldwide.espacenet.com/ http://guides.ucf.edu/patents
Denver Patent Attorney Mark Trenner explains how to log onto and use the US PTO search database to search for published patent applications.
http://provisionalpatentvideo.com/ Learn how to do a patent search on your invention using Google Patent Search and the USPTO Class search tool to find the classes of your invention. Go to the Provisional Patent Video Course to learn more.. http://provisionalpatentvideo.com/ Here is the USPTO Classes search: http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/selectbynum.htm Free Google Patent Search http://www.google.com/patents Below is a better overview from the University of Central Florida! By the end of 2015 these common IPC classifications should be used by the USPTO that gather all 90 countries within the treaty countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr5aMjUTVOc Free World-Wide Patent Search http://worldwide.espacenet.com/ Free USPTO Quick Patent Search http://patft.uspto.g...
How to Do a US Patent Search 00:00:52 Method 1 Using the USPTO Search Function 00:01:00 1 - Plan ahead 00:01:56 2 - Brainstorm relevant terms 00:03:23 3 - Search the USPTO website 00:05:40 4 - Review the definition linked to your results 00:06:32 5 - Find issued patents assigned to your results 00:07:50 6 - Review each patent's front-page information 00:08:47 7 - Find published patent applications 00:09:34 8 - Broaden your search if necessary 00:09:58 Method 2 Accessing Information Through Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRCs) 00:10:09 1 - Locate your local PTRC 00:11:08 2 - Make an appointment and visit 00:11:51 3 - Prepare for your appointment 00:12:28 4 - Ask staff for assistance 00:13:21 Method 3 Employing Professionals 00:13:28 1 - Find qualified patent attorneys or agents 00:...
How to do a Patent Search? Brief Patent Search Tutorial Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=rolfclaessen First of all, you would have to think of the goal of the patent search? What do you want to accomplish? In this video I will focus on two very common types of search: 1) The Prior Art Search 2) The Freedom To Operate Search In the prior art search your goal is typically to find out, whether the invention of an inventor is actually new or whether you can attack a patent of a competitor based on lack of novelty or lack of inventive step. You can keep the search quite narrow – targeted to the exact key concept of the invention or the patent. Let’s use an example. In this example I use a patent database called TotalPatent – many databases have...
The Cooperative Patent Classification scheme - a collaboration between the EPO and the USPTO - is available to search in Thomson Innovation. Learn more here.
Tutorial on Advanced Patents Searching at US Patent Office
www.NoroIP.com - Any individual or business who wants a patent or already has a patent will need a patent search at some point, but there are 3 skills necessary to do a proper patent search. See www.NoroIP.com/Patent-Services/ for a list of common patent searches and their purpose or call 1-800-605-6993 for a free patent consultation.
In this episode basic fundamentals of patent searches are discussed. The links mentioned in this video are below: US Patent and Trademark Office: http://appft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/index.html Google patents: https://www.google.com/?tbm=pts Espacenet: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/advancedSearch?locale=en_EP Freepatentsonline: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/
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Bitcoin Start Patent Search Block for Design Side Chains The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has a patent application by Bitcoin Starting Block Stream published as part of its work on side chains. The application, filed on May 9 and released earlier this week, presents "systems and methods ... for transferring an asset from a parent string to a side-chain." Adam and CEO Back Block CTO flow Greg Maxwell (who is also a Core employee) as inventors.The side chains are proposed as a way to control the movement of digital assets from one to another chain of blocks to make it possible, The door to new types of applications and experiences using technology. Version of the application does not months after the start announced a promise of patent, for example at the time it would be its pat...
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Presented by John Berryman, Search Architect, Opensource Connections In a recent project with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Opensource Connections was asked to prototype the next generation of patent search - using Solr and Lucene. An important aspect of this project was the implementation of BRS, a specialize search syntax used by patent examiners during the examination process. In this fast paced session we will relate our experiences and describe how we used a combination of Parboiled (a Parser Expression Grammar [PEG] parser), Lucene Queries and SpanQueries, and an extension of Solr's QParserPlugin to build BRS search functionality in Solr. First we will characterize the patent search problem and then define the BRS syntax itself. We will then introduce the Parboiled parser and...
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