prior art search - patent

PRIOR ART SEARCHINTRODUCTION

Sagar N Patilpsagaripr@gmail.com

Presentation Plan “Prior-Art”“Prior-Art Search- What ? When ? Why ?

Which? How ?Types of Prior-Art-

Patentability SearchValidity SearchFTO SearchState-of-Art SearchOther Searches

Presentation plan

Introduction-

What is Prior-Art ?

Its combination of two or more words !!

PRIOR + ART

Earlier / Existing Knowledge

CONSIDERED NOT-CONSIDERED

• Any publicly published document.

• Oral disclosures• Traditional Knowledge ?

• Non-public information• Trade secret• Document for internal

use/circulation in company

Prior-Art in Patent Cases

Search on Patent/Non Patent database

General internet search

Consulting experts in the field

Physical search

Prior-Art Search – WHAT ???

An effort to identify Prior-Art may include ,

• Legal intelligence• Technical intelligence

• Business intelligence

Prior-Art Search – WHAT ???

Prior-Art Search – WHEN & WHICH???

Patentability search

FTO search

Validity

search

State of art search

Other searchWHICH

PATENTABILITY SEARCH

done by

inventor

Check - truenes

s

Confirming

possibility of right

No date constrai

nts

Prior-Art Search – WHEN???

VALIDITY SEARCH

By company/enti

ty

Check – existanc

e and validity

of patent

(graned patent)

Confirming

CLAIMS and not ideas

Search- file date

– get behind – find prior art

INFRINGEMENT SEARCH

By company/potential user

Check – only

Patent and not Literatu

re

Confirming

CLAIMS of only in force Patents

Search- date

constraint of

only 20 years

Patents

STATE OF ART SEARCH

By different people ,

depending upon client

Check – for what is being

current Technology

Search- date

constraints vary . Also

called Collection

search

OTHER SEARCH

Bio-sequence

/ chemical structure

search

Spider search

Concept based

search

Prior-Art – HOW IT HELPS ?

•Understand your competition•Avoid patent infringement•Write your application•Save cost of invention and proceeding•Learn more about your technology•Competitor tracking•Stand against legal issues.

PATENTABILITY VALIDITY FTO

Search subject Invention Patent Product/service

Patent search Yes Yes Yes

Search scope Full-text Full-text Claims

Legal status No No Active/pending

Non-patent search

Yes yes No

Jurisdiction range

No No Yes

Date restriction

No (generally) No Yes

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Sagar N Patilpsagaripr@gmail.com