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Patenting Basics
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Patentability
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Workshop StructureIDEA
Preparation
Search
FILING
Examination
GRANT
MONETIZING
Patent
Attorney
Search Drafting FilingEditing
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Search
• Prior-Art: Prior art is all information that has been disclosed to
the public in any form about an invention before a given date.
• Search – To find closest prior art: Structure and benefits.
• Search:
• Self
• Search companies
• Patent attorney
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Search Step 1a
• Search Google for:
• Products with similar structure
• Products with similar benefits
• For each product, add:
• Data sheet / brochure / manual describing the product
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Search Step 1b
• Search using keywords in http://www.google.com/patents:
• Patents with similar structure
• Patents with similar benefits
• Make a list of patents / patent applications.
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Public Patent Resources
• www.google.com/patents
• www.uspto.gov
• www.pat2pdf.org
• ep.espacenet.com/
• www.patent.gov.uk
• http://www.ilpatsearch.justice.gov.il/UI/
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Writing Specifications
Basic Guidelines
• Use English, Word and PowerPoint (preferred)
• B&W no colors recommended. Minimum gray levels. Recommended to avoid pictures.
• More is better. Nothing can be used against you, all are
examples !!!
• Attachment of external public material allowed and
recommended.
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Utility Patent
Specifications
Claims
Figure 2
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Figures 2 - Example
• A block diagram of the “best to explain” example to someone like yourself
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Figure 2 - STEPS
• Figure
• Numbering
• Block / connection description
• Story
• Benefits
• Definitions
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Figure 2 - STEPS
• Figure
• Numbering
• Block / connection description
• Story
• Benefits
• Definitions
• 3-10 Blocks preferred. If more, combine or split.
• Include components „touching‟ the invention
• No need for production level description
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Figure 2 - STEPS
• Name and number all blocks and connections
• Figure
• Numbering
• Block / connection description
• Story
• Benefits
• Definitions
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Figure 2
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Figure 2 - General
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Figure 2 – General Block Diagram
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Figure 2 - Mechanical
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Figure 2 – General Block Diagram
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Figure 2 – System
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Figure 2 – Flow Chart
-Use also if the device has few states.
-Identify the states and the shifting conditions
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Figures 2
• For each block:
– Name
– Inputs / Outputs
– Build, main components
– Use and Function
– How the function is implemented
– More general describing info
• Figure
• Numbering
• Block / connection description
• Story
• Benefits
• Definitions
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Figures 2
• For each connection:
– Description
– Type / Medium
– What is being transferred
– How connects to the two blocks
– If electronic signal: Add time / frequency chart
– If data: What data? What structure?
• Figure
• Numbering
• Block / connection description
• Story
• Benefits
• Definitions
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Figures 2• Figure
• Numbering
• Block / connection description
• Story
• Benefits
• Definitions• Describe the operation of the
whole Figure 2, using above terms and numbering.
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Figures 2• Figure
• Numbering
• Block / connection description
• Story
• Benefits
• Definitions
• A COMPREHENSIVE list of MANY benefits / advantages, even those that seems non-important !!!
• For each benefit, how the structure provides this benefit.
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Figures 2• Figure
• Numbering
• Block / connection description
• Story
• Benefits
• Definitions
• For each technical term, add the definition.
• Make sure the definition fits !!!!
• Use Google „define: XXX‟, Wikipedia, technical books, dictionaries or search the Internet.
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More Figures 2, 2a, 2b…
• For each block, identify – available (BUY) or new (MAKE):
– If available: Attach a data sheet / application note / brochure / manual … of a good example
– If new: Make Figure 2a for this block, and go through all steps for the new Figure 2a.
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Writing Specifications
Basic Guidelines
• Use English, Word and PowerPoint (preferred)
• B&W no colors recommended. Minimum gray levels. Recommended to avoid pictures.
• More is better. Nothing can be used against you, all are
examples.
• Attachment of external material allowed and recommended.
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Utility Patent
Specifications
Claims
Figure 2
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Figure 1
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Figure 1 – Prior Art
• A block diagram of the closest prior-art, having the most same blocks as Figure 2
• Repeat Step #1 for Figure 1
• A detailed list of ALL disadvantages / deficiencies of the prior-art Figure 1.
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Prior Art Chapter
• The prior-art chapter includes:
• Figure 1 and its description
• Paragraph for each prior-art patent / article / products found:
• Identification of product / patent / publication
• Summary
• Relation to the invention
• Deficiencies
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Figure 1
Close products
Claims
Patent Application
Close patents
Figure 2
Background
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Figure 1
Close products
Claims
Patent Application
Close patents
Figure 2
Background
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Figure 3 – The Core
Broadening the invention• Remove Figure 2 blocks / connections to a minimum
configuration:
• Still new and inventive
• Benefits may be reduced
• May be expensive or even less practical
• Check definitions of the remaining parts.
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Figure 3
Broadening the invention• Broaden definitions by eliminating words / widening
coverage
• Example: Internet : “a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange “
• Broadening example: “Any network connecting computers.”
• Still new and inventive
• Benefits may be reduced
• May be expensive or even less practical
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Figure 3
Broadening the invention• Broaden definitions by eliminating words / widening
coverage
• Example: electrical connector : “A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary“
• Broadening example: “Any electrical connection”
• E.G. Wireless, fixed connection.
• Still new and inventive
• Benefits may be reduced
• May be expensive or even less practical