prior art search - patent
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
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
QUICK REVISION
