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Basic Patent Search

The document provides information about conducting a basic patent search. It outlines training objectives related to prior art search and using recommended patent database platforms. It discusses patent search databases including public sector, free commercial, and fee-based options. Tips are provided for choosing keywords and classifications to arrive at the closest prior art. Recommended free patent databases are listed including PatentScope, Espacenet, Google Patents, USPTO, JPO, and local Philippine databases. The databases contain bibliographic data, descriptions, claims, original documents, and family information covering different time periods and languages.

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Basic Patent Search

The document provides information about conducting a basic patent search. It outlines training objectives related to prior art search and using recommended patent database platforms. It discusses patent search databases including public sector, free commercial, and fee-based options. Tips are provided for choosing keywords and classifications to arrive at the closest prior art. Recommended free patent databases are listed including PatentScope, Espacenet, Google Patents, USPTO, JPO, and local Philippine databases. The databases contain bibliographic data, descriptions, claims, original documents, and family information covering different time periods and languages.

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BASIC PATENT

SEARCH
Training Objectives

 Equip student and faculty inventor the necessary skills on


prior art search which is the first step in the application for
patent
 Provide the attendees the opportunity to make use of the
platforms recommended by the IPOPhil related to patent
application
 Enable the inventors identify the nearest prior art of their
inventions
 Develop the inventive mind-set among the participants for
future innovations
 Encourage other faculty and students to engage in research
and innovation
DURING THE EARLY 20TH
CENTURY
NOW IN 21ST CENTURY
PATENT SEARCH DATABASES

 Public Sector Databases - those provided by


national and regional patent offices for free

 Free-of-charge commercial databases

 Fee-based commercial databases


TIPS IN DOING PATENT
SEARCH
CHOOSE THE RIGHT KEYWORD/S
(TECHNICAL TERMS) IN ORDER TO
ARRIVE AT THE CLOSEST
1. Identify PRIOR
the technical features. ARTS
2. Identify the problem being solved.
3. Identify the technical solution offered.
Note: Keyword/s may not be enough to arrive to
a closest prior art. Keyword plus International
Patent Classification (IPC) is recommended

CHOOSE UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED


KEYWORD/S TO TYPE
CHECK THE SPELLING OF THE
KEYWORD/S BEING USED
HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE
OF IPC
SECTION
A SHuman Necessities
B Performing Operations, Transporting, etc.
C Chemistry
D Textile; Paper
E Fixed Construction
F Mechanical Engineering; Lighting;
Heating; Weapons; Blasting
G Physics
H Electricity
Y (CPC) General Tagging of new technological developments;
General Tagging of cross-sectional Technologies Spanning Over
several sections of the IPC; Technical Subjects Covered by former
USPC Cross-Reference art collections [XRACs] and Digest
FREE PATENT DATABASES Patent Search
RECOMMENDED FREE
DATABASES
 United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
http://patft.uspto.gov
 European Patent Office (EPO) – 100 Million documents
around the world http://www.espacenet.com/access
 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/search/en
 Google Patents - 18 patent offices + WIPO publications
https://patents.google.com
https://www.google.com/advanced_patent_search
 Japan Patent Office (JPO) – J-PlatPat https://
www.jplatpat.inpit.go.jp/web/all/top/BTmTopEnglishPage
 Local search http://ipophil.gov.ph (official website IPOPhil),
then go to services, E- services, Patent Search
SUMMARY Patent Search

DOCUMENT
DATABASE COLLECTION
TYPES DOCUMENT ELEMENTS COVERAGE LANGUAGE
10,760,278 Arabic | Chinese |
(PCT
Bibliographic Data| Description |Claim English, French |
applications patents National Phase Information | Machine 1978 – present German | Japanese
PATENTSCOPE + 27 (PCT) | 1434 -
countries + Translations | Patent Application Related present Korean | Portuguese
Documents | Full-text Documents Russian | Spanish
ARIPO + Vietnamese
EPO)
More than Bibliographic Data | Description | Claims,
English | French |
ESPACENET 70 Million patents Mosaics/ Drawings | Original Document | 1836 - present German
(90+ Cited and Citing Documents | INPADOC legal
countries) status | and INPADOC patent family
Patents |
utility models
Full Documents (HTML and PDF) 1790- present
USPTO Us only | industrial English
designs|
plant varieties
Patent abstracts | Bibliographic data | original
IPDL Japan only Patents 1976- present English
documents
PPA
Philippines Applications |
Bibliographic data, Original documents (PDF) 1948- present
PHILPAT only Granted English
Patents | UM
| ID
SEARCH THE PATENT

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