Post on 13-Jan-2016
Espacenet and Patent Searching
Dr Karen Ryan
Patent Examiner22 September 2011
Espacenet…
is a network of patent databases. contains over 60 million patent documents from
all over the world is searchable has a simple interface is freeprovides access to actual patent documents
A Patent is a legal document conferring on its holder, for a fixed period, the right to exclude all others from exploiting (e.g. making, selling, using, importing) the disclosed invention, save with the holder’s consent.
A Patent is a technical document, which “must disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for it to be carried out by a person skilled in the art”.
Format of patent documents
Bibliographic details
Abstract
Description
Claims
Drawings
Publication Info:
WO = APPLICATION TO WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office)
US = APPLICATION TO USPTO
EP = APPLICATION TO EPO (European Patent Office)
IE = APPLICATION TO IPO (Irish Patent Office)
http://www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/gdvol1/annexes/annexk/ax_k.pdf
Citing/Cited Documents
Cited Documents– From Search Report– Novelty Destroying / No Inventive
Step– Good Prior Art !!!
Citing Documents– Other documents that have cited
yours.
Interested in one particular applicant in Ireland?
Interested in one particular applicant abroad?
Want to see the status of these patents?
Useful feature of EPO Register
Can see all correspondance from EPO to applicant
Summary
Technology database of 60M+ patentsSearch with keywords in Title or AbstractSee original patent documents (as .pdf)Download front coversTranslate foreign specificationsCitation listsCheck status
– Inpadoc or Register
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Questions?
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