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A Presentation on Analyzing Patentability of inventions - Mr. Nitin Nair
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Analyzing Patentability of inventions
Nitin NairBananaIP
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Patents – Patentability Criteria
- Subject Matter
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- Novelty
- Non-obviousness
- Utility/Industrial Application
- Specification
Patentable Subject Matter
- Mere arrangement of known devices working independently of each other- A mathematical or business method
- Product/Process
Exceptions:
- Computer programs, per se- Algorithms
- Presentation of information
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Novelty
- Determined in light of a single prior art reference
- All elements should be present in a single prior art reference
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Non-obviousness
- Should be non-obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, in light of multiple prior art references
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Patents – Industrial Utility
- Capable of being used in an industry
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Patent Search - steps
- Splitting an invention into elements
- Creating keywords for the elements
- Shortlisting the results
- Analyzing the patentability of the invention
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Patent Search - exampleA method for reverse charging during a SIP session, where the reverse charging may be for the entire/partial session, all/partial media content in the session
Elements:
- A method for reverse charging during a SIP session
- A method for reverse charging during a SIP session, where the reverse charging may be for the entire/partial session- A method for reverse charging during a SIP session, where the reverse charging may be for all/partial media content in the session
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Patent Search - example
A method for reverse charging during a SIP session, where the reverse charging may be for the entire/partial session, all/partial media content in the session
Keywords: SIP networks, SIP sessions, reverse charging.
Novelty - Example
A method for reverse charging during a SIP session, where the reverse charging may be for the entire/partial session, all/partial media content in the session
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Prior Art: A method for reverse charging during the setup of a SIP session.
Non-obviousness - Example
A method for reverse charging during a SIP session, where the reverse charging may be for the entire/partial session, all/partial media content in the session
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Prior Art 1: A method for reverse charging during the setup of a SIP session.
Prior Art 2: A method for reverse charging during a SIP session, where the reverse charging may be for the entire/partial session.
Patent Search - USPTO
- http://patft.uspto.gov
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Patent Search - WIPO
http://www.wipo.int
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Patent Search – WIPO (Cont’d)
http://www.wipo.int
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Patent Search – EPOhttp://ep.espacenet.com
Patent search - others
- Google Patents
- Free Patents Online
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Thank YouNitin Nair
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