WIPO Patent Information Services

Juneho JangSenior Patent Information

OfficerOctober 2008

Overview

• The context of patent information• PATENTSCOPE®

• Priority Document Access Service (DAS)

• PATENTSCOPE® - Work in Progress

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The context of Patent Information

• 1.6 Million new applications disclosed every year.

• An important resource of technical information.

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The context of Patent Information

• Increasing diversity of:

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Opportunities for exploiting patent information

• A patent is territorial, but disclosure is global

• Patents are limited in time• The scope of a patent is limited by

its claims• Patents give the owners a right to

prevent others from carrying out their invention (manufacturing or marketing) but not from learning from the invention

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The importance of status information

• Patent rights are territorial (although disclosure is global)

• Patents may or may not be granted and may or may not remain valid and in force

• Patents are limited by the scope of their claims

• Status information is critical to understanding what is patented and where

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Patent Information and Technology Transfer

• Identify and understand relevant technologies

– Search– Analysis of trends, companies, etc.

• Evaluate the IP status of technologies– Ownership– Geographical coverage– Scope of IP rights– Legal status (grant and maintenance)

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Where to find patent information

Publishing offices: JPO, USPTO, WIPO, KIPO, SIPO, EPO, etc

Free, public information: PATENTSCOPE®, esp@cenet, PatFT, Japio, KIPRIS, SurfIP, etc

Google, Yahoo Added-value commercial vendors

Patent search and delivery services

Patent Analytics

Specialised databases: biomedical, engineering, etc

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Some Caveats

• Searching by simple keywords can lead to mis-interpretation. Beware of:

• Ambiguity• Semantics• Obfuscation

• Search by classification (IPC) will improve the precision of a search

• Status information is always incomplete - validate your results

• No single online database has fully extensive coverage

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WIPO’s Patent Information Objectives

1. Publication and Dissemination of PCT International Applications

1. Publication and Dissemination of PCT International Applications

2. Enhanced Utilisation of Patent Information2. Enhanced Utilisation of Patent Information

- Electronic Publication via PATENTSCOPE®

- PCT Data Production - dissemination of high-volume data to offices and subscribers

- Seminars, workshops, etc- Guides, tutorials- Technology studies, patent landscapes, particularly on issues related to public

policy- Technical assistance projects with member states - Integration of more data

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What is PATENTSCOPE® ?

• WIPO’s Patent Information Portal• Database of 1.4 million international

patent applications (PCT)• Features:

• Full text search• Status information• Graphical analysis tools• RSS notifications• Technology Focus

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PATENTSCOPE® Overview

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Language interfaces & web pages:EN, FR & ES

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Search languages

• Searches can be carried out in:– English– French– German– Spanish– Russian– Japanese , available from July 2008

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Structured Search

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Simple Search

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Advanced Search

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PATENTSCOPE® SearchFull text search in Description and/or Claims text

Unlimited Keywords

Bibliographic search (classification, applicant, inventor, dates, etc)

Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), truncation, range searches

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PATENTSCOPE® DocumentsPublished Documents and related file contents

Search reports (prior art)

Written opinions and preliminary examination reports (patentability)

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PATENTSCOPE® National Phase Status

2.6 Million notification from 30+ offices

Legal status (where available)

Internet hyperlinks to certain offices (further status information, translations, etc)

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PATENTSCOPE® Graphics1. Enter any search criteria 2. Click on the Graphics icon

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PATENTSCOPE® Graphics

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PATENTSCOPE® RSS Notifications

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Priority Document Access Service (DAS)

• Office of Second Filing can request with applicant’s permission to retrieve copy of priority document via the service

• Demo available at: http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/priority_documents

• Likely to be launched in 1st semester of 2009

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Priority Document Access Service (DAS)

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Priority Document Access Service (DAS)

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Priority Document Access Service (DAS)

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Data Services

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Statistics

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• Integrate more patent data from more patent offices

• (Technical co-operation projects in Latin America, Africa and Asia)

• Improved search and analysis tools• Language tools• Patent landscapes online

PATENTSCOPE® - Work in Progress

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Thank you for your attention!

patentscope@wipo.int