Hunt / Nguyen / Rodgers Patent Searching

Tools & Techniques
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-42925-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, E-Book

Whether you're a patent examiner, patent attorney, commercial patent searcher, patent liaison, IP librarian, law professor, or competitive intelligence analyst, you'll find Patent Searching: Tools and Techniques to be just the guide you have been waiting for, with a range of approaches to patent searching that will be useful to you regardless of your technical expertise or role in the intellectual property community.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hunt, David

Nguyen, Long

Rodgers, Matthew

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Editors.
About Landon IP, Inc.
Acknowledgments.
Preface.
Chapter 1: Patent Law and Examination as Context for PatentSearching.
The U.S. Patent System.
Look before You Leap: Considerations before Filing.
Patent Examination Process.
Backlog of Patent Applications.
Chapter 2: Types of Patent Searches.
Patentability.
Validity.
Infringement.
Clearance.
State of the Art.
Patent Landscape.
Benefits of Prior Art Searching.
Chapter 3: The Mechanics of Searching.
Introduction.
Properly Scoping the Search.
Conducting the Search.
Issues Peculiar to Certain Technical Disciplines.
Estimating Search Time.
Chapter 4: Patent Analysis.
The Precursor to Patent Analysis.
Searches versus Analyses: What's the Difference?
Features of Patent Analyses and Reporting.
Sample Patent Analysis Report.
Chapter 5: Approaches to Reporting Search Results.
Purpose of the Search Report.
Anatomy of a Search Report.
Writing a Summary.
Presenting the Subject Matter.
Discussing References.
Writing Discussions.
Indicating Claims.
Prioritizing References.
Central References.
Peripheral References.
Central and Peripheral References.
Search History.
Classification Areas.
Databases Accessed.
Examiners Contacted.
Conclusion.
Chapter 6: Search Tools.
The Availability of Patent Information.
Criteria for Selecting Search Tools.
When to Select a Search Tool.
Data Sources for Chemical Searches.
Data Sources for Mechanical Searches.
Data Sources For Electrical/Computer Searches.
Data Sources for Business Methods Searches.
Methods of Access.
Text Search Syntax.
Discussion of Specific Search Tools.
Access to Nonpatent Literature.
Value-Added Capabilities of Search Tools.
Conclusion.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

David Hunt is the CEO and owner of Landon IP, Inc. He holdsa BA and an MBA from the College of William & Mary and hasworked as a senior manager in corporate strategy, market research,and competitive intelligence at the Federal Home Loan MortgageCorporation (Freddie Mac) in McLean, Virginia. Mr. Hunt has servedas a project manager at large and small companies in theinformation technology areas. He has considerable experience inoperations management. Mr. Hunt is a member of PIUG and PATMG,which are the professional patent information users groups in theUnited States and England. He is a member of the InternationalTrademark Association (INTA) as well as the Society for CompetitiveIntelligence Professionals (SCIP).
Long B. Nguyen is the director of patent search qualityfor Landon IP, Inc. He holds an MS in engineering management fromGeorge Washington University, and a BS in mechanical engineeringand a BA in economics from Syracuse University. Mr. Nguyen is aregistered patent agent (No. 56,138) with several years ofexperience in patent prosecution at the United States Patent andTrademark Office (USPTO). While at the USPTO as a patent examiner,he examined technologies that included traction devices, wheels andaxles, and tire inflation systems. Mr. Nguyen also has experiencein business methods.
Matthew Rodgers is the vice president of the PatentSearch Group for Landon IP, Inc. He holds a BS in mechanicalengineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Rodgers hasconducted research in semiconductor heat treatment and selectivelaser sintering. Additionally, he possesses significant experiencein the analysis of metallurgical failure. Prior to joining LandonIP, Mr. Rodgers worked for several years as a patent examiner atthe USPTO and as a technical specialist who conducted patentsearches at other commercial patent search firms. He is a regularfaculty member of the leading patent law training company, PatentResources Group, Inc., of Charlottesville, Virginia.