1 PATENT SEARCH Andreya Fernandes Gopakumar Nair Associates Url: Bengaluru, 18th November,

2 Need for Performing A Search According to Thompson Reuters “80% of all available technical information is published in Patents and often nowhere else.” Source of Information

3 Need for Performing A Search Prior Art State of the Art Patent Validity / Expiration Legal Status Infringement Analysis – to Avoid / to Sue Opposition Patent Watch / Monitor Patent Potential Partners for Licensing In/ Licensing Out Working Around Patent Family

4 Patent Search Patentability Search Freedom To Market Opinion Search Patent Landscape Search Patent Validity Search

5 Types Of Patent Search Number Searching Name Searching Subject Searching Legal Status Searching IPC Classification based Searching

6 Number Searching Patent / Patent Application Number and Country of Issue Common Format - Country Code followed by a seven or eight digit number  Eg. GB , WO , DE

7 Number Searching Cont….. Document Kind Code - Number followed by a letter (A, B, T, etc.) Indicates the Publication Stage Generally –‘A’ first stage of publication (eg US A1) & –‘B’ Granted Patent (eg US 6,432,966 B) WIPO A1- Application & Search Report (eg WO/2006/114709A1) A2 - Only Application (eg WO/2003/020206A2) A3 - Only Search Report (eg WO/2003/020206A3) A4 - Search report by the EPO added to Search report done by the PCT

8 Name Searching Inventor(s) –Smita Govekar, Nandini Khedekar, etc. Company and Organization –Cipla, IPCA, Strides, Pfizer, etc.

9 Subject Searching Key words  Titles  Abstract  Claims, etc. Classification codes:  The International Patent Classification  Other classification schemes  ECLA (The European Classification)  US classification  British classification

10 Subject Searching Cont….. The International Patent Classification The IPC divides patentable technology into 8 key areas: Section A: Human Necessities Section B: Performing Operations, Transporting Section C: Chemistry, Metallurgy Section D: Textiles, Paper Section E: Fixed Constructions Section F: Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, Heating, Weapons Section G: Physics Section H: Electricity

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15 Search Engines Free Sites USPTO Espacenet WIPO Free Patents Online Google Patent Search Indian Patent Office, etc. Paid Sites STN, DialogPRO T homson Corporation –Delphion –Patentweb –Aureka –Derwent –MicroPatent, etc. For some more databases :

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43 STN Provides global access to published research, journal literature, patents, structures, sequences, properties, and other data. You can search patent data such as: –Front page information, e.g., patent number, patent assignee, title. –Abstracts, Full-text, Legal status, Patent family –Database specific indexing, e.g., names and structures for specific or Markush structures, sequences, concepts. To access STN you need to obtain authorization from STN service center to set up an STN account. Price List - international.de/fileadmin/be_user/STN/pdf/prices /2010_USD_STN_Pricelist.pdfhttp:// international.de/fileadmin/be_user/STN/pdf/prices /2010_USD_STN_Pricelist.pdf

44 DialogPRO Review worldwide Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Developments, view Online Patent Images, news on Litigation, Settlements, and IP regulations. Databases include U.S. copyright data, trademarks from 14 countries plus the European Community and WIPO, four million trademark images, Japanese trademarks in English, over 15 million patents covering 60 countries, U.S. business process patents and Korean patent application abstracts in English. Price List: ricing.pdf ricing.pdf

45 Delphion Patent Collection Descriptions –US Granted Patents & Applications –EP Granted Patents & Applications –Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) –German Granted Patents & Applications –INPADOC Family and Legal Status –Patent Abstracts of Japan (JP) –Switzerland (CH) –WIPO PCT Publications (WO) Price List –Delphion Unlimited $ per month –Delphion Premier $ per month

46 MicroPatent Online patent & trademark information. Full text of US, DE, EP, GB, JP (abstracts only) and PCT PatentWeb –access PatSearch Full Text with either a daily or an annual subscription. –access MPI-INPADOC Plus with an annual subscription only. Aureka –Searches and Transforms complex patent information into lucid, organized knowledge

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48 Importance of Searching the Legal Status Whether, Patent has been Granted or not Granted Patent is still in Force or not. Patent has been granted Patent Term Extension/SPC. There are any Amendments to the Claims The Ownership of patent has Changed i.e. Assigned, Licensed, etc.

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57 Sec 153 read with rule 134 along with prescribed fee. Rule 134. Request for information under section 153 (1)A request for information in respect of the following matters relating to any patent or application for patent shall be admissible, namely :- (a) as to when a complete specification following a provisional specification has been filed or an application for patent has been deemed to have been abandoned; (b) as to when publication of application has been made under section 11A; (c) as to when an application has been withdrawn under section 11B; (d) as to when a request for examination has been made under section 11B; (e) as to when the examination report has been issued under section 12; (f) as to when an application for patent has been refused; (g) as to when a patent has been granted; (h) as to when a renewal fee has been paid; (i) as to when a term of a patent has expired or shall expire; (j) as to when an entry has been made in the register or application has been made for the making of such entry; or (k) as to when any application is made or action taken involving an entry in the register, publication in the Official Journal or otherwise, if the nature of the application or action is specified in the request. (2) Separate request shall be made in respect of each item of information required. (3)The fee payable on a request to be made under section 153 shall be as set out in the First Schedule. Fees: Rs.300 – For natural person (s) Rs For other than natural person (s) either alone or jointly with natural person (s). Legal Status - INDIA

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59 WIPO: India Patent Office: USPTO - EPO: Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market (OHIM): EU agency responsible for registering trade marks and designs that are valid in all 27 countries of the EU. tManager tManager

60 TIME OUT US A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor or wall or other opaque surface in the vicinity of the cat, then moving the laser so as to cause the bright pattern of light to move in an irregular way fascinating to cats, and to any other animal with a chase instinct. US Process for propelling foodstuffs or the like into a crowd US Anti-eating face mask US Physical exercise treadmill for quadrupeds (read animals)