How to Search for Patents LSM3256 TROPICAL HORTICULTURE Loh Mee Lan Science Resource Librarian, Patent Resource Team Leader (Powerpoint Presentation : 22 Feb

2 No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, without the written permission of the copyright holder, application for which should be addressed to the author. Such written permission must also be obtained before any part of this publication is stored in a retrieval system of any nature.author © NUS Libraries

Purpose of Powerpoint Presentation Introduction to Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Search for Patents 3

Introduction to Patents What is a Patent?  The Inventor The Government Authority  others from making, using or selling the invention for a term of years.  The inventor gives the public a full and complete disclosure of the invention with a teaching of how it works. Sections Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches 4

Patentability & Types of Patents Patentability  Novelty  Utility  Non-Obvious Types of Patents Utility Plants Design (Registered Design) (See IPOS website for more details : Introduction to Patents Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches

Introduction to Patents Same invention can be filed in one or more countries Patent protection  Has limited lifespan  Typically 20 years from application Long process  May take several years for patents to be granted.  Invention may first published as patent application before granted as patent. FAQ : Patents (WIPO Introduction to Patents Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches

Patent : a Simple Illustration Invention of a knife with sharp blade Person A : Inventor of knife and has obtained a patent in USA Makes and sells knife Patent Expires : 30 June 2016 Person B: Inventor of folding knife and has obtained a patent in USA Patent Expires : 31 Dec 2022 Not able to make folding knife because of A’s patent (unless pay royalties or buy over patent) Able to make folding knife after 30 June 2016 freely Everyone else: Able to make knife with sharp blade after 30 June 2016 freely Able to make folding knife after 31 Dec 2022 freely Question : Can I manufacture and sell this product in Singapore? ( 7 Introduction to Patents Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches

Usefulness of Searching Patents Generate Ideas for Projects/Research Reduce Wastage on Duplicating Research Gain Access to Technical Information Not Published Anywhere Else 8 Introduction to Patents Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches

Did you know that there was a patent granted for NUS Libraries Book Bin? 9 Introduction to Patents Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches

How Many Patents Does IPhone Has? Source : 10 Introduction to Patents Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches

How to Read a Patent Document 11

What is on a Patent Document? Patent Cover Page (e.g. of US Patent)  Bibliographic Data  Contains key patent data, such as patent number, title, list of prior art, patent class, name of inventor, assignee, filing and issue dates, etc.  References cited  Abstracts  A general description of the technical disclosure provided in the specification  Representative Drawing/Diagram 12 How to Read a Patent Document Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches

Granted Patent Granted Patent Kind Code Country Code Other patents & publications Title of Patent Abstract References cited Claim 13

What is on a Patent Document?  Description/Specification  Includes background, detailed summary and description of the invention  Teaches what the invention is, what problems it solves and how it works  Claims  Define the legal boundaries of the invention, exclusively owned by the patentee for the term of the patent, e.g. US7,657,849 ( s.com/pdfs/US pdf ) s.com/pdfs/US pdf  Registered design or design patent has only 1 claim (e.g. l=en&sa=X&ei=VCLRUbHMGMWJrQfT2IGwAQ&ved=0CDcQ6AE wAA) l=en&sa=X&ei=VCLRUbHMGMWJrQfT2IGwAQ&ved=0CDcQ6AE wAA 14 Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches How to Read a Patent Document

Patent Application - US US 15

Example of Granted Patent US4, ( =X&ei=V9D2VIbMApGhugSy9IHYCQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAg) =X&ei=V9D2VIbMApGhugSy9IHYCQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAg 16 Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches How to Read a Patent Document

How to Search Patents Using Internet Sources and Patsnap 17

Search Process What are you looking for? Identify keywords/concepts Identify search engine/database Search in Database Look at Results Satisfied? End Artificial Grass Artificial Grass and landscap* Databases e.g. Patsnap, The Lens, Google Patents, etc. Apply search techniques Relevant results? Change keywords? Change database? Change search techniques? No Yes 18 Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search for Patents How to Search for Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches How to Search Patents

Boolean Operators Keywords in the articles Keywords not in the articles - Bed Frame NOT AND OR Bed Frame Bed Frame Bed frame Bed Frame Bed Frame Bed frame FrameBed 19 Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search for Patents How to Search for Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches How to Search Patents

Patent Databases on Internet Free Patent databases available on Internet. Visit the NUS Libraries’ Patent Libguide (Internet Sources Tab) for more details.Internet Sources Below are some suggested databases: Espacenet Google Patents The Lens 20 Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search for Patents How to Search for Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches How to Search Patents

The Lens ( ) Coverage of The Lens Coverage Let’s try searching using different concepts Simple Search Enter the following terms  Indoor plants  House plants Combine the 2 concepts  (indoor OR house) AND plants 21 Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches How to Search Patents

The Lens ( ) Coverage of The Lens Coverage Let’s try searching using different concepts Phrase Search Using Quotation Marks  “Indoor plants” Limit Results/Refine Search Refine Search (left of screen) 22 Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches How to Search Patents

Patent Databases on Internet : A quick comparison (US) DatabaseCoverageDate RangeImage PAFT : PatentsUSPTOUS Issued Patents ( searchable by Issue Date, Patent Number, and Current US Classification full text) 1790-PDF AppFT : Applications USPTOUS Patent Applications (published)March 2001-PDF Google PatentsGoogleUS Issued patents & patent applications EP Issued patents & patent applications International Patent Application (WO) JPO, SIPO, DPMA, CIPO PDF LensCambiaEuropean Patent Office’s DocDB data (nearly 100 jurisdictions)DocDB US Published Granted Patents US assignments, Australia patents etc PDF LensCambiaUS Published Patent Applications WIPO PCT Application PDF Full-text & images Date coverage for each patent database is different! 23

Searching Tip : Performing Keyword Searches ( Identify Key Concepts and Keywords List down keywords and synonyms for each concept for “use of artificial grass for landscape purposes” Concept 1Concept 2Concept 3 artificial grasslandscap* synthetic turf fakemat carpet Search Topic : ((artificial OR synthetic OR fake OR carpet) AND (grass OR turf OR mat) AND landscap*) Truncation Symbols (Database specific) ? - can be used to replace one individual character * - can be used to replace a string of characters at the end of a word 24 Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches How to Search Patents

Patents Libguide ( 25

Patsnap Search Statement ((artificial OR synthetic OR fake OR carpet) AND (grass OR turf OR mat) AND landscap*) 26 Sections Introduction to patents Introduction to patents >> Patentability & Types of PatentsPatentability & Types of Patents How to Read a Patent Document How to Read a Patent Document >> What is on a Patent Document?What is on a Patent Document How to Search Patents How to Search Patents >> Search Process Search Process >> Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators >> Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches How to Search for Patents

Patsnap – Search by Patent Classification 27

Patent Resource Team NUS Libraries Ms Loh Mee Lan (Patent Team Leader, Science Resource Librarian, Mr Iftikhar Hayat (Patent Team Member, Engineering Resource Librarian, Ms Stephanie Vericca Budiman (Patent Team Member, Design & Environment Resource Librarian, 28

Websites Mentioned in Notes To Powerpoint (1) What is a patent? 2015 Oct 29. Intellectual Property Office of Singapore; [accessed 2016 Feb 8]. tent.aspx tent.aspx (2) P2SG (Patents) Search Oct 29. Intellectual Property Office of Singapore; [accessed 2016 Feb 8]. Services/eSearch.aspx Services/eSearch.aspx (3) Inside the Iphone patent portfolio: data offers glimpse of battery-free future, insight into smartphone “patent war.” 2012 Sep. Thomson Reuters; [accessed 2016 Feb 8]. report.pdfhttp://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/m/pdfs/iphone- report.pdf 29

Quick Quiz After you have gone through the powerpoint slides, why not try to out the following short quiz to test your understanding? Go to Quiz Questions ( 30

Thank You! 31