Read more. Since the USPC is now a static collection, searchers need to navigate the Cooperative Patent Classification scheme to find the newest patent and application prior art. If it is state of the art you are looking for, look elsewhere. I then used keywords from the abstract of the patent I found in other databases — including one paid-for subscription service — and none of them returned that particular patent. In Google it appeared in the sixth page of the results.
And, of course, one should remember that there is land across the ocean. If you want to find material filed solely in Japan, for instance, consider searching espacenet. It also provides a very nice machine translation of full texts. Gene, I am pleased to see that you keep emphasizing the importance of doing prior art searches before filing patent applications.
Not doing so leads to more than just to wasted money, it leads to poorer quality specifications, unable to support distinguishing the prior art, needed claim amendments, etc. Rather, it was made moot because the US changed their own internal rules. The doctrine is very much still alive since that doctrine aligns directly with the individual sovereign nature of patent law.
Since I have always been a great admirer of Mr. As a regular reader and for the most part a supporter Mr. People like you tend to think that every inventor will spend whatever it takes to obtain a patent. Sure, doing a worldwide patent search and a worldwide non-patent literature search is definitely best it is wholly unrealistic.
Even major corporations with large budgets do not do a worldwide patent search and a worldwide NPL search prior to filing a patent application.
Doing a reasonable search is better than doing no search at all. For example, the USPTO has started to advise that those who receive letters saying they infringe a patent should immediately reach out to the party sending the letter and that consulting an attorney is not necessary. If an attorney gave that advise it would be malpractice.
Gene: Thank you so much for taking the time to address my inappropriate criticism. I give informational talks for inventors and entrepreneurs, small business owners, etc and patent attorneys still disregard the significance of relevant prior art for patent strength. These people do not know their options and their attorneys certainly are not educating them! I apologize for using this forum to take out my frustrustations. You are absolutely correct to say that some patent attorneys still think they best serve their clients by keeping their head in the sand, not doing any kind of search, hiding or at least playing fast and loose with disclosure requirements under Rule A bigger problem is also probably ridiculous claiming.
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Read our privacy policy for more information. Accept and Close. There are currently 12 Comments comments. Arleen Zank July 11, am Since the USPC is now a static collection, searchers need to navigate the Cooperative Patent Classification scheme to find the newest patent and application prior art. Itzik July 12, am And, of course, one should remember that there is land across the ocean. Foreign language is just the tip of that iceberg. Paul F. Morgan July 12, am Gene, I am pleased to see that you keep emphasizing the importance of doing prior art searches before filing patent applications.
Gene Quinn July 25, pm Andrea- You are absolutely correct to say that some patent attorneys still think they best serve their clients by keeping their head in the sand, not doing any kind of search, hiding or at least playing fast and loose with disclosure requirements under Rule Varsity Sponsors. Upcoming Events. Thu Tue Wed Fri Intramural Sponsors. Popular Posts. You can also see similar inventions, allowing you to improve and refine your own invention without infringing on someone else's patent.
And you can do all this before you have spent many hours and thousands of dollars on an idea that you can't patent. For the convenience of the public, the USPTO maintains libraries in major cities around the country, where you can identify patents that sound similar to your idea and examine the patents in hard copy form or on microfilm.
You can also access U. Start at uspto. You can now start searching. Patent searches may also be done at google. While internet patent searching is a valuable tool, it may be limited by your experience or by the content of some databases. Once your idea passes the preliminary patent search, you may want to hire a professional patent searcher. He is also a renowned celebrity attorney, TV legal commentator and analyst, federally appointed SEC arbitrator and professor of law. Jason Feifer.
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