Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
SEARCHING
Nitin Nair
Intellecture India
(A division of Brain League IP Services)
Sample patent document
Search at various stages of Patent
Conception Stage
Research and Development Stage
Patent Application Stage
Litigation Stage
Why Search for Patents?
To determine novelty of the invention
To determine if it is useful and non-obvious
To be abreast with the field of invention
To track competing products
To avoid infringement
Invalidation search
Patent databases
Public Databases
www.uspto.gov
www.espacenet.com
www.freepatentsonline.com
www.wipo.int
www.google.com/patents
Private Databases
www.delphion.com
www.micropatent.com
Searching for patents
Patent number
Keyword
Other ways to search
Classification International (IPC), U.S. Classification, European
Classification, etc.