Online Course: Patent Research [Search & Analysis]

Detailed programme Day 1: 7 September 2021 | Online | 8:30 - 16:30 CET
Day 2: 9 September 2021 | Online | 8:30 - 15:30 CET
Login: 15 minutes before the course Professional patent research

Prior art search: What is it? See the pitfalls!

The basic research template, methods and strategy tools: WIPO Pearl, IPCPUB and IP5 CCD

Where to start with your research?

When to stop? Criteria and strategies

Create your research plan: structure and content

Research tools: best practice

Using the International Patent Classification (IPC) and the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC),its new extension

Searches with newDEPATISnet: use of all research functions and search modes; finding search terms; efficient evaluation of hit lists; and practical tips to perform full-text searches

Research tools: best practice (cont.)

Searches with new Espacenet: never been easier in the most recent research options; smart, advanced and classification searches; shared use with the CPC; practical tips on user settings and export functions; and the INPADOC patent collection with legal status data

Expert research with the Global Patent Index (GPI)

Best practice: efficient research techniques

Research strategies and methods, using free Internet platforms, host databases and relevant non-patent literature of special interest

Professional patent research and analysis methods: WIPO PATENTSCOPE, CLIR and Google Patents, Use of full scope of classification systems: IPC, CPC, FI and F-term - What makes the difference? Benefit of the full potential of the Internet Patent - and Non Patent Literatur-databases

International patent research

Focus on the Asia-Pacific region

Patent search services and registers: Japan Platform for Patent Information (J-PlatPat); China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Search and Services System (CNIPA PSS); Korean Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS); Indian Patent Advanced Search System (InPASS); and Australian Patent Search (AusPat)

International patent research (cont.)

Focus on North America and emerging countries: USPTO with AppFT, PatFT and PAIR; SA KACST and GCC

Efficient use of translation tools; the full range of patent platforms and translation tools; and machine translation from an expert's point of view (pros and cons)

Patent register: DPMA, EPO and WIPO

Features and patent monitoring

Limits of the register databases

Searches on the legal and procedural status: effective use and potential

Patent monitoring, Web 2.0 tools and RSS feeds

DPMAregister, DPMAkurier and the EPO register

Official Patent publication server

FTO research at a glance

Research targets, identifying innovation conflicts with third-party intellectual property rights and the joint benefit of patent registers and databases

Reading the full scope of patent protection

Concluding round-table talk
Reflection and Q&A for all practical case studies, exercises and course contents in each module!

Detailed programme Day 1: 7 September 2021 | Online | 8:30 - 16:30 CET
Day 2: 9 September 2021 | Online | 8:30 - 15:30 CET
Login: 15 minutes before the course Professional patent research

Prior art search: What is it? See the pitfalls!

The basic research template, methods and strategy tools: WIPO Pearl, IPCPUB and IP5 CCD

Where to start with your research?

When to stop? Criteria and strategies

Create your research plan: structure and content

Research tools: best practice

Using the International Patent Classification (IPC) and the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC),its new extension

Searches with newDEPATISnet: use of all research functions and search modes; finding search terms; efficient evaluation of hit lists; and practical tips to perform full-text searches

Research tools: best practice (cont.)

Searches with new Espacenet: never been easier in the most recent research options; smart, advanced and classification searches; shared use with the CPC; practical tips on user settings and export functions; and the INPADOC patent collection with legal status data

Expert research with the Global Patent Index (GPI)

Best practice: efficient research techniques

Research strategies and methods, using free Internet platforms, host databases and relevant non-patent literature of special interest

Professional patent research and analysis methods: WIPO PATENTSCOPE, CLIR and Google Patents, Use of full scope of classification systems: IPC, CPC, FI and F-term - What makes the difference? Benefit of the full potential of the Internet Patent - and Non Patent Literatur-databases

International patent research

Focus on the Asia-Pacific region

Patent search services and registers: Japan Platform for Patent Information (J-PlatPat); China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Search and Services System (CNIPA PSS); Korean Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS); Indian Patent Advanced Search System (InPASS); and Australian Patent Search (AusPat)

International patent research (cont.) ...