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WIPO Patent Information Services
Juneho JangSenior Patent Information
OfficerOctober 2008
Overview
• The context of patent information• PATENTSCOPE®
• Priority Document Access Service (DAS)
• PATENTSCOPE® - Work in Progress
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The context of Patent Information
• 1.6 Million new applications disclosed every year.
• An important resource of technical information.
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The context of Patent Information
• Increasing diversity of:
• Countries of Origin
• Countries of Filing
• Languages
• Users
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Opportunities for exploiting patent information
• A patent is territorial, but disclosure is global
• Patents are limited in time• The scope of a patent is limited by
its claims• Patents give the owners a right to
prevent others from carrying out their invention (manufacturing or marketing) but not from learning from the invention
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The importance of status information
• Patent rights are territorial (although disclosure is global)
• Patents may or may not be granted and may or may not remain valid and in force
• Patents are limited by the scope of their claims
• Status information is critical to understanding what is patented and where
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Patent Information and Technology Transfer
• Identify and understand relevant technologies
– Search– Analysis of trends, companies, etc.
• Evaluate the IP status of technologies– Ownership– Geographical coverage– Scope of IP rights– Legal status (grant and maintenance)
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Where to find patent information
Publishing offices: JPO, USPTO, WIPO, KIPO, SIPO, EPO, etc
Free, public information: PATENTSCOPE®, esp@cenet, PatFT, Japio, KIPRIS, SurfIP, etc
Google, Yahoo Added-value commercial vendors
Patent search and delivery services
Patent Analytics
Specialised databases: biomedical, engineering, etc
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Some Caveats
• Searching by simple keywords can lead to mis-interpretation. Beware of:
• Ambiguity• Semantics• Obfuscation
• Search by classification (IPC) will improve the precision of a search
• Status information is always incomplete - validate your results
• No single online database has fully extensive coverage
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WIPO’s Patent Information Objectives
1. Publication and Dissemination of PCT International Applications
1. Publication and Dissemination of PCT International Applications
2. Enhanced Utilisation of Patent Information2. Enhanced Utilisation of Patent Information
- Electronic Publication via PATENTSCOPE®
- PCT Data Production - dissemination of high-volume data to offices and subscribers
- Seminars, workshops, etc- Guides, tutorials- Technology studies, patent landscapes, particularly on issues related to public
policy- Technical assistance projects with member states - Integration of more data
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What is PATENTSCOPE® ?
• WIPO’s Patent Information Portal• Database of 1.4 million international
patent applications (PCT)• Features:
• Full text search• Status information• Graphical analysis tools• RSS notifications• Technology Focus
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PATENTSCOPE® Overview
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Language interfaces & web pages:EN, FR & ES
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Search languages
• Searches can be carried out in:– English– French– German– Spanish– Russian– Japanese , available from July 2008
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Structured Search
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Simple Search
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Advanced Search
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PATENTSCOPE® SearchFull text search in Description and/or Claims text
Unlimited Keywords
Bibliographic search (classification, applicant, inventor, dates, etc)
Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), truncation, range searches
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PATENTSCOPE® DocumentsPublished Documents and related file contents
Search reports (prior art)
Written opinions and preliminary examination reports (patentability)
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PATENTSCOPE® National Phase Status
2.6 Million notification from 30+ offices
Legal status (where available)
Internet hyperlinks to certain offices (further status information, translations, etc)
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PATENTSCOPE® Graphics1. Enter any search criteria 2. Click on the Graphics icon
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PATENTSCOPE® Graphics
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PATENTSCOPE® RSS Notifications
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Priority Document Access Service (DAS)
• Office of Second Filing can request with applicant’s permission to retrieve copy of priority document via the service
• Demo available at: http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/priority_documents
• Likely to be launched in 1st semester of 2009
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Priority Document Access Service (DAS)
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Priority Document Access Service (DAS)
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Priority Document Access Service (DAS)
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Data Services
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Statistics
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• Integrate more patent data from more patent offices
• (Technical co-operation projects in Latin America, Africa and Asia)
• Improved search and analysis tools• Language tools• Patent landscapes online
PATENTSCOPE® - Work in Progress