Overview of

Patent Information

Exedy C. Lampara
Unit Head for Patent
Rizal Technological University
Mandaluyong City
Overview of Patent Information Patent Information

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Disclosing of the technology, in any form, prior

1 to the application may lose the chance of
granting patent.

LEGAL REQUIREMENT:
1. Novel (new)
2. Inventive (not obvious)
3. Of practical use (industrial application)

NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (NDA)

IS NECESSARY

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New?
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Prior Art Search

is an act of searching non-patent and patent
literatures relevant to the technology

All information that is available prior to the effective

date of patent application

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Prior Art Search

Non-Patent
Literature
(journals, books,
manuals, video,
advertisement,
etc.)
Patent
Literature
(patent
information)

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1. What is PATENT INFORMATION?
What is PATENT INFORMATION? Patent Information

PATENT INFORMATION means all related

information contained in a patent document.
• Patent documents constitute a valuable source of
Source of
Information
legal, technical, business, & policy-related
information

for • This disclosure adds to the technological

Technological knowledge in the world, as well as, to the
Advancement advancement or development of technology.

• It is an accumulation of millions of technical

Technical
Solutions
solutions to the different challenges that we face
everyday.

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2. Why use PATENT INFORMATION?
Why use PATENT INFORMATION? Patent Information

1. Avoid duplicating researches and development

efforts

It has been estimated that European

industry loses US$ 20 billion every
year through a lack of use of patent
information.
-WIPO

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2. Save from litigation

Putting a new product on the market in a particular

country without doing a freedom to operate or
infringement search, to discover whether there are any
active patents in force in that country that the product
might infringe, can result in expensive court actions; and
possibly the award of damages.

vs

The Philippine government imported and registered – but not

marketed – a product that is still under patent.

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3. Using patent information in corporate strategy

IP Assets

Researchers/
Technology Scientists/
Engineers
Research and
Development

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3. Using patent information in corporate strategy

He is the brain behind

iPhone’s “rubber band”
scrolling, Mac OS’s
magnification effect, etc.

Former Apple UI designer Bas Ording

now at Tesla
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4. Technology Transfer and Foreign Invest

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3. Users of PATENT INFORMATION
Users of PATENT INFORMATION Patent Information

patent information is important to…

SMEs
R&D
Academe Institutions

PATENT
INFORMATION

Professionals Inventors
of Patents
Governmental
Institutions
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4. Importance of Patent Search
Why Conduct a Patent Search? Patent Information

•Discovery
i. Learn what others are doing but not publishing
•Planning
i. Patentability
ii. Freedom to Operate
•Development
i. Patentability
ii. Work Arounds
•Pre Launch
i. Freedom to Operate
•Post Launch
i. Enforcement
ii. New Products or Services planning
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Why Conduct a Patent Search? Patent Information

A patentability assessment can:

help you understand whether your invention is patentable and

if so, how far can it be protected.
reveal the prior art in your field of invention. This will come in
handy when drafting the patent specification. The knowledge
of prior art will help you determine if your invention has any
value addition over the prior arts. This will reduce the chances
of rejection by the Patent Office.

help you refine your invention so as to make it patentable.

Source: https://www.intepat.com/blog/patent/conduct-patent-search/

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Why Conduct a Patent Search? Patent Information

A patentability assessment can:

reveal certain companies who are keen on obtaining
patents in the field of technology relating to your
invention. In such cases, it gives you the lead on which
companies to contact for licensing of your invention.

reveal the commercial value of the invention in the

economy. Based on this you can determine the
commercial value of your invention.

Source: https://www.intepat.com/blog/patent/conduct-patent-search/

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5. Characteristics of
PATENT INFORMATION
Characteristics Patent Information

As source of Technological Information

Not published elsewhere (unique)

over 70 million patent Nearly 1M new

documents have been inventions are disclosed
published to date via the patent system/yr

about 2/3 of the

technical information
revealed in patents is
never published
elsewhere
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Characteristics Patent Information

Advantage over other literatures

• Well organized due to classification system (IPC)
• Concentrated information
• Problem solving approach

As source of technical information

• Global, quick and easy access (internet)
• Low cost (accessible)
• Permanently available
• Unique resource

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Patent Publication Patent Information

First Publication
Inventions in other Forms of Patent
Literature Published

Punch Card 1914 1889

Television 1928 1923

Jet Engine 1946 1936

Cast Iron 1947 1939

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THE PATENT DOCUMENT
THE PATENT DOCUMENT Patent Information

A patent document as a source of information

contains . . .
A. Bibliographic Information
B. Technical Information
C. Legal Information

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THE PATENT DOCUMENT Patent Information

A - Bibliographic Information
• Patent Number • References cited
• Issued Date • Representative(s)
• Application Number • Title
• Filing Date • Abstract
• IPC • Drawings
• Priority Data
• Applicant/Assignee
• Inventor(s)
• Field of Search
• # of Claim
• # of Drawing
• # of pages of the Specification & Claims
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THE PATENT DOCUMENT Patent Information

B – Technical Information
• Title
• Description
(Disclosure, Specification)

C – Legal Information
• Claim(s)

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THE PATENT DOCUMENT Patent Information

Structure of a PATENT DOCUMENT

• Bibliographic Page
• Specification
• Claims
• Abstract
• Drawings

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THE PATENT DOCUMENT Patent Information

Structure of a PATENT DOCUMENT

• Bibliographic Page
• Title
• Patent/ Publication/ Application/ Priority Number
• Dates
• Inventor, Applicant/Owner
• Classifications (International Patent Classification – IPC
or Cooperation Patent Classification - CPC)
• Country information
• Patent family
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC PAGE Patent Information

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BIBLIOGRAPHIC PAGE Patent Information

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THE PATENT DOCUMENT Patent Information

Specification
• Title of the Invention
• Background of the Invention
• Summary of the Invention
• Detailed Description of the Invention

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SPECIFICATION Patent Information

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 Patent Information

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SPECIFICATION Patent Information

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CLAIMS Patent Information

The extent of protection is determined by the

terms of the claims

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ABSTRACT Patent Information

Separate page for whole abstract aside

from bibliographic page

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Drawing Patent Information

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Credits to:

Dindo O. Dumali
IP Rights Specialist II
Technology Transfer Department
Documentation, Information & Technology Transfer Bureau