Information Sources in Patents

✍ Scribed by Stephen Adams

• Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 360
• Edition: 3rd completely revised edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Since the publication of the 2nd edition additional countries especially in Asia have become more prominent in industry. This completely revised edition takes account of the changing information scene e.g. in new chapters like BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), Asia and regional patent systems or Sources for legal status searching. This is an essential reference tool for academic librarians and information specialists as well as anyone needing to know where and how patent information can be found.

- Guide to patent information all over the world

- coverage of additional countries/authorities which have become more prominent in industry since the publication of the 2nd edition like BRIC nations and Asia

✦ Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Series Editor’s Foreword
Preface to Second Edition
Preface to Third Edition
Part I: Patent processes and documentation
1 Principles of patenting
Legal Processes
Defining a patent
The concept of priority
The historical examination process for patents
The development of deferred examination and early publication
A typical sequence in modern patent examination
Patents as Information Tools
Language of publication
Patents as accessible documents
Patent families
Bibliographic Standards and the Form of a Patent Document
Special Document Types
Alternative forms of intellectual property (IP) rights
Patent amendments and corrections
Patent-related protection mechanisms
References
2 The European Patent system
EP Patent Documents – Centralised and Nationalised Procedures
Formal examination and search report
Unexamined publication
Grant publication
Post-grant publications
Post-grant translations and the London Agreement
Other post-grant events
European Classification
Databases and Database-Specific Aspects
Relationships with the European Union
The effect of European Regulations and Directives
The Community Patent
References
3 The United States patent system
Historical Aspects
Recent Law Changes
US Patent Documents
Application procedure
Examination, early publication and grant
Post-grant activities
Databases and Database-Specific Aspects
The US Patent Classification
References
4 The Japanese patent system
History of Japanese Patents
Japanese Patent Documentation and Recent Law Changes
Normal progress to grant
Japanese B1 publications
The importance of utility models
Databases and Database-Specific Aspects
The Japanese Patent Classification and Indexing Systems
References
5 The Patent Co-operation Treaty
Background to the PCT System
PCT Documentation
Databases Covering the PCT System
References
6 National patent systems of the G7 countries
Introduction
Canada
Historical aspects and current law
National patent documentation
Databases and database-specific aspects
France
Historical aspects and current law
National patent documentation
Databases and database-specific aspects
Germany
Historical aspects and current law
National patent documentation
Databases and database-specific aspects
Italy
Historical aspects and current law
National patent documentation
Databases and database-specific aspects
United Kingdom
Historical aspects and current law
National patent documentation
Databases and database-specific aspects
References
7 The BRIC nations, Asia and regional patent systems
Introduction
Brazil
Historical aspects and current law
National patent documentation
Databases and database-specific aspects
Russian Federation
Historical aspects and current law
National patent documentation
Databases and database-specific aspects
India
Historical aspects and current law
National patent documentation
Databases and database-specific aspects
China
Historical aspects and current law
National patent documentation
Databases and database-specific aspects
Other Asian Countries
South Korea
Taiwan
Regional Patent Systems
The Eurasian Patent Office
Africa – ARIPO and OAPI
The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC)
Future developments in regional patent systems
References
Part II – Databases and search techniques
8 Patent guides and libraries
General Directories and Reference Works
United Kingdom Patent Libraries
United States Patent Libraries
German Patent Libraries
The European PATLIB Network
Japanese Patent Libraries
Chinese Patent Libraries
References
9 National and international patent information sources
Paper Sources
Optical Disk (CD-ROM, DVD)
Integrated Disk-Internet Products Via Mimosa
Proprietary Electronic Databases
Derwent World Patent Index (DWPI) (Thomson-Reuters)
Patent Citation Index (PCI) (Thomson-Reuters)
PlusPat, FamPat (Questel)
API Encompass and WPAM (Questel)
INPADOC PFS and Open Patent Services (EPO)
Pharm (Questel)
Other Thomson-Reuters products
IMS Patent Focus (IMS Health)
GeneSeq (DGENE)
Chemical Abstracts / Marpat (CAS)
MMS (Questel)
SureChem (Macmillan)
Public Internet Sources
National patent office websites
Patent Office portal sites
Controlled-Access Internet
Password- or account-based systems
Encrypted systems
References
10 The non-patent literature for the patent searcher
Legal Background to Non-Patent Literature Use
Open-Access Journals
Internet Disclosures
Reference Guides
Source Indexes
Special Library Sources
Subject Guides
Reviews
Tertiary Literature
Other Forms Of Literature
Grey literature
Theses
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
Conference literature and technical standards
Technical disclosure bulletins
Conclusion
References
11 Common search types (I) – Alerting searches
Standard Bulletins
In-House Strategies
Specialist Suppliers
12 Common search types (II) – Patentability and freedom-to-operate searches
The Patentability Search
The Infringement Search
References
13 Common search types (III) – Portfolio and legal proceedings searching
The Portfolio Search
Validity and Opposition Searching
References
14 Sources for legal status searching
What is ‘Legal Status’?
Services from patent offices
Multi-country coverage sources
Commercial sources for legal status
References
15 Commercial intelligence search and analysis
State-of-the-Art Searches
Patent Analysis Tools and Techniques
References
16 Specialist techniques
Searching of Citations
Patent Classification
The International Patent Classification and its derivatives
The US Patent Classification
Japanese F-term indexing
The IP5 CHC project and the US-EP CPC
Additional Non-Word Elements
References
17 Future developments
The Impact of the World Trade Organisation and WIPO
The TRIPS Agreement
The Patent Law Treaty (PLT)
The Trilateral Offices and the IP5
The Future of Patent Searching?
References
Annex A: USPTO classification (current at 2011.02)
Annex B: Historical JPO classification
Annex C: Classes of the IPC (Edition dated 2011.01)
Annex D: The theme groups of the Japanese F-term system
Appendix 1: Glossary of patenting terms
Appendix 2: Contact list for major database producers, hosts and libraries
Appendix 3: Index of abbreviations
Index