1. Prior Art

2. What is Prior Art? Any information that has been made available to the public – Conference presentations – Academic publications – Patents – Product literature – Thesis

3. Why is Prior Art Important Determining whether invention is patentable Drafting claims Defining invention Save time and money in the patenting process

4. Where to find Prior Art

5. MIT Libraries’ Resources PubMed – Definitive citation index for research articles in medicine & biosciences Web of Science – Indexes high-impact science, social science, engineering, arts & humanities research journals. 1900 - present. Scopus – Source for articles, books, reports, and patents in science, engineering, social science, and arts and humanities

6. Locating Library Resources Go to: http://libraries.mit.edu/http://libraries.mit.edu/ Select E-Journals & databases from the Select drop-down menu Enter the title of the database or journal in the search box Additional patent resources located on our Patent research guidePatent research guide

7. Patent Scout Go to https://patentscout.innography.comhttps://patentscout.innography.com Complete Registration step with your University email address you will be sent a confirmation email Use the link in your confirmation email to login to PatentScout For Help and Education, go to: http://ps-education.innography.com/help https://www.innography.com/public/upload/files/general- files/INNO-DS-PatentScout.pdf

8. Methods for Searching Patents Keyword Semantic CP Class Related patents Inventor/Company

9. Thank You! Jon Zombeck MIT Technology Licensing Office Prior Art Specialist jzombeck@mit.edu Nick Albaugh MIT Librarian for Innovation and Entrepreneurship ncda1979@mit.edu