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1 Espacenet and Patent Searching Dr Karen Ryan Patent Examiner 22 September 2011

2 Espacenet… is a network of patent databases. contains over 60 million patent documents from all over the world is searchable has a simple interface is free provides access to actual patent documents

3 A Patent is a legal document conferring on its holder, for a fixed period, the right to exclude all others from exploiting (e.g. making, selling, using, importing) the disclosed invention, save with the holder’s consent. A Patent is a technical document, which “must disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for it to be carried out by a person skilled in the art”.

4 Format of patent documents Bibliographic details Abstract Description Claims Drawings

5 Espacenet v3 http://ie.espacenet.com/ http://ie.espacenet.com/

6 Espacenet v3 http://ie.espacenet.com/ http://ie.espacenet.com/

7 Espacenet v3 http://ie.espacenet.com/ http://ie.espacenet.com/ Most useful is Advanced Search

8 Espacenet v5 http://worldwide.espacenet.com/ http://worldwide.espacenet.com/

9 Espacenet v5 http://worldwide.espacenet.com/ http://worldwide.espacenet.com/

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18 Publication Info: WO = APPLICATION TO WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) US = APPLICATION TO USPTO EP = APPLICATION TO EPO (European Patent Office) IE = APPLICATION TO IPO (Irish Patent Office) http://www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/gdvol1/annexes/annexk/ax_k.pdf

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26 Citing/Cited Documents Cited Documents –From Search Report –Novelty Destroying / No Inventive Step –Good Prior Art !!! Citing Documents –Other documents that have cited yours.

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35 Interested in one particular applicant in Ireland?

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37 Interested in one particular applicant abroad?

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39 Want to see the status of these patents?

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43 Useful feature of EPO Register

44 Can see all correspondance from EPO to applicant

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46 Summary Technology database of 60M+ patents Search with keywords in Title or Abstract See original patent documents (as.pdf) Download front covers Translate foreign specifications Citation lists Check status –Inpadoc or Register

47 Summary Questions?

48 Summary Patents Office, Hebron Road, Kilkenny patlib@patentsoffice.ie 056-7720100 1890-220223


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