Patents 101: A Very Basic Introduction to the World of Patent Searching for Non-Patent Searchers [ABSTRACT]
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By Martin Goffman, Ron Kaminecki

Abstract

Patents are of great interest to those involved in competitor intelligence and new products as they provide a wealth of information about companies, markets and people. So the tips in this basic introduction to patent searching, by Martin Goffman and Ron Kaminecki, will help to take away the mystique of the world of patents and add another source of information to explore.

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The patent office will examine the application for usefulness, novelty and non-obviousness and will award a patent if it meets these criteria. Patents are quite often short and describe the background of the subject area, the older related patents and publications and data about the invention. So, patents are of interest to individuals in competitive intelligence, new products or technology surveys because of this wealth of information. A relatively unknown source of information lies with the various vendors of patent databases as their websites quite often contain the most asked questions about patent searching.

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