European Patent Office European Patent Office Accessing the technology disclosed in patent data and publications Open Forum on the draft Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT) 1 - 3
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European Patent Office European Patent Office Accessing the technology disclosed in patent data and publications Open Forum on the draft Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT) 1 - 3 March 2006 Geneva Patents The European European Patent Office One theory of patent legislation is to induce the inventor to disclose knowledge for the advancement of society in exchange for a limited period of exclusivity There are no strict rules regarding funded research: no obligation to publish The European European Patent Office The patent system and its publication rules First filing Regional or National extensions 12 Months Priority period Published 18 months after first filing European Patent Office A patent is often the first publication relating to an invention The European European Patent Office Electowetting display: Philips press release 25-09-2003 Philips Research Press Release September 25, 2003 Philips demonstrates video-speed electronic-paper technology based on electrowetting The European European Patent Office The corresponding patent published on 28-08-2003 European Patent Office More detailed content than classic articles Patent vs. Classic publications The European European Patent Office Patent 111 pages Article 3 pages European Patent Office Patents are easily accessible Patent Information is accessible The European European Patent Office Classification Standard fields Patent Classification The European European Patent Office C C12 8 Sections C12N C12N15/82A C12N15 Class Subclass Further divided in 30 fields in ECLA Main group 70 000 subgroups Classification = Searched subject The European European Patent Office 268 PATENTS classified in B60R21/18 The European European Patent Office Statistics: 826.191 new patents a year vs. 1.300.000 articles • • Patent first filings: 826.191 in 2003 Yearly 2005 STM publications produces 1.300.000 peer reviewed articles The European European Patent Office Statistics: flows of applications between Trilateral blocs The European European Patent Office Patent searching on free Web databases • [European Patent Office] esp@cenet (IPC Reform 8) • [European Patent Office] Epoline • [European Patent Office] European publication server • [Japan] Patent abstracts of Japan • [US] Patent Full-text and Full-page image databases • [Patent Cooperation Treaty] PCT Advanced Search • [German] DEPATISnet • [Britain] Patents status enquiry EPO Documentation 2004 The European European Patent Office • 90 different searchable databases with 237 million records • 56 million patent records available on DOC-DB from more than 70 patent offices worlwide •The most complete patent database in the world • 54 million records with searchable abstracts accessible in non-patent literature databases What is esp@cenet? The European European Patent Office • Entry-level, internet-based patent document search service offered free of charge • Provides basic search and retrieval functions on a range of patent and patent-related documents • Can be a new user's first experience with patent information • Not a replacement for professional services or advice A null result from an esp@cenet search, for example, should not be interpreted as freedom of action. Business-critical, or financial decisions should not at all be based on the results of esp@cenet searches. Facts and figures about esp@cenet® The European European Patent Office • Service introduced in 1998. • European Patent Organisation tool. • Third version released in 2003 considering user needs and ergonomics. • IPC Reform 8 since January 2006 : new International Patent Classification. • 1 283 000 searches (monthly) • 65 000 users (weekly) Access to esp@cenet The European European Patent Office access to esp@cenet The European European Patent Office access to esp@cenet The European European Patent Office European Patent Office European Patent Office Part IIa Quick Search esp@cenet Quick Search The European European Patent Office The European European Patent Office European Patent Office European Patent Office Part IIb Advanced Search The European European Patent Office The advanced search screen of esp@cenet® The European European Patent Office secondary ion mass spectrometry The European European Patent Office European Patent Office European Patent Office Part IIc Number Search esp@cenet Number Search The European European Patent Office allowed inputs include publication number, priority number, application number, accession number. Since the beginning of the year if is possible to enter a number only, without using the Country code European Patent Office European Patent Office Part IId Classification Search The European European Patent Office “time of flight” search string esp@cenet Classification Search The European European Patent Office “time of flight” search string IPC Symbol highest frequency Definition of Class The European European Patent Office Input C23C14 Input C23C14 The European European Patent Office European Patent Office European Patent Office Part IV Search results and hit lists The European European Patent Office The European European Patent Office Click on each of these tabs Click on each of these tabs to to access the access the appropriate appropriate information information European Patent Office European Patent Office Part VII Printing and downloading esp@cenet Example The European European Patent Office The European European Patent Office The European European Patent Office European Patent Office European Patent Office Part VIII INPADOC esp@cenet Example The European European Patent Office European Patent Office European Patent Office Part IX My patents list esp@cenet Example The European European Patent Office The European European Patent Office The European European Patent Office European Patent Office European Patent Office Visit esp@cenet at: www.espacenet.com or e-mail your queries to: [email protected] European Patent Office Future challenges The European European Patent Office The issue of traditional knowledge • Difficulties of access to multiple search engines • Specific information sources on TK • Specific IPC classes for TK • 111 databases on TK proposed by the IGC • 76 periodicals on TK proposed by the IGC • PCT minimum documentation: 11 (6 proposed by the EPO) Future bilateral agreements The European European Patent Office The example of EPOQUE → the most complete patent database in the world with 56 million documents → comprises a sophisticated search engine and many general and specialist databases → open to all EPC Member states and other national offices under certain conditions European Patent Office European Patent Office Thank you for your attention! Johan Amand European Patent Office Director International Affairs [email protected]