PATENT SEARCH AND ANALYSIS - AN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD

R. SELVAM¹*
¹Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli, 627 358, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : selvam.r@tanuvas.ac.in

Received : 10-06-2020     Accepted : 27-06-2020     Published : 30-06-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 12       Pages : 10001 - 10003
Int J Agr Sci 12.12 (2020):10001-10003

Keywords : Patent, Prior art, Infringement, Freedom to operate, Database
Academic Editor : Yuvaraj M.
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author is thankful to Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli, 627 358, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : Sole author

Aim of this paper is to enlighten the basic ideas and concepts in patent searching. The “Patent search” is a method of examining for the documents that will determine whether an invention is novel and non-obvious and qualify for a patent and helps the inventor in decision making and saves his time and money. Patent search may be conducted to find out the most recent innovation, to study the development of a particular field, and to find the patents filed by a person or Organisation and it may be conducted by inventor itself or by a patent agent or patent attorney or private search. The different types of patent search are Prior art search, Patentability search, Validity search, Infringement search and Freedom to operate search. There are various online and offline resources available to search patents which include USPTO, WIPO, ESPACENET etc. There are commercial databases also available with additional features. There are many search tools which are used to broaden or narrow down the patent search results. The patent search results will always be useful either if the invention was found to be original or not and its helps to decide what to do next.

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