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(On-Demand) Essential Patent Search Techniques For IP Professionals

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(On-Demand) Essential Patent Search Techniques For IP Professionals

When
10 May 2024
Location
Zoom Webinar
Spaces left
100

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Virtual Non-Members – $299.00
For use by Non-Members who will only attend the workshop virtually by viewing the recording.
Virtual PIUG Members – $199.00
For Use by PIUG Members will only attend the workshop virtually by viewing the recording.

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INSTRUCTOR: John Zabilski Chair, PIUG Education & Training Committee

Registered US Patent Agent (No. 59,626)

Qualified Patent Information Professional (No. 20190010100257)

Build a strong foundation of essential patent information and techniques for effective patent searching.

Learn necessary patent law concepts, bibliographic search skills including ways to identify expert witnesses, comprehensive keyword approaches for specific search types, and basics of alternative strategies including classification, citation and semantic searching.

While this course is ideal for newer searchers including paralegals and patent agents it also provides a strong refresher for more experienced IP professionals. Included are practical applications and opportunities to reinforce concepts with interactive search examples.

Some of what is included in this course:

Types and parts of patent publications
Basics of U.S. Patent Law
Essential International Patent Law
Patent timelines covering publication stages
Identifying patent search resources
Database coverage, content and structure
Search approaches including bibliographic, keyword, classification, citation, full-text and indexed content
Building comprehensive search statements using search operators and command language techniques including nesting, truncation, wildcards and stemming
Contrasting search features across free and commercial resources
Necessary steps for different search types: Patentability, Freedom to Operate and Validity
Practical search examples and opportunities to apply these techniques

This course was offered as a virtual course for those not attending the PIUG 2024 Joint Annual and Biotechnology Conference in-person or participating as a virtual registrant of the conference.

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