The classification system seems a simple concept; organizing patents into specific technology groupings based on the subject matter to which they pertain. In theory, such a system would be extremely useful when it comes to patent searching, especially for technologies that are very visual such […]
A review of AI based patent searching – Are we there yet? Article Overview – These days when setting off to conduct a patent search or evaluate patent search firms, you will inevitably come across the phrase “Artificial Intelligence” or “AI”. The phrase is used […]
The USPTO Public PAIR tool will be retired and succeeded by Patent Center as the new system for accessing documents and statuses on publicly available patents and applications. This change takes effect on July 31, 2022. For TPR clients with patent alerts or monitoring in […]
Percent Identity in Sequence Searching In this issue of the TPR Biotech Brief, we look at ‘percent identity’ in sequence searching by exploring the following: What is meant by ‘percent identity’? Why can every alignment have more than one type of ‘percent identity’? What are […]
News is out this month from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as they announce the launch of a new Patent Public Search Tool, which they describe as a resource providing ‘more convenient, remote, and robust full-text searching of all U.S. patents and published patent […]
How can you be sure that your patent and non-patent literature search results don’t only represent the tip of the iceberg? In this guide we present a snapshot of global patent filings and examine how this data can impact your strategies for prior art searching, […]
This case study takes a look at a large multi-national corporation who were experiencing rapid growth in two key market segments and seeking to speed up their IP related decision-making processes. As we review this case we shine a light on how corporations can use […]
With the introduction of the America Invents (Leahy-Smith) Act a decade ago, the United States moved from ‘first-to-invent’ to a ‘first-to-file’ patent system. While it may be tempting to rush to the patent office to put your date-stamp stake in the ground, an important step […]
In patent searching, compromising quality for cost may mean missing key information critical to successful patent filing, portfolio management and defensive actions. However, the pressure within most corporations to reduce costs has never been greater. Is there a balance and what could you be compromising? […]
While some corporations and law firms may have in-house patent research professionals and resources, there is an ever growing need to exclusively or partly outsource searching to a professional patent search firm; whether it be for volume pre-filing searches, over-flow searching, additional expertise, or extended […]
