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Patents, continued

Patents, continued. US International Patents. International Patents. Patents granted by sovereign states, so only valid within that jurisdiction. US patents – valid in US and its territories only Geographical Protection. Harmonization Efforts. Paris Convention – 1883 PCT/EPC – 1978 NAFTA

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Patents, continued

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  1. Patents, continued • US • International Patents Adele Hoskin

  2. International Patents • Patents granted by sovereign states, so only valid within that jurisdiction. • US patents – valid in US and its territories only • Geographical Protection Adele Hoskin

  3. Harmonization Efforts • Paris Convention – 1883 • PCT/EPC – 1978 • NAFTA • GATT • First to file vs. first to invent • Pre-grant/post-grant opposition Adele Hoskin

  4. Effects • Harmonization – success on application process – uniformity of recognition for priority date, foreign nationals same privileges as nationals. • Same information for application: inventor, claim, • Growth of international patent documents Adele Hoskin

  5. Patent Application • Must contain: • Name of inventor • Enablement/Best Mode • Drawing • A Claim Adele Hoskin

  6. Basic Parts of a Patent • Title • Abstract • Background • Summary of invention • Brief description of the drawing • Detailed description • Claims Adele Hoskin

  7. PCT – Patent Cooperation Treaty • Uniform filing; designate states for ultimate granting • Preliminary examination by World Patent Information Organization (WIPO) • Published 18 months after filing • Application only Adele Hoskin

  8. www.wipo.org Adele Hoskin

  9. International Patent Classification • Format: ANNA NNN/NN • Section, class, subclass for first four characters • Successive characters further define field • Hierarchical relationship • IPC information: www.wipo.int/classifications/en/ipc/brouchure/struct.htm Adele Hoskin

  10. Example • C07c 45/50 • C- chemistry • 07 –organic chemistry • C-acyclic compounds • 45/00 – preparation • 45/50 – prep by oxo reactions Adele Hoskin

  11. EP – European Patents • Not same as European Union • Authority to grant patents for several countries • Both applications and granted patents • Publishes both application and granted patents • ECLA – classification scheme • Inventor may be a corporation Adele Hoskin

  12. www.european-patent-office.org/espacenet Adele Hoskin

  13. Patent searching (US, EP, PCT)- free • USPTO: http://www.uspto.gov • PCT at www.wipo.org • EP at www.european-patent-office.org/espacenet • www.piug.org has lists of other patent offices. Adele Hoskin

  14. Patent searching - Vendors • STN (SciFinder) • DERWENT • DELPHION • Micropatent • Questel-Orbit • Dialog • LexisNexis Adele Hoskin

  15. Searching fields in addition to subject • International patent classification number • Patent application and priority number • Patent countries • Patent numbers • Structure • Inventor / Assignee Adele Hoskin

  16. STN/CAS • Patent coverage in Chemical Abstracts • http://www.cas.org/EO/caspat.html • Lists countries covered • Lists IPC classes covered • Patent searching user’s guide http://www.cas.org/ONLINE/UG/ugcover.html Adele Hoskin

  17. Kind Codes • US United States • A Granted US Patent (issued prior to Jan. 2, 2001) • A1 US Patent Application (issued on or after Jan. 2, 2001) • B1 Granted Patent (no pre-grant publication; issued on or after Jan. 2, 2001) Adele Hoskin

  18. Patent families • Use of fluoxetine or norfluoxetine as anti-anxiety agents - pref. administered orally as hydrochloride salts •  Patent Assignee: (ELIL ) LILLY & CO ELI • Author (Inventor): STARK P • Patent Family: • Patent No Kind Date Examiner Field of Search • GB 2137496 A 841010 (BASIC) • AU 8426457 A 841011 • DE 3413093 A 841011 • DE 3467704 G 880107 Adele Hoskin

  19. Patent Families, 2 • Patent No Kind Date Examiner Field of Search • DK 166479 B 930601 • DK 8401132 A 841009 • EP 123469 A 841031 • EP 123469 B 871125 • GB 2137496 B 861001 • IT 1175977 B 870812 • JP 59193821 A 841102 • JP 94035382 B2 940511 • US 4590213 A 860520 • ZA 8402457 A 851001 Adele Hoskin

  20. PCT Patent • WO 9606391 A3 960509 364/496; 364/497; 364/499; 395/600 • Derwent Week (Basic): 9615Priority Data: US 288503 (940810) • Applications: US 288503 (940810); AU 9533202 (950810); EP 95929457 (950810 ); WO 95US10171 (950810); JP 96508133 (950810); US 883165 (970626) • Designated States (National): AM; AT; AU; BB; BG; BR; BY; CA; CH; CN; CZ; DE; DK; ES; FI; GB; GE; HU; JP; KE; KG; KP; KR; KZ; LK; LT; LU; LV; MD; MG; MN; MW; MX ; NO; NZ; PL; PT; RO; RU; SD; SE; SI; SK; TJ; TT; UA; US; UZ; VN (Regional): AT; BE; CH; DE; DK; ES; FR; GB; GR; IE; IT; KE; LI; LU; MC; MW; NL; OA; PT; SD; SE; SZ; UG Adele Hoskin

  21. Patent examples • Chemical structure searching US 4642762; US 5577239; US 5950192 • Scriptgen Pharmaceuticals • Cubist Pharmaceuticals Adele Hoskin

  22. Summary • Patent searching is exciting – it shows what is new • New methods and sources are appearing every day to make this searching easy. • This has been a quick overview—but it is like everything else – practice, practice, practice. Adele Hoskin

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