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Analyzing Patentability of inventions
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Patents Patentability Criteria
- Subject Matter
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- Novelty
- Non-obviousness
- Utility/Industrial Application
- Specification
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Patentable Subject Matter
- Mere arrangement of known devices working
independently of each other
- A mathematical or business method
- Product/Process
Exceptions:
- Computer programs,per se
- Algorithms- Presentation of information
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Novelty
- Determined in light of a single prior art reference
- All elements should be present in a single prior
artreference
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Non-obviousness
- Should be non-obvious to a person of ordinary skill
in the art, in light of multiple prior art references
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Patent Search - steps
- Splitting an invention into elements
- Creating keywords for the elements
- Shortlisting the results
- Analyzing the patentability of the invention
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Patent Search - example
A method for reverse charging during a SIP session,
where the reverse charging may be for the
entire/partial session, all/partial media content in the
session
Elements:
- A method for reverse charging during a SIP session
- A method for reverse charging during a SIP
session, where the reverse charging may be for the
entire/partial session
- A method for reverse charging during a SIP
session, where the reverse charging may be for
all/partial media content in the session
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Patent Search - example
A method for reverse charging during a SIP session,
where the reverse charging may be for the
entire/partial session, all/partial media content in the
session
Keywords: SIP networks, SIP sessions, reverse
charging.
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Novelty - Example
A method for reverse charging during a SIP session,
where the reverse charging may be for the
entire/partial session, all/partial media content in the
session
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Prior Art: A method for reverse charging during the
setup of a SIP session.
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Non-obviousness - Example
A method for reverse charging during a SIP session,
where the reverse charging may be for the
entire/partial session, all/partial media content in the
session
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Prior Art 1: A method for reverse charging during the
setup of a SIP session.
Prior Art 2: A method for reverse charging during a
SIP session, where the reverse charging may be for
the entire/partial session.
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Patent Search - USPTO
- http://patft.uspto.gov
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Patent Search - WIPO
http://www.wipo.int
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Patent Search WIPO (Contd)
http://www.wipo.int
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Patent Search EPO
http://ep.espacenet.com
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Patent search - others
- Google Patents
- Free Patents Online
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Thank You
Nitin Nair
[email protected]
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