Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Patent SearchMET 1000 Final Project
About.com:Inventor
• How to do a Patent Search
• http://inventors.about.com/od/inventing101patents/a/patent_searchin.htm
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
Page down
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
http://www.uspto.gov/
Do a search
http://www.uspto.gov/
Two chooses
http://www.uspto.gov/
http://www.uspto.gov/
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
Keywords
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
4th listing
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
The next page will display information about the patent. To view the patent drawings, click on the button marked images.
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
Doing a patent search using keywords can give you odd results. Here are a few tips to help improve your results.
TIPS
• Strange Patents– If you get results that you think don't relate to the keyword you used,
remember that words can have many meanings. Words that we think describe only one article can be used to describe other things. For example, we may think of "puzzle" as a game, but it can be used to describe biotechnological or even mechanical inventions.
• Too Many Patents Listed– If you look for the word toys, you will get patents that are child toys,
pet toys, inventions that are minature. Even very technical devices may be described as toys. You are going to need to use a better keyword or more than one keyword.
TIPS
• No Patents– This can sometimes happen. You entered certain words or words in a
specific combination that just couldn't be found in any patents.
– Example: Hook Tamer – No Patents
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students
How to Do a Patent Search For New Inventors and Students : BASICS
Basics - How to Become a Successful InventorBy Mary Bellis
• Learn the relationship between patents and the market value of inventions, the need for counsel, the need for prior art searches and about being skeptical of invention promoters. Learn the many different aspects of invention step by step.
• First Steps• Finding Great Ideas• Business Start Up• Want to Sell Your Invention?• Making a Prototype• Keeping an Inventor's Logbook/Journal• "To Patent" or "Not to Patent" That is the Question
Basics - How to Become a Successful InventorBy Mary Bellis
• First Steps– How does an inventor turn their new invention ideas into money? This
is probably the single most often asked question I receive from people who have no clue as to how to proceed. They often hope that they can sell their brilliant new idea to somebody who will hand them money. Sorry, it just does not work that way and you often end up handing a fistful of money in the other direction. The best answer I can give is to get educated in how the whole process works
• Lessons on Turning a New Invention Idea Into Money• Top 10 Ten Top Ways to Fail as an Inventor• Understanding & Protecting Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights• Before Hiring a Promotion Firm
Basics - How to Become a Successful InventorBy Mary Bellis
• Finding Great Ideas– How to start and keep the creative juices flowing and create great
inventions. How to decide which of your ideas are worth pursuing.
• Improve Your Ability to Brainstorm• Invention Idea Survey• Why You Might Want to Get Your Invention Idea Assessed • What is Invention Assessment and Why is it Invaluable?
Basics - How to Become a Successful InventorBy Mary Bellis
• Business Start Up– If you have decided to establish a business to manufacture or sell your
own invention, you will need a business plan to raise money or/and help your new business flourish.
• Business Plans 101• Tutorial: Creating Business Plans for the Independent Inventor
s• How Do I Raise Money?
Basics - How to Become a Successful InventorBy Mary Bellis
• Want to Sell Your Invention?– How to succeed at selling and marketing your inventions. The most
fundamental piece of advice I would give a newbie trying to sell his/her invention is this; conduct yourself in an appropriate businesslike manner. The tutorials below will help you achieve this and more.
• Do I Make It Myself or Let Someone Else Make It?• Tutorial: Creating a Marketing Plan for the Independent Inven
tor• What Are Patent Assigments? Patent Licensing?• How To License Your Patent• How To Find People That Want to Buy or License Your Inventio
n
Basics - How to Become a Successful InventorBy Mary Bellis
• Making a Prototype– An outline of the basics of making a prototypes - why make a
prototype. By definition a prototype is a full-size working model of your invention suitable for use in the complete evaluation of form, design, performance, and material processing.
• Making a Prototype• Prototypes for Inventions
Basics - How to Become a Successful InventorBy Mary Bellis
• Keeping an Inventor's Logbook/Journal– Detailed records of the concepts, test results, and other information
related to making an invention should be kept in a logbook. You can start a logbook from the very first moment you think of an idea.
• Before You Start an Inventors Log Book• Proving You Were First to Invent: Keep a Logbook• How To Keep an Inventors Log Book
Basics - How to Become a Successful InventorBy Mary Bellis
• "To Patent" or "Not to Patent" That is the Question– "I want to make money before/without having a patent." This is a
controversial issue, however, many successful inventors do follow this path. On the other hand, many experts and patent lawyers consider it foolish. This is not a path for the faint of heart, you need to be business savvy and have some experience to pull it off.
• Alternatives to Patenting• How Hard Is It To Patent?• Marketing is Key• Patents, Success, and Money
