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Cooperative Patent Classification effort and the United States Patent Classification system – shows how patent documents are organized in the classification system, which can help you with your search.Ĭurrent patents and many filed patent applications (referred to as “pre-grant publications”) may be searched using the Patent Public Search tool. (Please note that filed applications for design patents will not have a pre-grant publication).

The Multi-Step Patent Search Strategy – outlines a suggested procedure for patent searches.

patent search: A step-by-step strategy – provides a web-based video tutorial (36 minutes).

Basics of prior art searching – provides an overview for the need to conduct a prior art search and identify pertinent prior art, with examples of publicly available prior art databases.

These sources provide tips on how to conduct your own search: For this reason, the patent examiner may, and often does, reject claims in an application on the basis of prior patents or publications not found in your preliminary search.

Your search may not be as complete as one made by the USPTO when examining an application. It is possible, though challenging, to conduct your own preliminary search. A registered patent attorney or agent is often a useful resource. We encourage novices to contact the nearest Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) for help from search experts in setting a search strategy. A public disclosure of the invention made by, or that originated from, the inventor or a joint inventor more than one year prior to filing a patent application for the invention will also preclude patenting. Therefore, a search of all previous public disclosures should be conducted, including a search of foreign patents and printed publications. You cannot get a patent if your invention has already been publicly disclosed. Search to see if your invention has already been publicly disclosed by another party How do I know if my invention is patentable?įind answers to other questions on our Patent FAQs page.Ĭ.To find out if you can patent your invention, you need to know the answers to a few questions: Determine if your invention is patentable Do I need a patent, a trademark, or a copyright?ī.Before you begin preparing a patent application, find out if you really need a patent and not some other form of IP protection. To protect your invention, you may need a patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, or some combination of these. Determine the type of intellectual property (IP) protection you need Transferring ownership / Assignments helpĪ.International intergovernmental organizations.Enforcing your trademark rights/trademark litigation.Checking registration status & viewing documents.Checking application status & viewing documents.Madrid Protocol & international protection.