Patent Please!

Attendees will be able to

• ...describe the role and purpose of patents within the publication timeline.
• ...construct basic patent searches using recommended tools.
• ...teach others the basics about, and searching for, patents.

STS 1500

Patent Basics

Place in publication

Versus Copyright

Challenges and Issues

patent searching

Reading a Patent

Search Process

Brainstorm

What it does
How it's made
How it's used

Keywords

Lots (and lots)
of synonyms

Classification

Review

Repeat

Recommended Tools

Websites

• Google Patent
• Espacenet
• USPTO Full-Text
• PatentScope
• Patent Lens

Teaching patents

Engaging students

active learning

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common Confusion

Questions?

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@maggienunley

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• Epstein, H. (1928). Folding umbrella: US1666692. United States: http://www.google.com/patents/US1666692
• Gordon, T. T., & Cookfair, A. S. (2000). Patent fundamentals for scientists and engineers. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers.
• Leopoldi, N. (1973). Umbrella: US3709238. United States: http://www.google.com/patents/US3709238

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• Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (2006). Preserving your patent rights. Retrieved from http://web.mit.edu/tlo/www/community/preserving_ patent_rights.html
• Orlean, S. (February 11, 2008). Thinking in the rain: An artist takes on the umbrella.. Retrieved from http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/02/11/thinking-in-the-rain

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• White, M. (2010). Patents: Tutorials. Retrieved from http://library.queensu.ca/research/guide/patents/tutorials.
• United States Patent Office (2015). Seven Step Strategy. Retrieved from http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/support-centers/patent-and-trad...