Competitive and Technical Intelligence ToolBox

INSTITUTE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT had started Certificate Course on Patent Portfolio Creation & Management. The Course will contains the following Modules: # Patent Procedures and Practices at the Indian Patent Office # Patent Drafting - Complete Procedural Manual and Best Practices for Drafting Patent Applications # Patent Search-Mapping - Complete Procedural Manual for Conducting and Analysing Patent Searches # Patent Commercialization - Guide to Post-Grant Patent Procedures focusing on Patent Valuation, Commercialization, Due-Diligence, Licensing and Litigation More Information

Purpose of Validity/Invalidity Search Determine whether a patent already obtained on invention is valid or not Validity of patent can be challenged during whole lifetime of patent (and under certain circumstances even after it has been lapsed) by filing opposition, re-examination, or invalidity action, etc. Time Range for Searching • In general, all literature published before priority date of the patent to be invalidated should be searched • Grace period for public disclosure – 12 months for US – 6 months for EP Validity/Invalidity Search is useful to: • Determine value of potential licensed patent by licensee • Determine strength of patent for setting minimum royalty payments by licensor • Invalidate patent in order to avoid infringement or legal challenge Understanding the request • Review patent(s) and background • Conference with the client – Which date(s) – Specific claims? – Specific client suggestions/preferences – Per...

The new PIUG wiki is designed to further the PIUG mission "to support, assist, improve and enhance the success of patent information professionals through leadership, education, communication, advocacy and networking." The PIUG wiki has information sharing, social networking, and discussion forum functionality. It is designed to complement the current PIUG website, which will be reserved for generally static and official content, and the current PIUG Discussion List . The primary PIUG wiki space is open to all patent information professionals worldwide, either in view-only access without logging in or with create and edit access through a simple signup procedure. Some content and features are limited to current PIUG members. For example, only PIUG members are able to create and maintain "Personal Spaces" that allow members to share information about themselves. These personal spaces are accessible to all wiki registrants and are analogous to profiles posted on L...

New versions of the core and advanced levels of the International Patent Classification (IPC) will enter into force on 1 January 2009. No further revision of the IPC will take place before that date. Major changes will take place in three areas – see table. Class - Subject - Change A01N65/00 - Biocides - New detailed subdivision in core level H04W - Wireless - New subclass with main communication groups and a few subgroups networks in core level, most subgroups in advanced level H04H - Broadcast - New core level scheme communication for subclass (corresponding advanced level scheme already introduced in IPC 2008.01) The rest of the changes concern mainly maintenance, e.g. the clarification of titles, or the transfer of informative references from the scheme to the IPC definitions.

Searching is not merely a tool for compiling a survey of prior art relating to an invention. The purpose of a search may be varied, with the strategy and tools required to perform each search being dependent on the type of search that is to be conducted. It is important to point out that most countries require absolute novelty for an invention to be patentable, and as such no search can ever be regarded as definitive or as providing a conclusive answer regarding the patentability of an invention. SEARCHING MANUAL by SIBANDA & ZANTWIJK is a good training material for patent professional.

Bioinformatics Institute of India (BII) offers various courses of IPR professional. Following are few of them, may be of use: Biotechnology Intellectual Property Management Biomedical Intellectual Property Management Bioinformatics Intellectual Property Management