Frequently Asked Questions for Patent Search

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to create

Patent Search & Analysis Report

Que 1: What is meant by Patent Search Database Used?

Ans: Student has to give details of patent database from which they got a

particular patent, and by studying this patent they have to generate a

Patent Search & Analysis Report. Students can select any one from

given drop down menu, in case if you have selected other than you

have to give details about to it.

Que 2: What is meant by Key words used?

Ans: Student has to identify keywords related to their respective IDP/UDP

definition, and mention those keywords, which they have entered into

patent database to get related patents. Students have to give at least 3

keywords.

Que 3: What is meant by Search string used?

Ans: Search string is the combination of key words along with Boolean

operators like AND, OR, NOT used for getting the related results/hits.Students have to give details about which search string they have used

to get patents related to their respective IDP/UDP. (e.g. If one wants to

search patents related to control speed of bike/car. Then he may use

search string like - Control AND Overspeed AND Automobile)

Que 4: What is meant by Number of Results/Hits getting?

Ans: Here students have to give number of related patents comes after

using above search string into patent database search engine.

Que 5: What is meant by Category/ Field of Invention?

Ans: Here students have to give details about the category/field of

Invention. Brach of technology with which patent is related. For

example: whether it is associated with Mechanical, Civil, Automobile,

Computer etc. branch.


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Que 6: What is meant by Invention is related to/Class of invention?

Ans: Give detail about patent is related with which class of a particular

branch of technology. For example For automobile related patents,

Patent is related with steering, break, suspension, light system etc.

Here students have to give final subject area of each patent.

Que 7: What is meant by Title of Invention?

Ans: Here students have to mention exact title of patent as seen on each

patent document.

Que 8: What is meant by Application Number?

Ans: Here student have to take care that application no. and patent no. for

each patent are different. So understand the difference between them

and exactly provide the application no of each patent. Application

Number is the number given by patent office at the time of receipt of

application for patent, while the Patent Number is the number given

when the patent is granted after fulfilling all the requirements of

patent office.

Que 9: What is meant by Patent Number?

Ans: Patent is granted after around 2-5 years of making an application for

patent, after checking novelty feature and all other requirements by

patent office. So in this question mention the patent number.

Que 10: What is meant by Date of Filing/Application?

Ans: Filing Date is the date on which application for the patent is made to

respective patent office.

Que 11: What is meant by Priority date?

Ans: Priority date is the first date on which application for the patent is

made. Where an application for patent in India (or any other country) is

based on a previously filed patent application in any other country, the

priority date of that patent shall be the date of the previously filed

application in which the invention was first disclosed.


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Que 12: What is meant by Publication/Journal Number?

Ans: After the application for patent is made, details about the patent

application are published in Patent office Journal of respective country.

In this question students have to mention the Publication No./Journal

No./Bulletin No. etc in which application for patent is published.

Que 13: What is meant by Publication date?

Ans: For each patent, the publication date is the date on which particular

issue of Patent Office Journal containing details of specific patent

application is published.

Que 14: What is meant by First Filled Country?

Ans: Patent gives territorial rights. So if inventor wants a patent protection

in more than one country than he has to file patent application in

different countries separately for the same invention. So the country in

which applicant has filled first application is called First Filled Country.

Que 15: What is meant by Also published as (Name of Countries where patent

filled & relevant Patent (application)No)?

Ans: As said in answer of question 14, if inventor wants a patent protectionfor his invention in more than one country than he has to file patent

application in different countries separately. So in answer of this

question students have to give details about in which countries

application for the same invention is made, and the application number

for each such application. Were no data is available just answer it as

Not Applicable.

Que 16: What is meant by Name of Inventor/s and other details of Inventor/s?

Ans: Inventor/s is the one who has developed this invention. So here

students have to give name/s of Inventor/s of each patent. Also give

other details like: Address, City & Country of Inventor/s.


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Que 17: What is meant by Name of Applicant/ Assignee and other details of

Applicant/Assignee?

Ans: Applicant/ Assignee are the one who owns the rights of Patent. It is

possible that the inventor and the applicant for the patent are two

different persons/entities. It is particularly true for Patents developedby any legal entities (such as organisation, company, colleges or

universities). So in such cases students have to give name of such

applicant for the patent. In case where the inventor and applicant for

patent both are the same than give name of applicant/s here for one

more time. Also give other details like: Address, City & Country of

Applicant/Assignee.

Que 18: What is meant by who is Applicant for patent?

Ans: To answer this question, Students have to select any one from

individual or organisation given under dropdown menu, as explained

under answer of question of 17.

Students can answer the following questions after thoroughly

reading patent document.

Que 19: What is meant by Limitation of Prior Art?

Ans: Prior art constitutes all information that is available to the public in any

form before a given date (i.e before the date of patent application). In

answer of this question students have to mention details about

Limitations or problems associated with technologies/product available

before the patented article for which application for patent is made.

Que 20: What is meant by Specific Problem Solved/Objective of invention?

Ans: Here students have to describe the advantages/benefits of the

patented article. And also to add a note on what kind of problems will

be solved by this invention.


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Que 21: What is meant by Brief about Invention?

Ans: Here students have to add a note on each technical detail associated

with invention, describe all aspects of Invention in full. Describe all the

figures; give the examples mentioned under patent document. In this

part students have to give all details of Invention.

Que 22: What is meant by Key Learning Point?

Ans: Here students have to give details about what things he/she has learnt

about particular technical field after reading a patent.

Que 23: What is meant by Summary of invention?

Ans: Here students have to give details about what they have understood

after reading a patent document. What is the invention about? What

are problems with present available technology? What are benefits

with this invention? Etc. Students have to make summary of each

patent in not more than 500 words.

Que 24: What is meant by Number of claims?

Ans: Here students just have to mention the number of claims under each

patent they have studied.

Que 25: What is meant by Patent Status?

Ans: Here students have to answer this question by selecting any one option

from: Published Application/ Granted Patent/ In-force Patent/ Failed to

maintain the Patent/Expired Patent. Students can get answer about

this question by checking its status and by seeing its renewal fees

payment history.

Que 26: What is meant by how much this invention is related with your

IDP/UDP?

Ans: Here student have to select any one option from > 91 %, 71 to 90%,

< 70 %, Not related to IDP/UDP in relation to the closeness of subject

matter between studied patent and the subject matter of everyones

IDP/UDP.


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Que 27: What is the meaning of - Do you have any idea to do anything around

the said invention to improve it?

Ans: After studying each patent thoroughly and by answering all the

previous questions, each student has to answer this question very

carefully and give your valuable ideas in a very precise manner. Here

students have to think for any possible modification/improvement in

the studied patent he/she can make so as to maximise its

effectiveness/user friendliness. Students have to give idea about

possible alterations they can make in briefly about 500 words.

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Frequently Asked Questions for Patent Search