Introduction A prior art search can be conducted with various strategies, one of the most effective ways of searching for the promising prior art is by using patent classifications. Patent classification is a system of patent offices to categorize patent applications, according to the technical features of their content. Cooperative Read more…
Introduction A prior art search is conducted to identify relevant published work in a particular domain of technology. There exists a plurality of techniques to conduct a prior art search, among them the keyword and classification based searches are widely used. However, sometimes to find the relevant prior art, these Read more…
IntroductionPatent File Wrapper, as the name suggests, is a file that wraps all the documents involved in prosecution as well as opposition (if any) of a particular patent application. It is the complete documentation of a patent application comprising all the documents related to a patent such as drawings, block Read more…
Patent laws have a qualitative impact on the working of researchers, inventors, and attorneys. Even a single misconception regarding a rule can cause a big loss. The grace period is one of the important laws which play a very prominent role in the world of the patent. In this study, Read more…