This is an assignment did by myself for an academic purpose only. I think this information can be utilized by learners, so I am posting this here.
Objective & Methodology
The patent searching is emerging as new business for outsourcing in India so the objective of the present study reveals the need, source and method of patent search. For carrying out this study, first a keyword search was performed in various free search engines like Yahoo, Google, AltaVista, Science direct, Scirus, etc. using different keywords. The articles retrieved were studied thoroughly and take out from those articles and personal patent search experiences have been presented in this study.
Need for Patent Search
Patents are acknowledged as a rich source of information for R&D and business strategy. Much of the information contained within patents is never published anywhere else, so patents are indeed a unique and essential information source for uncovering new technology information. There are over 30 million patents in the world today, and each year an average of one million new specifications is filed. This makes patents the largest single body of technological information available anywhere. Here are just a few examples of why patent intelligence is essential for every stage of a strategy to bring a technical innovation to the marketplace.
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Content of report:
· Introduction
· Objective & Methodology
· Need for Patent Search
· Types of Patent Search
o Bibliographic Search
o State of the art Search
o Patentability/Novelty Search
o Continuing Search
o Infringement Search
o Freedom to Use Search
o Validation Search
o Rights Termination Search
o Family search
o Legal status search
o Competitor search
o Citation search
· Patent Databases
· Searching Tools
o Boolean Operators
o Wild Cards (Truncations)
o Proximity operators
· Formulation of Search Strategy
o Pose the Question: What & Where
o Identification of Proper Keywords
o Broadening the Search (High Recall)
o Synonyms, acronyms, alternate terms
o US and British spelling variations
o Abbreviation and plural form
o Narrowing the Search (High Precision)
o Defining Proximity
o Use of classification codes
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Competitive info 