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Patent retrieval addresses the question of how research and technology in the field of information retrieval assists or even changes the processes of patent search. A patent is an intellectual property right granted by the government of the united states of america to an inventor to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the united states or importing the invention into the united states. This database contains color images for us plant patents, with links to the us patent and trademark office full text. Patent retrieval foundations and trends in information retrieval. All documents originate from the united states patent and trademark office uspto, the european patent office epo, and the world intellectual property organization wipo. Patent retrieval has emerged as an important application of information retrieval ir.
Mit alliance at the national university of singapore, where he researched data retrieval in peertopeer networks. Several of the chapters have been jointly written by intellectual property and information retrieval experts. Public pair, which allows the general public to access information regarding patents and published applications. Please click on a link to be directed to a patent office. Patent retrieval foundations and trends in information. Systems and methods for information retrieval are provided that permit users andor processing entities to access and define synthetic data, synthetic objects, andor. The last and with six papers the largest part on special topics in patent information retrieval covers a large spectrum of research in the patent field, from classification and image. A computerimplemented method includes receiving, at a microphone of a voicecontrolled device, a speech input from a user and. It is a survey of work done on patent data in relation to information retrieval in the last 2025 years. Use of the ipc and various retrieval systems to research. Check the filing status of your patent application uspto. Published by john wiley and sons, 1965 printing of 1963 edition, 448 pp.
World patent information volume 26, issue 3, september 2004, pages 225233 use of the ipc and various retrieval systems to research patent activities of us organizations in the peoples. The library regularly organizes patent literacy workshops in order to enhance um members patent retrieval and analysis skills. Current challenges in patent information retrieval springerlink. However, members of both communities with a background different to that of the. Also available is the patent application information retrieval pair. This chapter introduces patent searching in a way that should be accessible and useful to both researchers in information retrieval and other areas of computer science and professionals. Patents are a rich source of scientific and technical information. The ability to search and locate all relevant patent information effectively is an integral part of a. Through this service, researchers can fully grasp the situation of relevant technologies, avoid patent infringement, and improve the success rate of patent applications. Current challenges in patent information retrieval by mihai lupu, 9783642192302, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This text covers the patent search process, detailing the patent tools available in libraries, and provides background and historical information to give insight into the us patent system. Chapter 11 patents versus trade secrets a patent grants an inventor exclusive right to make, use, sell, and import an invention for a 20year period on june 8, 1995, the new. Public pair provides access to issued patents and published applications. Patent application information retrieval wikipedia.