Patent Information Users Group, Inc. (PIUG) will be offering a webinar on "Best Practices for Searching IP5 Literature" from 10:00 am to 11:00 am (EDT) on March 15, 2023. Kartar Singh Arora of Clarivate will present an overview of differences in patents and procedures used by IP5 patent offices (USPTO, EPO, SIPO, JPO and KIPO) with a particular focus on the following items:
• Types of patents granted
• Patentable inventions
• Critical dates i.e., bar dates
• Definition of novelty and lack of invention step
• Procedures for challenging pending and granted patents
• Patent terms including extensions
• Patent offices and services provided including online databases including timeline for grant of patents and statistics
The registration fee for the webinar is $129 for non-members or $79 for PIUG members. Those interested in attending the webinar can register here.
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