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E-raamat: From Invention to Patent - A Scientist and Engineer's Guide: A Scientist and Engineer's Guide [Wiley Online]

Steven H. Voldman (IBM, USA)

Formaat: 344 pages
Ilmumisaeg: 27-Apr-2018
Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN-10: 1119125286
ISBN-13: 9781119125280

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Formaat: 344 pages
Ilmumisaeg: 27-Apr-2018
Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN-10: 1119125286
ISBN-13: 9781119125280

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Invention and patents continues to be an important issue in technology and our global economy. Invention and Patenting provides a clear picture of how to be a prolific inventor, to understand patents, and the patent process. It provides an illuminating insight into the writing of invention disclosures to patents from the submission process to final drafts. The book shows how to communicate effectively with patent lawyers and patent examiners, teaching the language of “legalese.”

This book is unique in covering both the early invention process to final patent drafting to provide high quality patents in technologies.

Key features include:

How to become an inventor, how to invent, to what is invention;
How to write an invention disclosure to writing a patent;
Examples of utility, design, and plant patents;
How to prepare the background section, brief listing of figures, detailed description of the invention, claims, abstract to artwork;
Using patent search engines;
Writing independent and dependent claims;
Analyzing office actions of the US and European patent offices;
How to write an office action response and amending claims; and,
Examples of Office Action responses, preliminary amendments, to notice of allowance response;

Invention and Patenting is the first book by an engineer and inventor from a technologist’s point of view. It is an essential reference for engineers and inventors. It is also useful for graduate and undergraduate students in technology and the sciences.

About the Author

xvii

Preface

xix

Acknowledgments

xxiii

1 Introduction

(36)

1.1 Introduction

(1)

1.1.1 Intellectual Property

(1)

1.2 Patent

(2)

1.2.1 What Is a Patent?

(1)

1.2.2 Patents and the US Constitution

(1)

1.2.3 Why Patent?

(1)

1.2.4 What Is Patentable?

(1)

1.3 Copyrights

(1)

1.4 Trademarks

(1)

1.5 Invention

(2)

1.5.1 What Is Invention?

(2)

1.5.1.1 Are You an Inventor?

(1)

1.5.1.2 Did You Know They Were Inventors?

(1)

1.5.1.3 Who Are Young Inventors?

(1)

1.6 Defining the Processes of Invention

(1)

1.6.1 Invention - Addition

(1)

1.6.2 Invention - Deletion

(1)

1.6.3 Invention - Rearrangement

(1)

1.6.4 Invention - when 1 + 1= 3

(1)

1.7 Finding Invention in Your Work

(1)

1.8 Invention Time

(1)

1.8.1 When Is the Best Time to Invent?

(1)

1.9 From Invention to Productization

(1)

1.10 Value of Patenting

(2)

1.10.1 What will you Gain as an Inventor?

(1)

1.10.2 What has Invention Done for Me?

(1)

1.10.3 What will Your Company Gain from Invention?

(1)

1.10.4 What Will Your Company Gain from Patents?

(1)

1.11 Example Patents

(1)

1.12 Closing Comments and Summary

(1)

Problems

(1)

Case Studies

(1)

References

(2)

Appendix

(23)

2 Invention

(36)

2.1 Introduction

(1)

2.2 How to Become an Inventor

(3)

2.2.1 What Do You Do That Is Creative?

(1)

2.2.2 How Do You Think?

(1)

2.2.3 Where Do You Think?

(1)

2.2.4 When Do You Think?

(1)

2.2.5 Capturing Your Ideas and Inventions

(1)

2.2.6 Timing

(1)

2.3 Studying Inventors

(2)

2.3.1 Studying Prolific Inventors

(1)

2.3.2 Studying Inventors' Habits

(1)

2.3.3 Studying Inventors' Goals and Objectives

(1)

2.4 The Creative Cycle

(1)

2.4.1 What is the Creative Cycle?

(1)

2.4.2 Stimulating the Creative Cycle

(1)

2.5 Left Brain and Right Brain

(1)

2.6 Thinking Out of the Box

(1)

2.7 Lateral Thinking Versus Critical Thinking

(1)

2.8 Finding Invention Between the Boundaries of Disciplines

(1)

2.9 Structured Invention - TRIZ

(1)

2.10 Example Patents

(1)

2.11 Closing Comments and Summary

(1)

Problems

(1)

Case Studies

(1)

References

(2)

Appendix

(24)

3 Patents and Patent Languages

(12)

3.1 Introduction

(1)

3.2 Patent Search Engines

(1)

3.2.1 US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

(1)

3.2.2 Pat2PDF

(1)

3.2.3 Google Patents

(1)

3.3 Patent Language

(3)

3.3.1 Specification

(1)

3.3.2 Claims

(1)

3.3.2.1 Independent Claims

(1)

3.3.2.2 Dependent Claims

(1)

3.3.3 Inventor

(1)

3.3.4 Joint Inventor

(1)

3.3.5 Provisional Applications

(1)

3.3.6 Nonprovisional Application

(1)

3.3.7 Divisional Applications

(1)

3.3.8 Continuing Patent Applications

(1)

3.4 Patent Language - Status and Operation

(2)

3.4.1 Office Actions

(1)

3.4.1.1 First Office Action

(1)

3.4.1.2 Final Office Action

(1)

3.4.2 Manual of Patent Examining Procedure

(1)

3.4.2.1 Prior Art

(1)

3.4.3 Allowance

(1)

3.4.4 Rejection

(1)

3.4.4.1 Final Rejection

(1)

3.4.5 Withdrawal

(1)

3.4.6 Notice of Allowance

(1)

3.4.7 Patent Pending

(1)

3.5 Patent Draft

(3)

3.5.1 Patent Draft - Structure

(1)

3.5.2 Patent Draft - Title

(1)

3.5.3 Patent Draft - Background Section

(1)

3.5.4 Patent Draft - Field of the Invention

(1)

3.5.5 Patent Draft - Summary

(1)

3.5.6 Patent Draft - Brief Description of the Figures

(1)

3.5.7 Patent Draft - Detailed Description of the Invention

(1)

3.5.8 Patent Draft - Claims

(1)

3.5.9 Patent Draft - Abstract

(1)

3.6 Closing Comments and Summary

(1)

Problems

(1)

Case Studies

(1)

References

(2)

4 Patents

(54)

4.1 Introduction

(1)

4.2 Patent Types

(1)

4.2.1 Utility Patents

(1)

4.2.2 Design Patents

(1)

4.2.3 Plant Patents

(1)

4.3 Patent Structure for Utility Patents

(3)

4.3.1 Utility Patent - Title

(1)

4.3.2 Utility Patent - Background Section

(1)

4.3.3 Utility Patent - Field of the Invention

(1)

4.3.4 Utility Patent - Summary Section

(1)

4.3.5 Utility Patent - Brief Description of Figures

(1)

4.3.6 Utility Patent - Detailed Description of the Invention

(1)

4.3.7 Utility Patent - Figures

(1)

4.3.7.1 Figures - Prior Art

(1)

4.3.7.2 Figures - Invention

(1)

4.3.8 Utility Patent - Claims

(1)

4.3.9 Utility Patent - Abstract

(1)

4.4 Design Patents

(3)

4.4.1 Design Patents - Patent Name Designation

(1)

4.4.2 Design Patents - Title

(1)

4.4.3 Design Patents - Inventors

(1)

4.4.4 Design Patents - Applicant and Assignee

(1)

4.4.5 Design Patents - References Cited

(1)

4.4.6 Design Patents - Foreign Patent Documents

(1)

4.4.7 Design Patents - Other References

(1)

4.4.8 Design Patents - Description

(1)

4.4.9 Design Patents - Figures

(1)

4.4.10 Design Patents - Claim

(1)

4.5 Plant Patents

(7)

4.5.1 Plant Patents - Patent Name Designation

(1)

4.5.2 Plant Patents - Title

(1)

4.5.3 Plant Patents - Cross-reference to Related Applications

(1)

4.5.4 Plant Patents - Latin Name of the Genus

(1)

4.5.5 Plant Patents - Variety Denomination

(1)

4.5.6 Plant Patents - Background Section of the Invention

(1)

4.5.7 Plant Patents - Summary Section

(1)

4.5.8 Plant Patents - Brief Description of Drawings

(1)

4.5.9 Plant Patents - Detailed Botanical Description of the Plant

(2)

4.5.10 Plant Patents - Claims

(1)

4.5.11 Plant Patents - Abstract

(1)

4.6 Example Patents

(1)

4.7 Closing Comments and Summary

(1)

Problems

(1)

Case Studies

100

(1)

References

100

(2)

Appendix

102

(37)

5 Patent Drawings

139

(42)

5.1 Introduction

139

(1)

5.1.1 Drawing Techniques - Drawing by Hand

140

(1)

5.1.2 Drawing Techniques - Drawing by Computer

140

(1)

5.1.3 Drawing Techniques - Drawing by Camera

140

(1)

5.2 Patent Drawings - Utility Patents

140

(1)

5.3 Patent Drawings - Structures

141

(2)

5.3.1 Rules for Structure Drawings

141

(2)

5.4 Patent Drawings - Apparatus

143

(1)

5.4.1 Rules for Apparatus Drawings

143

(1)

5.5 Patent Drawings - Circuit

144

(2)

5.5.1 Rules for Circuit Drawings

145

(1)

5.6 Patent Drawings - Systems

146

(1)

5.6.1 Rules for System Drawings

146

(1)

5.7 Patent Drawings - Method

147

(1)

5.7.1 Rules of Method Drawings

147

(1)

5.7.2 Correspondence Between Method Drawings and Claims

148

(1)

5.8 Patent Drawings - Design

148

(3)

5.8.1 Rules for Design Drawings

151

(1)

5.9 Patent Drawings - Plant Drawings

151

(1)

5.9.1 Rules for Plant Drawings

152

(1)

5.10 Unique Patent Drawings - Beauregard Claims

152

(1)

5.11 Patent Drawings and Office Actions

152

(6)

5.11.1 Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review

154

(4)

5.11.1.1 Drawings 37 CFR 1.84(a) Acceptable categories of drawings

155

(1)

5.11.1.2 Photographs 37 CFR 1.84(b)

156

(1)

5.11.1.3 Type of Paper 37 CFR 1.84(e):

156

(1)

5.11.1.4 Size of Paper 37 CFR 1.84(f)

156

(1)

5.11.1.5 Margins 37 CFR 1.84(g)

156

(1)

5.11.1.6 Views 37 CFR 1.84(h)

156

(1)

5.11.1.7 Sectional Views 37 CFR 1.84(h)(3)

156

(1)

5.11.1.8 Arrangement of Views 37 CFR 1.84(j)

157

(1)

5.11.1.9 Scale 37 CFR 1.84(k)

157

(1)

5.11.1.10 Character of Lines, Numbers, and Letters 37 CFR 1.84(1)

157

(1)

5.11.1.11 Shading 37 CFR 1.84(m)

157

(1)

5.11.1.12 Numbers, Letters, and Reference Characters 37 CFR 1.48(p)

157

(1)

5.11.1.13 Lead Lines 37 CFR 1.84(q)

157

(1)

5.11.1.14 Numbering of Sheets of Drawing 37 CFR 1.84(t)

157

(1)

5.11.1.15 Numbering of Views 37 CFR 1.84(u)

157

(1)

5.11.1.16 Corrections 37 CFR 1.84(w)

157

(1)

5.11.1.17 Design Drawings 37 CFR 1.152

157

(1)

5.11.2 Objections or Rejections

158

(1)

5.12 Example Patents

158

(1)

5.13 Closing Comments and Summary

158

(1)

Problems

158

(1)

Case Studies

159

(1)

References

160

(2)

Appendix

162

(19)

6 Claims

181

(12)

6.1 Introduction

181

(1)

6.2 Independent and Dependent Claims

181

(2)

6.2.1 Independent Claims

181

(1)

6.2.2 Dependent Claims

181

(2)

6.3 Structure Claims

183

(1)

6.4 Apparatus Claims

183

(1)

6.5 Method Claims

184

(1)

6.6 Hybrid Claims

185

(1)

6.7 Means Plus Function Claims

185

(1)

6.8 Beauregard Claims

185

(1)

6.9 Exhaustive Combination Claims

186

(1)

6.10 Alternative Claims

186

(2)

6.10.1 Markush Claims

186

(1)

6.10.2 Jepson Claims

187

(1)

6.10.3 Product-by-Process Claim

187

(1)

6.10.4 Programmed Computer Claims

187

(1)

6.10.5 Omnibus Claims

187

(1)

6.10.6 Signal Claims

187

(1)

6.10.7 Swiss-Type Claims

187

(1)

6.10.8 Reach-Through Claims

187

(1)

6.11 Closing Comments and Summary

188

(1)

Problems

188

(1)

Case Studies

189

(1)

References

190

(3)

7 Office Actions

193

(26)

7.1 Introduction

193

(1)

7.2 Office Actions - USPTO

193

(3)

7.2.1 Reading the Office Action

193

(3)

7.2.1.1 Application Number

193

(1)

7.2.1.2 Attorney Docket Number

194

(1)

7.2.1.3 First Named Inventor

194

(1)

7.2.1.4 Law Firm

195

(1)

7.2.1.5 Examiner

195

(1)

7.2.1.6 Art Unit

195

(1)

7.2.1.7 AIA (First Inventor to File)

195

(1)

7.2.1.8 Filing Date

195

(1)

7.2.1.9 Mail Date

195

(1)

7.2.1.10 Status

195

(1)

7.3 Disposition of Claims

196

(1)

7.3.1 Claims Pending

196

(1)

7.3.2 Allowed Claims

196

(1)

7.3.3 Rejected Claims

197

(1)

7.3.4 Objected Claims

197

(1)

7.3.5 Claims Subject to Restriction or Election

197

(1)

7.4 Application Papers

197

(1)

7.4.1 Objection of Specification

197

(1)

7.4.2 Drawing Status - Accepted or Objected To

197

(1)

7.5 Detailed Action

198

(4)

7.5.1 Claim Objections

198

(1)

7.5.2 Claim Rejections

198

(3)

7.5.2.1 35 USC 101

198

(1)

7.5.2.2 35 USC 112

198

(1)

7.5.2.3 35 USC 102 Novelty Rejection

199

(1)

7.5.2.4 35 USC 103 Obviousness Rejection

200

(1)

7.5.2.5 Drawing Objections

200

(1)

7.5.3 Allowable Subject Matter

201

(1)

7.5.4 Conclusion Section

201

(1)

7.6 Writing the Office Action Response

202

(5)

7.6.1 Introduction of the Office Action Response

202

(2)

7.6.2 Amending Claims

204

(1)

7.6.3 Amending Rejected Claims

204

(2)

7.6.3.1 35 USC 112 Rejection

205

(1)

7.6.3.2 35 USC 102 Rejection

206

(1)

7.6.3.3 35 USC 103 Rejection

206

(1)

7.6.4 Withdrawing a Claim

206

(1)

7.6.5 Addressing Objected Claims

206

(1)

7.6.6 Closing Statements of the Office Action Response

207

(1)

7.7 Preliminary Amendment

207

(1)

7.8 Final Office Action

207

(1)

7.9 European Office Action

208

(5)

7.9.1 Reading the European Office Action

208

(1)

7.9.2 EU Office Action Opening Comments

208

(1)

7.9.3 EU Patent Examiner Rulings

208

(4)

7.9.3.1 Article 78 EPC - Requirements of a European Patent Application

209

(1)

7.9.3.2 Article 83 EPC Disclosure of the Invention

209

(1)

7.9.3.3 Article 84 EPC - Claims

209

(1)

7.9.3.4 Article 52 (1) EPC - Patentable Inventions

209

(1)

7.9.3.5 Article 54 EPC - Novelty

210

(1)

7.9.3.6 Article 56 EPC - Inventive Step

210

(1)

7.9.3.7 Article 42 (1) EPC - Content of the Description

210

(1)

7.9.3.8 Article 43 (1) EPC - Form and Content of Claims

210

(2)

7.9.4 Writing the European Office Action Response

212

(1)

7.10 German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) Office Action

213

(3)

7.10.1 Underlying Documents

214

(1)

7.10.2 Subject of the Application

214

(1)

7.10.3 Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art

214

(1)

7.10.4 Interpretation

214

(1)

7.10.4.1 The Claim

214

(1)

7.10.4.2 Novelty

215

(1)

7.10.4.3 Inventive Step

215

(1)

7.10.5 Formal Defects

215

(1)

7.10.6 Conclusion Section

216

(1)

7.11 Supporting European Law Firms and EU Response

216

(1)

7.12 Closing Comments and Summary

216

(1)

Problems

216

(1)

Case Studies

217

(1)

References

218

(1)

8 Invention Generation Methodologies

219

(10)

8.1 Introduction

219

(1)

8.2 Creative Problem-Solving (CPS) Sessions

219

(3)

8.2.1 Building a CPS Session Moderator Team

219

(1)

8.2.2 Constructing CPS Session Attendee Team

219

(2)

8.2.3 CPS Session Rules

221

(1)

8.2.4 CPS Session Topic

221

(1)

8.2.5 CPS Session Invention Generation Process

221

(1)

8.2.6 CPS Session Invention Voting Procedure

222

(1)

8.2.7 Breakout Groups and Invention Development

222

(1)

8.2.8 CPS Session Closure

222

(1)

8.3 Systematic Thinking

222

(2)

8.3.1 TRIZ

222

(1)

8.3.2 TRIZ - Altshuller's Philosophy

223

(1)

8.3.3 TRIZ - Removal of Contradictions

223

(1)

8.4 Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT)

224

(1)

8.5 Unified Systematic Inventive Thinking (USIT)

225

(1)

8.6 Data Mining

225

(1)

8.7 Anticipating the Next Invention

225

(1)

8.8 Closing Comments and Summary

226

(1)

Problems

226

(1)

Case Studies

227

(1)

References

227

(2)

9 Corporate Patent Strategy

229

(14)

9.1 Introduction

229

(1)

9.2 Review Committee System

229

(1)

9.3 Database Patent Tracking System - World Patent Tracking System (WPTS)

229

(3)

9.4 Documenting the Invention Ideas and Disclosures

232

(1)

9.5 Submission of the Invention Disclosure

232

(2)

9.6 Invention Review and Evaluation

234

(2)

9.6.1 Title

234

(1)

9.6.2 Disclosure Number

234

(1)

9.6.3 Inventors Name

235

(1)

9.6.4 Reviewer Name

235

(1)

9.6.5 Invention - Clarity

235

(1)

9.6.6 Invention - Scope

235

(1)

9.6.7 Prior Art Known to the Reviewer

235

(1)

9.6.8 Alternatives to the Invention

235

(1)

9.6.9 Advancement of the State of the Art

235

(1)

9.6.10 Detectability

235

(1)

9.6.11 Essential Features of the Invention

235

(1)

9.6.12 Avoidance - Alternative Circuits or Methods

235

(1)

9.7 Review Committee

236

(1)

9.8 Working with the Patent Attorney

236

(1)

9.9 Corporate Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy

236

(2)

9.9.1 Corporate IP Goals

237

(1)

9.9.1.1 Organizational Goals

237

(1)

9.9.1.2 Individual Goals

237

(1)

9.9.1.3 Integration of Individual Goals into Performance Plans

237

(1)

9.9.2 Corporate IP Targets

237

(1)

9.9.3 Short-term Goals

238

(1)

9.9.4 Annual-term IP Goals

238

(1)

9.9.5 Long-term Goals

238

(1)

9.10 Incentives

238

(2)

9.10.1 Invention Disclosure Submission Award

239

(1)

9.10.2 Invention Patent Issue Award

239

(1)

9.10.3 Invention Achievement Plateau Award

239

(1)

9.10.4 Supplemental 20% Awards

240

(1)

9.10.5 Top 5% Invention Awards

240

(1)

9.10.6 Division Awards

240

(1)

9.10.7 Corporate Awards

240

(1)

9.10.8 Invitation to Annual Inventor Dinners

240

(1)

9.10.9 Invitation to Corporate Technical Recognition Award for Top Inventors

240

(1)

9.10.10 Master Inventor Award

240

(1)

9.11 Closing Comments and Summary

240

(1)

Problems

241

(1)

Case Studies

242

(1)

References

242

(1)

10 Expert Witness

243

(12)

10.1 Introduction

243

(1)

10.2 Expert Witness

243

(1)

10.2.1 Definition of Expert Witness

243

(1)

10.2.2 Role of Expert Witnesses

243

(1)

10.2.3 Duties of Expert Witnesses

244

(1)

10.3 Types of Expert Witnesses

244

(2)

10.3.1 Nontestifying Witnesses

245

(1)

10.3.2 Consulting Witnesses

245

(1)

10.3.3 Educating Witnesses

245

(1)

10.3.4 Reporting Witnesses

245

(1)

10.3.5 Testifying Witnesses

245

(1)

10.4 Working with Patent Attorney on Litigation

246

(1)

10.5 Expert Witness Report

246

(1)

10.6 Tactics

246

(2)

10.6.1 Invalidating the Patent

246

(1)

10.6.2 Invalidity Contention Document

247

(1)

10.7 Access to Materials in the Public Domain

248

(2)

10.7.1 Prior Art Searches

249

(1)

10.7.2 Released Press Literature

249

(1)

10.7.3 Customer Information

249

(1)

10.7.4 Product Documentations

249

(1)

10.8 Access to Materials Not in the Public Domain

250

(1)

10.8.1 Technical Disclosure Notebooks

250

(1)

10.8.2 Design Manuals

250

(1)

10.8.3 Design Physical Layout

250

(1)

10.8.4 Process Flow

251

(1)

10.9 Scientific Evidence

251

(1)

10.9.1 Frye Test

251

(1)

10.9.2 Daubert Test

251

(1)

10.10 Closing Comments and Summary

252

(1)

Problems

252

(1)

Case Studies

253

(1)

References

253

(2)

A Text for Invention Disclosure

255

(2)

B Text for Invention Disclosure Reviewer Form

257

(2)

C Text for Novelty Search Report

259

(2)

D USPTO Office Action Details of Contents

261

(2)

E USPTO Office Action Sections

263

(2)

F European Union (EU) Office Action

265

(2)

G European Union (EU) Office Action Response

267

(4)

H US to EU Attorney Letter - Office Action Response

271

(2)

I Petition for Submitting Color Photographs or Drawings

273

(8)

J Patent Cooperation Treaty

281

(10)

K Certificate of Correction

291

(2)

L Corrected Notice of Allowance

293

(2)

M Notice of Allowance

295

(6)

N Preliminary Amendment

301

(4)

O Submission of Corrected Drawings

305

(2)

Glossary of Terms

307

(2)

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Dr. Steven H. Voldman is an IEEE Fellow and graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Voldman was a member of the semiconductor development of IBM for 25 years. He is presently a recipient of 259 issued US patents and has written over 150 technical papers. At IBM, Dr. Voldman achieved over 67 IBM Invention Achievement Award plateaus. He was one of the first to be designated as an IBM Master Inventor and IBM Corporate Top Inventor. Dr. Voldman has served as an expert witness in patent litigation; and has also founded a limited liability corporation (LLC) consulting business supporting patents, patent writing and patent litigation. Dr. Voldman is presently working on patent searches, patent drafting, office actions response, and preliminary amendments. Dr. Voldman provides tutorials and short courses on inventions, innovations, and patents in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Senegal, Swaziland and the United States, as well as a lecture program to provide lectures and interaction to university faculty and students internationally.

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