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Patent Classification A system to identify which field(s) of technology the patent or patent application relates to. • Every patent application and patent, published anywhere in the world is classified: • • • International Patent Classification (IPC) Classification system specific to the patent office (e. g. Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) in Europe and US). Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

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Why is this useful ? Guide to the International Patent Classification Version 2017 WIPO “…a means for obtaining an internationally uniform classification of patent documents…” “…its primary purpose the establishment of an effective search tool for the retrieval of patent documents by intellectual property offices and other users, in order to establish the novelty and evaluate the inventive step or non-obviousness of technical disclosures in patent applications” Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

Why is this useful ? Guide to the International Patent Classification Version 2017 WIPO Additional uses: • (a) an instrument for the orderly arrangement of patent documents in order to facilitate access to the technological and legal information; • (b) a basis for selective dissemination of information to all users of patent information; • (c) a basis for investigating the state of the art in given fields of technology; • (d) a basis for the preparation of industrial property statistics which in turn permit the assessment of technological development in various areas. Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

Symbols and Titles ü Hierarchical top level: 8 Sections http: //www. wipo. int/classifications/ipc/en/ Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

Main groups and Subgroups ü The IPC contains about 70, 000 groups. ü Two types of groups: Main groups Subgroups of main groups ü Around 10% of the groups are main groups. A 23 G 9/00 . . . Main group xxx/00 A 23 G 9/02 . . . Subgroup xxx/yy (yy ≠ 00) xxx/yyyyyy Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

Hierarchical Structure of Groups The hierarchy among subgroups is determined by the number of dots preceding their titles, and not by the numbering of the subgroups! 1/00 T 1/02 1/04 1/06 1/08 1/10 1/12 • T 1 • • T 2 • • • T 3 • T 4 • T 5 • • T 6 ü Group 1/12 (2 -dot group) should be a subset of group 1/10 (1 -dot group) which is a subset of group 1/00 (main group). ü Group 1/12 is not a subset of group 1/02 nor of group 1/08. Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

9 Hierarchical Structure of Groups Guide to the International Patent Classification Version 2017 WIPO The dots preceding a group title are also used in place of the titles of its hierarchically superior (less indented) groups, in order to avoid repetition Example: H 01 S 3/00 Lasers 3/09 • Processes or apparatus for excitation, e. g. pumping 3/091 • • by optical pumping 3/094 • • • by coherent light Without the use of hierarchical levels, subgroup H 01 S 3/094 would require a title such as: “Processes or apparatus for excitation of lasers using optical pumping by coherent light”. Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

Exercise 1 https: //worldwide. espacenet. com For your first topic… Use the Classification search function in Espacenet • Which CPC group(s) do you think best describe your topic? Use the same search from previous exercises and include the CPC groups • How does this affect the number and relevance of the results? Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

Why patent landscapes? “Industry has long used patent landscapes to make strategic decisions on investments, research and development (R&D) directions, and competitors’ activity as well as on freedom to operate in introducing new products” WIPO Patent landscapes inform: • Innovation Policy • Investment opportunities • Competitor Intelligence • Knowledge Transfer • Geographical Profiling E. g. http: //www. ipo. gov. uk/ Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

What information might be useful for building a landscape? Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

Exercise 2 https: //worldwide. espacenet. com For your second topic… Search using classification(s) relevant to your topic and then export the results • In which year(s) were most patents filed? • In which country are most patents filed? • Who might you want to collaborate with? Note: beware of how the data is sorted Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

Exercise 3 https: //patents. google. com/ For your second or third topic How might you discover the classification codes in Google patents? • Are they the same as the ones you found in Espacenet? • How do you export the results? • Which tool do you find easier to use? • Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Finding Happiness In… 20/03/2018

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