Today, we will look at intellectual property rights, especially “patent information and patent publications (Korea, US)”.
1. Generation of Patent Information
The role of the specification in the generation of patent information is very important. The specification clearly and concisely describes the claims of the patented invention as a book of rights, and serves to disclose the technology of the invention in detail as a technical document. Korea's application publication system discloses inventions applied for one
year and six months after the application of the invention (early publication is possible if the applicant wishes). The creation of this Gazette contributes to the public interest, that is, industrial development by disclosing the contents of the patent. Then, when the applied patent secures the patent right, a patent registration publication is issued. When a patent is rejected, there is no publication and the contents of the application cannot be disclosed.
2. System of Patent Information
The system of patent information is easily classified by content and period. Classification by content includes bibliography, abstract, and full text. In the bibliography, basic document information, date and name information, patent classification, etc. generated from the patent system are entered, and technical information is omitted. In the case of an abstract, the contents of the invention are summarized in the bibliography, and thus it facilitates understanding of the invention at a quick look. The full text describes everything from the detailed description of the patented technology to the scope of the patent rights by including all the contents of the document.
Classification by time is divided into two categories: published patent publications (early publication possible), published one year and six months after patent application, and registered patent publications, published after the patentability of invention patents is recognized. In general, there is a difference in content between the two documents as the registered patent publication contains judges’ evaluation of the patent.
3. Characteristics of patent information
1) Ease of collection: The source of information in each country is unified with the patent offices of each country.
2) Ease of retrieval: International patent classification (IPC) and entry form internationally agreed numbers for the identification of data (INID) code are used.
3) Specificity of content: Patents invented according to the principle of specification preparation include accurate and detailed theories and specific examples to enable the realization of technology by third parties.
4. Contents of Patent Gazette
1) Primary information (Korean Intellectual Property Office Gazette): This is a data published for the first time by the Korean Intellectual Property Office on patented inventions. These include published patent publications and registered patent publications. Both publications contain bibliographical matters, abstracts, and specifications, so that the content of the invention can be grasped in detail. Both publications fulfill the role of both the technical literature and the title book of the patent.
2) Secondary information (abstract information): It is information obtained by processing, extracting, and summarizing primary information. There are various abstracts such as Korean patent English abstract, Japanese patent English abstract, and US patent abstract.
3) Tertiary information (index information): It is a data created by simply processing bibliographic information to guide access to primary and secondary information.
4) Other information (classification code): International Patent Classification Code (IPC) and such serve as a simple reference or auxiliary role in the search for invention patent information.
5. Composition of Patent Gazette
1) Bibliography: Includes reference information such as patent number and application number, date information such as registration date, classification information such as IPC classification, and personal name information of the applicant.
2) Abstract: Indicates the content of the patent is expressed briefly within a limited number of characters, usually written on the first page of the publication, and summarizes the technical field, the problem to be solved by the invention, and the means of solution.
3) Specification: Includes name of the invention, detailed description of the invention, including the scope of claims.
4) Drawings: In order to help the understanding of the invention, drawings are generally included collectively at the back of the specification and are omitted if not necessary.
5) Various symbols used in the publication: Includes INID code (application number, filing date, etc.), country code, publication identification code, etc.
6. US Patent Gazette System
In the US, there are published patent publications and registered patent publications in the same way as in Korea. The difference with Korea is that there is no practical matter and it is divided into three categories: invention patents, design patents, and plant patents. Invention patents and design patents are similar to those in Korea, and plant patents are for new varieties. Patent publications are only made public, early published, or unpublished according to the will of the applicant. There are several peculiarities of US patent publications. First, I will point out the existence of patent numbers. And since the inventor must be a person under the US patent law, a patent is usually transferred to a corporation at the same time as the invention is registered. The most important singularity of US patent publications is the Reference cited section, which is a list of similar cases reviewed during the examination of a patent.
Today, we discussed intellectual property rights, in particular, “patent information and patent publications (Korea, US)”. Next, we will talk about “patent publications (Japan, Europe) and the numbering system”.
*I am a student learning IP, not an IP expert. Translation is also by Google translator and my own, insufficient English skills. I wanted to deliver the IP related contents in the perspectives of a student. I hope my blog helps people like me.
*The above is what I learned from Professor Moon's intellectual property lecture, which can be viewed through K-mooc. Here is the link to the lecture (you may not be able to view it without logging in).
kmooc.kr/courses/course-v1:YeungnamUnivK+YU21900+2021_01/course
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