Patent Searching: Tools & Techniques

Nearly 50,000 patent attorneys are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and each of them depends on quality patent searches to perform their vital role. However, there are very few resources on how an intellectual property professional would conduct a patent search. The Art of Patent Searching fills that gap. This essential training and reference tool for patent attorneys, patent agents, and their support staff details the methods used in the art of professional patent searching, the current tools to accomplish that task, and approaches for avoiding the over-assessment of information.