Overview
When charting research and development activities, do you verify if the technology already exists and if it is owned by others? Did you know that you can detect existing similar developments or inventions by simply conducting a prior art search?
Learn to conduct patent searches step-by-step, through our one-day workshop. Discover effective search strategies, apply the use of syntax to increase efficiency, and learn how to identify relevant documents via publicly available databases.
Who Should Attend
Business Owners
Officers from public agencies
Researchers
Engineers
Lawyers
Patent agents
Officers from technology transfer offices who are keen to learn effective search strategies, apply the use of syntax to increase efficiency, and learn how to identify relevant documents
Course Description & Learning Outcomes
Learning Objectives
Patentability and prior art
Patent lifecycle and publication
Introduction to some major patent systems
Anatomy of a patent document
The Art of Searching
Search methodologies
Recommended Prerequisites
Pre-requisites
You should possess knowledge of patents, components of patent specification, and understand information presented in search reports. You are also required to bring along a laptop or mobile devices to participate in the practical exercises designed for the workshop.
Schedule
Date: 16 Jul 2024, Tuesday
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (GMT +8:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Location: IPOS International, 1 Paya Lebar Link #11-03, PLQ 1, Paya Lebar Quarter, 408533
Pricing
Course fees: S$523.20 per pax (incl. 9% GST) SkillsFuture Credit All Singaporeans aged 25 years and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for or offset the course fees. If you are claiming your SkillsFuture Credits for this course, please inform us via email. Click here to log in with your SingPass to make your SkillsFuture Credits claim. The user guide can be found here or call the SkillsFuture Hotline at 6883 5885 for more information on SkillsFuture Credit.
Speakers
Trainer's Profile:
Dr Lu Liru, Alina, Faculty Member, IPOS International
Dr Lu Liru has years of experience in patent search and examination in the general field of InfoCommunications. She has rich experience in commercial searches, such as invalidity search and novelty search. She also serves as a mentor and trainer for new examiners. Before joining IPOS International, she held the position of Senior Algorithm Engineer at Huawei Technologies and served as a Research Scientist at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan. She was actively involved in IEEE Standardization activities in 802.11, 802.15, and 802.16 working groups and task groups, and she is an inventor of four JP patents. Additionally, she served as an advisor to the IEEE Library Advisory Council from 2016-2017 and as the Chairperson of IEEE Women in Engineering Singapore from 2017 to 2018. Furthermore, she has contributed as a session chair for several renowned conferences in past years.
