"Brevets d'invention Recherche documentaire Ressources Internet." . . "Information retrieval" . . "Suche." . . "Trade marks" . . "Science." . . "Búsqueda de patentes." . . "Patent searching Computer network resources." . . "BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Small Business." . . "Literatura de patentes." . . "Patent." . . "Patent searching." . . "EBSCO Publishing (Firm)" . . "Patentes de invención." . . "Patents d'invenció." . . "TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General" . . "TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING General." . "Patentliteratur." . . "LAW / Intellectual Property / General." . . "Information Retrieval." . . "Databases" . . "Manual" . . "USA." . . . . . . . "Patent searching made easy"@en . "Patent searching made easy" . . "Einführung" . . . . . . . . . . . "Patent searching made easy: how to do patent searches on the Internet and in the library"@en . . . . . . "\" In the past, if you wanted to assess the novelty of an idea, you had to wade through the patent database at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in Virginia -- or hire a lawyer to do a patent search for $500 and up. The cost and inconvenience of these searches often meant that good ideas were left to rot on the vine. Patent Searching Made Easy shows you how do patent searches yourself, on the Internet, at little or no cost. Plus, you'll learn how to:. verify the patent status of an idea. prepare for online searches with the right hardware, software and computer skills. access online patent searching resources. narrow online searches with keywords and Boolean logic. perform database searches at Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC). do prior art searches at PTRC. search fee-based patent databases on the Internet. search international patent offices. do advanced searches at the PTO and PTRC Written for both inventors and business owners interested in expanding their product line through the license, distribution or manufacture of other people's ideas, Patent Searching Made Easy is the easiest way for you to determine the answer to that all-important question, \"Am I the first?\" A physicist, engineer, and patent searching expert, author David Hitchcock gives you the vocabulary, instructions and strategies you need to search for a patent quickly and easily. He explains how the PTO classifies different types of inventions, so that you can assign your idea to the right class, compare it to related ideas and then determine if it's novel enough to qualify for a patent\"--" . . . . . . "Patent searching made easy : how to do patent searches on the Internet and in the library"@en . "Patent searching made easy : how to do patent searches on the Internet and in the library" . . . . . . . . "Patent searching made easy how to do patent searches on the internet & in the library" . . "Patent searching made easy how to do patent searches on the Internet & in the library"@en . . . . . . . "Patent searching made easy" . . . "Patent searching made easy : how to do patent searches on the internet and in the library" . "Electronic books"@en . "Electronic books" . . . . "Patent searching made easy how to do patent searches on the Internet and in the library" . . . . . "Patent searching made easy : how to do patent searches on the internet & in the library" . . . . . . . . "Llibres electrònics" . . . "Patent searching made easy : how to do patent searches on the Internet & in the library" . . . . . "Internet zhuan li jian suo zhi nan" . . . . "Step-by-step instructions explain how to conduct effective patent searches using both the Internet and available resources at the library." . "Step-by-step instructions explain how to conduct effective patent searches using both the Internet and available resources at the library."@en . . . . "Written by inventor David Hitchcock, this book explains step by step how to use an Internet browser to search U.S. patents. It discusses how to classify an invention properly, and then, using that classification, find all relevant patents issued within that class. Whether browsing infant flotation devices or computerized pet toys, the inventor can quickly tell by searching over the Internet whether he or she is in the running to be \"the first.\"" . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Patent searching made easy how to do patent searches on the internet and in the library"@en . "Patent searching made easy how to do patent searches on the internet and in the library" . "Describes what a patent is and what it does, and provides the vocabulary, instructions, and strategies needed to patent search on the Internet." . "Patent literature." . . "Informationssøgning" . . "Databaser" . . "Internet." . . "Internet" . "Patenter" . . "Handelsnavne, varemærker" . . "Brevets d'invention Recherche documentaire." . . "Brevets d'invention Documentation." . . "Patents" . . "Patents." . "LAW / Intellectual Property / Patent." . . "Vejledning" . . . .