In this video, Matt will show you some of the reasons why you’d want to do a patent search, some of the free online tools you can use to do patent searching, as well as a few basic techniques to get you started.
You can read the full transcript at:
https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/tools-resources/video/introduction-patent-searching
Other references…
Our IP 101 webinars – https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/about-us/news-and-community/events
Google Patents – https://patents.google.com/
Lens.org – https://www.lens.org/
AusPat – http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/auspat/quickSearch.do
Refine your search with ‘boolean operators’ – https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2466433?hl=en
WIPO’s info on International Patent Classification – http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/en/
Engaging an attorney – https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/patents/engaging-an-attorney-toolkit
