- Start Date - 22/10/2018
- End Date - 22/10/2018
- Start Time - 12:00
- End Time - 13:30
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Innovation Training Series: Searching for the Prior Art for an Invention
The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) with HR’s Staff Learning and Development department have launched a new 6 part Innovation Training Series. This training series is targeted at RCSI principal investigators, post-docs and Ph.D students with an interest in entrepreneurship, research commercialisation and industry collaboration. The second instalment entitled ‘Are your research findings patentable? – how to search the prior art for an invention’ will be delivered by Derek John and will cover the following topics
- Understand the importance of non-patent prior art
- Identify and use the most relevant patent databases
- Understand how to read patent claims and specifications
- Understand the difference between pending and granted patents
- Use basic Boolean search terms and proximity operators
- Search by classification number
- Understand how to use EP Register/US Public Pair to check prosecution status
If you have any queries please contact Catriona Campbell, Head of Staff Learning and Development ex. 2527. Alternatively, you can contact the innovation team directly on 402 2550 or email innovation@rcsi.ie