Freedom-to-Operate Searching Training Course: Get to Grips with the Fundamentals of FTO (October 10, 2022)
Dublin, Sept. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Freedom-to-Operate Searching Training Course" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
To excel in your searching role you need to get to grips with the fundamentals of FTO, understand the scope of a search and analyse the types of rights you will encounter.
Critically, you also need to understand how to interpret and evaluate the results from an FTO perspective. Are you up to date with the latest searching methods and technologies? Can you verify the status of patents and report your FTO search accurately?
This must-attend, value-rich event, led by an expert in the field, will answer all your queries and ensure you're working effectively and comprehensively to get the best results for your business or client.
Who Should Attend:
All those working in IP or patent information or patent engineer roles either in industry or legal businesses, including:
IP managers
Patent research specialists and analysts
Patent attorneys
R&D scientists and engineers wanting to ensure they are not 're-inventing the wheel'
Customer service and training representatives in the commercial information provider community who want to know more about what their customers do with patent data
All those wanting to consolidate and enhance their skills in searching
Key Topics Covered:
Background and motivations to freedom-to-operate searching
Understanding the background to a search
Extent and definitions
Terminology variation and search objectives
Types of Infringement
Clearance
Duties of the searcher
Timescales and scope
Fundamentals of FTO search scope
Considerations for source selection
Understanding terminology in the prior art
Analysing the search question: multiple aspects or features
Understanding the results from anFTOperspective and interpreting claims: multiple aspects or features
Methods for searching for claimed features; full text and text segments, extended classifications
Stages of the search
The subject matter
Scope and sequence
Source selection and searchable claims
Full text and text segments searching techniques
Extended classifications and navigating the hierarchy
Limitation of results
Using basic legal status tools to assist evaluation - finding amended claims
After the subect search - verifying status of patents
Reporting aspects for an FTO search
Form of the report
What to report - content and scope
How to report it
Follow-up possibilities
Key Topics Covered:
Stephen Adams
Director
Magister Ltd
Stephen Adams is Director of Magister Ltd, a patents documentation consultancy and training service. He worked in technical information for over 20 years, latterly for nearly 9 years with Zeneca Agrochemicals (now Syngenta) as their principal patent searcher. He is Director-at-Large for PIUG Inc.
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