Universität Wien
Course Exam

980042 TS Introduction to Inventions, Patents and Patent Searching (2013W)

0.00 ECTS (0.50 SWS), DoktorandInnenzentrum-Kursangebot

Tuesday 12.11.2013

Examiners

Information

Examination topics

Workshop Programme

9.00-10.30 | Presentation: Patents, patentable inventions, and patent procedures
10.30-11.00 | Break
11.00 - 12.00 | Inventions made at the University
13.00 - 13.30 | Presentation: Searching for patents - an introduction
Roland Feinäugle, Unit manager patent information training
13.30 - 14.15 | Presentation: Finding and inspecting relevant documents with Espacenet
Roland Feinäugle, Unit manager patent information training
14.15-14.45 | Break
14.45- 16.15 | Practical exercises: Finding and inspecting relevant documents with Espacenet
Nigel Clarke, Head Online Products User Support
16.15- 16.30 Discussion: Q&A session and closure
Roland Feinäugle, Nigel Clarke

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The goal of the workshop is to provide students and staff in scientific disciplines with a general understanding of practical aspects of patents, and how the University of Vienna manages inventions made by employees. Further, participants will be guided in formulating effective patent search strategies in the Espacenet database, thereby identifying the patent literature of greatest relevance to their research projects.

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