How does STIC assist patent examiners with prior art searches?
STIC provides crucial assistance to patent examiners for prior art searches through various means: STIC staff in Electronic Information Centers (EICs) perform prior art searches using commercial databases (CDBs) and subscription resources. Examiners can submit requests for prior art searches using the Text/Regular Form on the STIC NPL website. STIC offers access to non-patent literature…
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When citing documents retrieved from online databases outside the Internet, such as commercial databases, specific information should be included to ensure the document can be identified and retrieved. The MPEP provides examples of how to cite such documents: “Example 1: SU 1511467 A (BRYAN MECH) 1989-09-30 (abstract) World Patents Index [database online]. Derwent Publications, Ltd.…
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