DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION

Classification 705/39.000 - 39.000 >> view this class definition

U. S. PATENT RESOURCES

As general guidance, a complete search of U. S. patents in this art area will include the following:

1. A classified search of the original classification class and subclass for the subject matter and the other highly relevant art areas in the US patent documents
2. A text search of the US patent documents; patents, PG PUB, and OCR databases:
• Broad text search for the general inventive concept(s), not limited by classification
• Narrow text search for the specific claimed invention
• Boolean text search employing the relevant inventive terms

The resources listed below are internal USPTO search tools. However, the information that they cover is available either commercially, on the USPTO web site, or in the Public Search Facility on the USPTO Headquarters campus and the Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries.

EAST/WEST

EAST Coverage: 1971 - present, Full Text: 1971 - present

WEST Coverage: 1971 - present, Full Text: 1971 - present

Full text patent and inventor searching.

Text search is the most useful search for this class because art can be found in many areas outside of 705. Text searching often involves the use of multiple synonyms and several concepts. Classification search can be used to limit search results. Inventor and/or assignee search can be helpful. Backward and forward citation searching has proven to be useful for this class.

BRS Search/USOCR Database

EAST Coverage: 1920 - 1970, Full Text: 1920 - 1970

WEST Coverage: 1920 - 1970, Full Text: 1920 - 1970

Full text of U.S. patent grants.

Text search is the most useful search for this class because art can be found in many areas outside of 705. Text searching often involves the use of multiple synonyms and several concepts. Classification search can be used to limit search results. Inventor and/or assignee search can be helpful.

PGPUBS

EAST Coverage: 2001 - present, Full Text: 2001 - present

WEST Coverage: 2001 - present, Full Text: 2001 - present

U.S. published applications.

Text search is the most useful search for this class because art can be found in many areas outside of 705. Text searching often involves the use of multiple synonyms and several concepts. Classification search can be used to limit search results. Inventor and/or assignee search can be helpful.

FOREIGN PATENT RESOURCES

Searched separately from the U.S. Patent Search. These databases consist of abstract documents. Text searching abstracts requires the use of different search logic e.g. the use of broad Boolean and/or operators instead of narrow proximity operators.

Derwent World Patents Index and the contents of the EPO Abstracts and JPO Abstracts are available commercially.

Derwent World Patents Index, Classification and Text Search

EAST Coverage: 1963 - present, Full Text: - N/A

WEST Coverage: 1963 - present, Full Text: - N/A

English abstracts database of patent documents from more than 40 patent-issuing authorities.

This resource is used for text searching.

EPO Abstracts, Text and Classification Search

EAST Coverage: 1978 - present, Full Text: - N/A

WEST Coverage: 1978 - present, Full Text: - N/A

English abstracts database of patents and published applications from EPO, WO/PCT, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Switzerland. USPC searching is limited to documents added to the database from 1978 to September 30, 1995.

This resource is used for text searching.

EPO esp@cenet

esp@cenet Coverage: 1920 - present, Full Text: 1920 - present

National patent information from all member states of the EPO as well as bibliographic data from patents worldwide.

This resource is used for document retrieval.

European Patents Fulltext

Dialog Coverage: 1978 - present, Full Text: 1986 - present

STN Coverage: 1978 - present, Full Text: 1987 - present

Covers all European patent applications and granted European patents published since the opening of the European Patent Office (EPO) in 1978, and bibliographic records for PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) applications transferred to the EPO.

Titles are available in three languages. English abstracts are added to German and French documents within several weeks of their addition to the database. Searched as part of the Business Methods template.

FPAS3

Coverage: 1980 - present, Full Text: -

USPTO foreign document retrieval system.

JPO Abstracts, Text and Classification Search

EAST Coverage: 1976 - present, Full Text: - N/A

WEST Coverage: 1976 - present, Full Text: - N/A

English abstracts database of Japanese published unexamined applications. USPC searching is limited to documents added to the database from 1978 to September 30, 1995.

This resource is used for text searching.

JPO Industrial Property Digital Library

NCIPI Coverage: 1976 - present, Full Text: 1976 - present

Japanese patent information.

This resource is used for document retrieval.

WIPO/PCT Patents Fulltext

Coverage: 1978 - present, Full Text: 1978 - present

STN Coverage: 1978 - present, Full Text: 1978 - present

Full text Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) published applications.

This database covers the full text of PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) published applications issued under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Searched as part of the Business Methods template.

NON-PATENT LITERATURE RESOURCES

The resources listed are those that USPTO staff have found consistently yield the most relevant search results. Commercial databases available through a single vendor can generally be searched simultaneously, although it is preferable to search full text and bibliographic databases in separate groupings. In addition to the use of subscription databases and public Internet sites, it is recommended that books, manuals, standards and specifications be considered in the search for prior art.

ABI/INFORM

Dialog Coverage: 1971 - present, Full Text: 1991 - present

STN Coverage: 1971 - present, Full Text: 1991 - present

Covers worldwide business and management issues.

Includes details on various aspects of business, including company histories, competitive intelligence, and new product development.

ACM Digital Library

ACM Coverage: Dates - vary, Full Text: Dates - vary

Citations and full text articles from ACM journals, newsletters, and conference proceedings.

American Banker Financial Publications

Dialog Coverage: 1981 - present, Full Text: 1981 - present

Full text of the daily financial services newspaper, American Banker, as well as the full text of other financial newsletters published by American Banker in the areas of capital markets, bank regulation, insurance letters, and public finance letters.

Banking Information Source

Dialog Coverage: 1981 - present, Full Text: 1994 - present

Provides information about the financial services industry, banking trends, topics, issues, and operations.

Bond Buyer Full Text

Dialog Coverage: 1981 - present, Full Text: 1981 - present

Corresponds to the printed publication, The Bond Buyer.

Specializes in the fixed-income investment market and are considered the authoritative sources of information for the municipal bond community in the U.S. Daily coverage of government and Treasury securities, financial futures, corporate bonds, and mortgage securities is provided.

Business & IndustryTM (B&I)

Dialog Coverage: 1994 - present, Full Text: 1994 - present

Facts, figures, and key events dealing with public and private companies, industries, markets products for all manufacturing and service industries at an international level.

Business Wire

Dialog Coverage: 1999 - present, Full Text: 1999 - present

Full text of news releases issued by approximately 10,000 corporations, universities, research institutes, hospitals, and other organizations.

DIALOG Finance and Banking Newsletters

Dialog Coverage: 1996 - present, Full Text: 1996 - present

Collection of full-text newsletters from primary publishers in the field of investment, finance and banking.

Dialog Global Reporter

Dialog Coverage: 1997 - present, Full Text: 1997 - present

Global news source.

Covers newspapers, business magazines, and newswires from all regions of the world, including emerging markets. This resource may provide unique relevant information.

Dictionary.com

Lexico Publishing Group, LLC Coverage: - N/A, Full Text: - N/A

Multi-source dictionary search service.

Using a variety of dictionaries and encyclopedias can be useful in clarifying terminology.

Dissertation Abstracts Online

Dialog Coverage: 1861 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1861 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Subject, title, and author guide to virtually every American dissertation accepted at an accredited institution.

Dissertations and Theses - Full Text

ProQuest Coverage: 1861 - present, Full Text: Dates - vary

Doctoral dissertations and Master's theses.

EBSCOhost Research Databases

EBSCO Coverage: Dates - vary, Full Text: Dates - vary

Multi-source database of business, technical, and trade periodicals.

EconLit

Dialog Coverage: 1969 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Provides indexing and abstracts of the worldwide literature on economics.

Financial Times

Dialog Coverage: 1982 - present, Full Text: 1982 - present

Daily newspaper of global affairs.

Gale Group Computer DatabaseTM

Dialog Coverage: 1983 - present, Full Text: 1988 - present

Information about the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.

Gale Group GlobalbaseTM

Dialog Coverage: 1986 - 2002, Full Text: - N/A

Worldwide coverage of companies, products, and industries with a primary focus on Europe.

Gale Group New Product Announcements/Plus (NPA/Plus)

Dialog Coverage: 1985 - present, Full Text: 1985 - present

Full text press releases from all industries covering announcements related to products, with a focus on new products and services.

Gale Group Newsletter DatabaseTM

Dialog Coverage: 1988 - present, Full Text: 1988 - present

Facts, figures, analysis, and current information affecting a broad range of industries and sectors.

Gale Group PROMT

Dialog Coverage: 1990 - present, Full Text: 1990 - present

STN Coverage: 1978 - present, Full Text: 1978 - present

International coverage of companies, products, markets, and applied technologies for all industries.

Gale Group Trade & Industry DatabaseTM

Dialog Coverage: 1976 - present, Full Text: 1976 - present

Coverage of over 65 major industries, including full text coverage of management, economic, and other professional journals.

Inside Conferences

Dialog Coverage: 1993 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Contains details of all papers given at every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop, and meeting received at the British Library Document Supply Centre.

Inspec (The Database for Physics, Electronics and Computing)

Dialog Coverage: 1898 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Dialog DataStar Coverage: 1969 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Questel Orbit Coverage: 1969 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1969 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Inspec (The Database for Physics, Electronics and Computing) corresponds to the three Science Abstracts print publications: Physics Abstracts, Electrical and Electronics Abstracts, and Computer and Control Abstracts.

Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts

EBSCO Coverage: 1980's - present, Full Text: - N/A

Literature related to personal computing products and developments in business, the Internet, the home, and all other applied areas.

JSTOR Journals

JSTOR Coverage: Dates - vary, Full Text: Dates - vary

Business collection brings together core titles in economics and finance, including many publications from the leading scholarly societies.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dialog Coverage: 1989 - present, Full Text: 1989 - present

Provides same-day, full-text business and related news from 28 Knight Ridder publications, 4 Tribune Company newspapers, and more than 50 affiliated papers.

McGraw-Hill Companies Publications Online

Dialog Coverage: 1985 - present, Full Text: 1985 - present

Provides the complete text for many major McGraw-Hill publications.

The database covers specific industries such as aerospace, electronics, and construction.

New York Times

Dialog Coverage: 1980 - present, Full Text: 1980 - present

New York Times full text database.

OneLookŪ Dictionary Search

OneLookŪ Coverage: - N/A, Full Text: - N/A

Collection of web-based dictionaries that define or translate words and phrases.

Using a variety of dictionaries and encyclopedias can be useful in clarifying terminology.

PR Newswire

Dialog Coverage: 1999 - present, Full Text: 1999 - present

Complete text of news releases prepared by U.S. companies, public relations agencies, trade associations, city, state, federal and municipal government agencies, and other sources covering the entire spectrum of news.

ProQuest Direct

ProQuest Coverage: Dates - vary, Full Text: 1986 - present

Current periodicals and newspapers, as well as archives of major newspapers.

This resource is useful in preliminary searching of application.

Safari Online Books

ProQuest Coverage: - , Full Text: Dates - vary

Electronic reference library of technical books.

Books on software, the internet, business transactions etc. can provide useful information. Textbooks are also a good source of prior art and background information.

San Jose Mercury News

Dialog Coverage: 1985 - present, Full Text: 1985 - present

Full text file provides local, national, and international news coverage with particular emphasis on high technology and industry developments in Silicon Valley.

TecInfoSource (formerly SoftBase: Reviews, Companies, and Products)

Dialog Coverage: 1994 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Covers emerging technologies, established technology products and their track record in the marketplace across multiple industries.

Wall Street Journal Abstracts

Dialog Coverage: 1973 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Contains abstracts of all articles published in the Eastern 3-star Edition of The Wall Street Journal newspaper.

Wilson Applied Science & Technology Abstracts

Dialog Coverage: 1983 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Science and technology journal abstracts.

INTERNET SEARCH TOOLS

An Internet search should be considered when a search of the resources listed above fails to locate relevant prior art. A preliminary Internet search may be performed to obtain an overview of the technology, and to identify additional search terms and related product information.

Google scholar

Google Coverage: - N/A, Full Text: - N/A

Scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research.

Used to find scholarly materials on the Internet. Can pull up theses, and articles by applicant name.

Internet Archive

Internet Archive Coverage: - N/A, Full Text: - N/A

Provides permanent access to historical collections that exist in digital format.

Used to date web pages, and to identify companies that were using something similar to the invention years ago.

Public Comments on the Search Templates

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