Dear Jerry
Please do not post any messages to this forum of a self-promotional nature. If you are in doubt please check with me first.
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Martin Bazley, List Owner
At 09:45 AM 9/26/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Beginning in the 19th century, patent searching was done manually in the Patent Office. Using the patent classification system or PCS (which is analogous to the Dewey Decimal System or DDC used in libraries), patents involving similar technology are assigned similar classifications and physically located together in the Patent Office. Searching relied upon the patent classification system to locate the best prior art. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
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>Today, when you do a search on a computer terminal at a public library - for TRAINS, you are directed to the site in the library where the books about TRAINS are shelved. You don't use the DDC, except to know that hard copies of the books about TRAINS are shelved together.
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>When searching for and printing patents online, the physical location of the patent in the Patent Office is irrelevant. With the recent access to global (including U.S. patents) online from the patent database, the point has now been reached where advanced keyword patent searching techniques can locate all of the best prior art in patentability searches.
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>This is the premise of a new book - Keyword Patent Searching Online. KPSO makes a compelling case that keywords are now the best way to search for patents online and obtain professional-quality search results.
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>Four inventions are presented for the reader to search using basic technologies. Each search is challenging and requires about four hours. Step-by-step search solutions are provided that are easy to follow. The search results show how each patent is located. The presentation and layouts are completely original. KPSO is being used for seminars. For more information, see <http://www.keypatent.net/>http://www.keypatent.net/
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