KIPO

Module 00 Orientation

Module 01 Value of IP Information

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• Why do Intellectual Property Rights matter?
  What are Intellectual Property Rights?
  Case Studies: Successes and Failures of Intellectual Property Rights

Module 02 Characteristics of the IP Systems of Major Countries

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• International Treaties and Conventions on Intellectual Property
  Patent System
  Trademark System
  Industrial Design System
  Trademark management

Module 03 IPR Database Source

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• Classification of IPR Data base
  Useful Function
  Characteristics of an IPR DB

Module 04 Understanding and Searching for Patent Information

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• Characteristics of Patent Information Objective of Patent Information Search Process of Patent Information Search Methods for searching for patent information Exercise of Searching Patent Information

Module 05 Understanding and Searching for Trademark Information

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• BTrademark
  Trademark information
  Introduction to free trademark databases
  Exercise of search -www.uspto.gov

Module 06 Patent Indicators

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• What are patent indicators?
  The kind of patent indicators and their characteristics
  Introduction of organizations generating patent indicators
  Exercise of Patent indicator analysis

Module 07 Patent Map

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• What is a Patent map?
  Why does a Patent map matter?
  How is a patent map classified?

Module 08 Preparation of Patent Maps

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• Flowchart for Preparing a Patent Map
  Preparation of a Patent Map
  Exercise

Module 09 Advanced Search for Patent Documents Using an IPC and an F-term

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• Patent Classification System International Patent Classification (IPC) Investigation of an F-term Code

Module 10 International Application through the PCT System and its Strategies

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• Procedure before the Receiving Office
  National and International Phases
  Tips and Strategies for PCT International Application

Module 11 International Trademark Application through Madrid System and its Strategies

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• Madrid System
  Filing Information into the Madrid System
  Major Strategies of the Madrid System

Module 12 Interpreting and Drafting Patent Documents in the US

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• Invention Documentation
  Parts of a US Patent Application
  Drafting and Interpreting Patent Documents

Module 13 Interpreting and Drafting Patent Documents in Japan and Korea

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• Patent Documents
  Drafting Patent Specifications
  Interpreting Patent Claims

Module 14 Interpreting and Drafting Patent Documents in EPO and Australia

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• Patent Application
  Drafting Patent Claims
  Interpreting Patent Claims