CHAPTER 1 - The Patent System 

                             Origins

                             What is a Patent

                             The Patent Process

             

  CHAPTER 2 - Patent Searching

  CHAPTER 3 - The Patent Classification System

  CHAPTER 4 - Keyword Searching - An Overview

  CHAPTER 5 - U.S. Patent Office Search Engine

                            Keyword

                            Field Codes

                            Operators

                            Navigating The USPO Search Engine  

                  

  CHAPTER 6 - Cross-Referencing Patents - The Key

  CHAPTER 7 - European Patent Office Search Engine

                            Navigating The EPO Search Engine 

              

  CHAPTER 8 - Search Strategy

                            The Steps

                            Practice

  CHAPTER 9 - Search #1

                            Invention Disclosure

                            Worksheets

                            Search Solution 

                            Search Results

                            Patent Cover Sheets

              

  CHAPTER 10 - Search #2

                              Invention Disclosure

                              Worksheets

                              Search Solution 

                              Search Results

                              Patent Cover Sheets

  

  CHAPTER 11 - Search #3

                              Invention Disclosure

                              Worksheets

                              Search Solution 

                              Search Results

                              Patent Cover Sheets

          

  CHAPTER 12 - SEARCH #4

                              Invention Disclosure

                              Worksheets

                              Search Solution 

                              List of Patents From EPO Search Engine

                              Search Results

                              Patent Cover Sheets

             

  

  GLOSSARY

  PATENT WEB SITES

  PATENT DEFINITIONS

  EPILOGUE