Professional Live on Google Meet Certificate

Prior Art Searching and Patentability Analysis

Find what already exists before your client spends on filing.

A structured search method you can repeat, covering database strategy, classification, and how to write a patentability opinion that a client can act on.

Duration
14 hours over 5 weeks
Level
Intermediate
Who it is for
IP professionals, researchers, R&D and innovation teams

What you will be able to do

  • Build a search strategy from an invention disclosure
  • Use IPC and CPC classification to find what keywords miss
  • Search InPASS, Espacenet, Google Patents and non-patent literature
  • Assess novelty and inventive step against what you find
  • Write a patentability opinion with a defensible conclusion

What we cover

5 modules, delivered live over 14 hours over 5 weeks.

  1. 01

    Week 1 — Deconstructing the invention

    Turning a disclosure into searchable concepts and synonyms.

  2. 02

    Week 2 — Classification

    IPC and CPC as a search tool rather than an afterthought.

  3. 03

    Week 3 — Databases, worked live

    InPASS, Espacenet, Google Patents, and where each one fails.

  4. 04

    Week 4 — Non-patent literature

    Journals, theses, product manuals and the sources examiners actually cite.

  5. 05

    Week 5 — The opinion

    Assessing novelty and inventive step, and writing it up defensibly.

Who teaches it

PM

Pooja Menon

Chief Operating Officer · Registered Patent Agent (Reg. No. 5509)

Pooja Menon is the Chief Operating Officer of MYCrave Consultancy & Services and a registered Patent Agent (No. 5509). She oversees patent-related operations and quality standards, helping to lead a 50-member multidisciplinary team operating across eight offices in India.

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Prerequisites: Basic understanding of what a patent is.

Questions? Call +91 76006 90996 or email info@mycrave.co.in.

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