So what is technology search? What are the main "searches" for technology updates? What is the purpose of technology search? How to conduct technology novelty search?

With these questions in mind, after reading the following article, I believe you will definitely gain something.

1、 Basic concepts of technology novelty search

1. Definition:Technology search refers to the information consulting services provided by search agencies based on the requirements of the search client, in accordance with regulations, focusing on the scientific and technological key points of the project, and verifying the novelty of the search points.

It should be noted that ① technology search is based on literature to draw conclusions about the novelty of a project, which is different from the conditions for granting patent rights or the principles of patent examination - "novelty, creativity, and practicality";

② Do not make "progressiveness evaluation" ≠ do not grasp the "progressiveness of the project".

2. New search points:The innovation points to be verified in novelty search projects refer to all the technical features that reflect the novelty and progressiveness of an achievement compared with the existing technology.

New search points are the prerequisite for retrieval, the basis for comparative analysis, and the main thread of new search work.

3. Novelty:No similar achievements have been publicly published by others in domestic or foreign publications before the date of the new search commission.

Novelty verification is the process of analyzing and comparing the novelty points of a project with existing technologies reported in comparable literature, in order to draw conclusions.

(1) The same achievement:Refers to the technical field, the technical problem to be solved, and the results that have the same effect and use completely or substantially the same technical solutions.

(2) Publication Disclosure:A report or introduction to the substantive technical content of a scientific and technological achievement recorded in scientific literature. Including different forms of media such as printing and electronics.

The scientific and technological content disclosed through publications is considered as existing technology.

(3) Publicly disclosed by others:In the search for novelty, my disclosure does not affect novelty, and can only be considered as confirming exclusive novelty. But it affects the novelty of the patent application.

Disclosure of Other Collaborative Units - Intellectual Property Disputes

4. Criteria for determining novelty

There are three objective criteria for determining the novelty of a novelty search project:

(1) Public standards:Whether it is public or not is an important criterion for determining whether a novelty search project has novelty. The so-called disclosure refers to the publication being made public, and "using disclosure", "disclosing in other ways", or "personal disclosure" of the project do not affect the novelty of the novelty search project.

(2) Time standard:Search for new information before the commission date.

(3) Regional standards:Domestic and foreign

5. Principle of novelty judgment

(1) Principle of Same Exclusion:If there are "identical achievements" (i.e. identical technical fields, technical problems to be solved, and effects, using completely identical or substantially identical technical solutions), then the project does not possess novelty.

(2) Principle of individual comparison:Compare the search points of the novelty search project separately with the relevant technical content disclosed in each comparative literature, rather than combining them with the content of several comparative literature. That is to say, all the search points of a novelty search project only lack novelty when they are covered by the content of a single literature.

(3) Specific (subordinate) concepts negate general (superior) concept principles:In the same technical topic, the disclosure of specific (lower level) concepts can cause the novelty of general (upper level) concept search projects to be lost. The disclosure of general (upper level) concepts does not affect the novelty of specific (lower level) concept search projects.

For example, if a product made of copper is disclosed in the comparative literature, the novelty of the search item for the same product made of metal will be lost; On the contrary, when comparing a product disclosed in the literature that is "made of metal", the novelty of the search item for "the same product made of copper" cannot be lost.

(4) Breaking through traditional principles:Usually used for determining numerical ranges, it mainly refers to the novelty of a search project if a numerical range disclosed in existing technology is intended to warn technical personnel in the relevant field not to use that numerical range, and the search project breaks through this tradition and establishes that numerical range.

In addition to the four judgment principles introduced above, some search agencies also adopt the principle of prioritizing the publication time of literature.

(5) The principle of prioritizing the publication time of literature:Comparing the publication of literature related to the novelty search project by the client with relevant literature retrieved from others in terms of publication time. If the substantive content of the two literature is the same, the literature with the earlier publication time will be rejected as the literature with the later publication time.

2、 The role of technology novelty search

Novelty search has played a positive role in promoting technological innovation

01、Provide objective basis for scientific research projects and avoid duplicate research and development;

02、Provide objective basis for the identification, evaluation, acceptance, transformation, and reward of scientific and technological achievements;

03、Provide objective basis for new drug application, new product, and technology transfer;

04、To provide reliable and rich information for technological innovation and research and development of scientific and technological personnel, and to provide a basis for formulating short-term and long-term plans for scientific research topics;

05Provide intellectual property information consulting services, such as providing background information on patent technology for patent applicants, providing patent information for the introduction or export of projects to avoid infringement, etc.

3、 New search program

4、 Quality control in the process of novelty search

Discovery Point - The Main Line of Discovery Work

① Search around "search points": formulate search terms and develop search strategies

② Confirm the effectiveness and adequacy of the search based on the "search points"

③ Screening of comparative literature based on "search points"

④ Comparative analysis of "search points" and related literature

⑤ Based on the "novelty search points" and the "key points of science and technology", make novelty judgments

Throughout the entire search process, the "search point" is the main thread of the search work. The accuracy of extracting new search points directly affects the reliability and pertinence of the search conclusions.

5、 Strictly control the process of entrusting and accepting new search requests

When the client handles a search commission, they need to provide the search institution with the "scientific and technological key points" and "search points" of the search project, which are very important and will directly affect the search conclusion.

① The commissioning party should handle the novelty search commission by researchers or project leaders who are familiar with the project (providing the scientific and technological key points, novelty search points, and search terms of the project);

② The reception staff of the search agency should have a professional background in science and engineering, be good at communication, be able to quickly understand the technical content presented by the client and grasp the key points, have search experience, be familiar with search procedures and requirements, patiently answer various questions related to search raised by the client, and do a good job in promoting and explaining search to users.

③ The search personnel should have effective communication with the client, deeply understand the technical points of the search project, master the core content of the search, assist the client in accurately extracting and summarizing the search points, and standardize and revise the client's written expressions.