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| IFIA Magazine - Mar ch 2021

wIpo launches new

publIcatIons on

IdentIfyIng & usIng

InventIons In the

publIc domaIn

While the certain subject matter disclosed in patent documents is
covered by exclusive rights granted to patent holders, much of the
information disclosed in patent documents is in the public domain
and can be used freely to develop and bring new products and
services to the market.
WIPO has developed two practical guides designed to help
researchers, inventors, and entrepreneurs effectively identify and
use this information in the public domain. The guides include easy-
to-follow training modules, checklists, teaching examples, and other
useful tools and resources designed in particular with the challenges
faced in developing and least developed countries in mind.

Identifying Inventions in the Public Domain
The Guide on Identifying Inventions in the Public Domain explains
how to determine whether specific inventions are protected
by enforceable patents or maybe in the public domain, using a
three-stage process for searching and analyzing published patent
documents.
This guide aims to assist researchers, inventors, and entrepreneurs
in determining whether specific inventions are protected by
enforceable patents or maybe in the public domain by teaching a
three-stage process for searching and analyzing published patent
documents using the tools of freedom to operate determination.
Designed for self-study, the guide has easy-to-follow training
modules that take the reader through the process step by step,
including with the help of useful checklists and other tools.

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