Patentability Criteria in Different Countries

Author: Umakant Mishra

Abstract:

The patent system is designed to attract inventors to disclose and protect their inventions. While disclosing the invention benefits the society, protecting the invention benefits the inventor. However, the invention must fulfill certain criteria to be patentable. Hence, patentability assessment is extremely important before filing a patent application. Although there are some commonalities in the criteria of patentability there are some differences from country to country depending on the law of the land. In many cases the criteria are very vague and the patent application may be rejected for several unforeseen reasons. A proper patentability assessment helps the inventors assessing the strength of their inventions and saves their processing cost by avoiding possible rejections. This article compares the criteria for patentability by different countries and judicial systems.

Keywords: Patent law, Patent criteria, World patent, patent assessment, patent rejection, patent application, patent searching, International law, Intellectual property,

Umakant Mishra, Patentability Criteria in Different Countries (April 29, 2014). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2430768

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2430768

http://works.bepress.com/umakant_mishra/44

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261949128_Patentability_Criteria_in_Different_Countries?ev=prf_pub

Using TRIZ to Design the Future Keyboard

Author: Umakant Mishra

Abstract:

A keyboard is the most common and widely used input device for a computer. Using the keyboard is often vital to interact with a computer. There are several aspects of a keyboard such as size, key layout, convenience and ergonomic features etc., which are continuously under improvement by keyboard designers and manufacturers.

TRIZ is an efficient methodology in product designing. Using IFR and Trends we can well predict the directions of the future keyboards and using Contradictions and Principles we can overcome the current limitations. This article analyses the critical features of a keyboard, does a functional analysis, derives the Ideal Final Results, draws the future trends, finds the contradictions and attempts to solve the contradictions by using Inventive Principles. The trends and assumptions drawn in this article are based on more than 100 patents on computer keyboard.

Keywords: TRIZ, Computer Keyboard, Computer Hardware, Hardware Inventions, Patents, Inventive Problem Solving, Keyboard design, keyboard layout, keyboard efficiency, keyboard attachments, keyboard extensions, ergonomic keyboard, laptop keyboards, portable keyboards, ventilating keyboards, folding keyboards, illuminated keyboards, key layout, fast keyboards

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2430877

Mishra, Umakant, Using TRIZ to Design the Future Keyboard (April 29, 2014). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2430877

http://works.bepress.com/umakant_mishra/43

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261949219_Using_TRIZ_to_Design_the_Future_Keyboard?ev=prf_pub

Inventions on Menu Interfacing for GUI Applications, A TRIZ based Analysis, Part-2

Author: Umakant Mishra

Abstract:

The first part of the article analyzed five patents on menu interfaces. This part analyses five more patents from TRIZ perspective to find out their IFRs, Contradictions and which Inventive Principles have been applied to achieve those solutions.

Keywords: TRIZ, Innovation, Inventive Problem Solving, Invention, Software Patents, GUI, Software inventions, Graphical User Interface, GUI design, GUI elements, Menu design

http://works.bepress.com/umakant_mishra/42

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261949218_Inventions_on_Menu_Interfacing_for_GUI_Applications_A_TRIZ_based_Analysis_Part-2?ev=prf_pub