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vr.tr.patent · thing-q253623

Let an agent explain patents, how they are granted, searched and enforced, and point to patent office databases, without legal advice.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Patent Which patent.

Identity

Number.

Patent

Number and kind code.

  1. Which patent? provenance
  2. Which office? provenance

Family

Related documents.

Family

Members.

  1. Which family members? provenance
  2. Per which database? provenance
Content Invention.

Claims

Scope.

Claims

Independent claims.

  1. What do the claims cover? provenance
  2. In which version? provenance

Classification

IPC and CPC.

Classification

Codes.

  1. Which classification codes? provenance
  2. Per which office? provenance
Status Legal status.

Status

In force.

Status

Status and date.

  1. Is it in force? provenance
  2. Per which register? provenance

Term

Expiry.

Expiry

Date.

  1. When does it expire? provenance
  2. Including extensions? boundary
Process Prosecution.

Application

Filing.

Filing

Date and route.

  1. When and how was it filed? provenance
  2. National, regional or PCT? boundary

Opposition

Challenges.

Challenge

Proceeding.

  1. Were there oppositions? provenance
  2. With which outcome? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.MED
Other names and narrower kinds
European Patent, patent in Belgium, chemical patent, German Imperial Patent, United States patent, Unitary patent, design patent, essential patent, biological patent, software patent, biological patent in the United States

What it is Filled

A legal right granted by a state or regional authority to an inventor or assignee to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing an invention as defined by its claims, for a limited time (usually 20 years from filing for invention patents), in exchange for public disclosure; it does not itself authorise the holder to practise the invention.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain patents, how they are granted, searched and enforced, and point to patent office databases, without legal advice.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Patents are territorial; the PCT allows one international application, but grants are national or regional.
  • The European Patent Office grants European patents; the Unitary Patent took effect on 1 June 2023.
  • Design patents (US) and utility models are related but different rights.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • give legal opinions on validity or infringement

Only with a human decision

  • patent attorneys for filings and opinions

May

  • explain the system and search public databases

Moral aspects Filled

  • access to medicines and technology
  • fair competition

Who is affected

  • inventors
  • the public

Owners Filled

Steward

the patent holder; patent offices administer grants

Master systems

  • Espacenet
  • WIPO PATENTSCOPE
  • national patent registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q131257 - registry parent class
  • Q591041 - registry parent class

related

  • intellectual property right - right
  • patent office - authority
  • patent document - publication
  • utility model and registered design - related rights

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.patent
  • Wikidata: Q253623 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253623)
  • publication number: office prefix (WIPO ST.3) + number + kind code (ST.16), such as EP1234567B1
  • DOCDB family ID: numeric patent families

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • usual term (invention patents): 20 years - from filing; US design patents filed since 13 May 2015 last 15 years from grant

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Published patent documents carry bibliographic identifiers, a description, claims and, where applicable, drawings

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain patentability criteria (novelty, inventive step, industrial application)
  • explain the application process in general terms
  • search patent databases
  • explain patent documents and kind codes

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Infringement disputes
  • Low-quality patents
  • Loss of rights from missed deadlines

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Paris Convention (1883)
  • TRIPS Agreement
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • European Patent Convention
  • WIPO standards ST.3, ST.9 and ST.16

Context of use required Filled

  • Encouraging invention and disclosure.
  • utility (invention) patent
  • design patent (US)
  • plant patent (US)
  • European patent
  • Unitary Patent

Sources Filled

  1. Q253623 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
  2. Patent - general description of the subject
  3. Frequently Asked Questions: Patents - Definition, disclosure, territoriality, usual term, patentability, national and regional grants, and related utility-model protection.
  4. 1502 - Definition of a Design - US design patents, distinction from utility patents and different term calculations.
  5. PCT Applicant's Guide: Introduction to the International Phase - PCT application process, descriptions, claims and conditional inclusion of drawings.
  6. List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines - Issuer and functions of ST.3 and ST.16.
  7. When was the Unitary Patent system launched? - Launch on 1 June 2023 and the EPO's administrative role.
  8. DOCDB simple patent family - DOCDB family identity and grouping of related patent applications.

Open questions

  • The registry merges country-specific patents and historical types (German Imperial Patent); they can be linked as kinds.

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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