Week 7 - Obviousness Youtube Search

Hi everyone! Obviousness is a huge theme for this week's lectures. I never realized how many helpful resources online exist for regular people not educated in patent law to understand what the terminology and jargon is in this field. 

In order to begin a patent search, it is extremely necessary to understand what prior art means. The prior art means "any information available to the public that can be found in a printed publication format" according to the IP Video group. Now prior art can be found in books, magazines, and on the Internet through various media sources. 

So... what is a prior art search?!

Conducting a prior art search means that you are looking through all these publications to find your invention, and to see any patents or inventions that have been filed that are similar in nature to it. 

Thanks,
Payal