Patent clerk

A patent clerk or patent examiner is an employee, usually a civil servant, working within a patent office and whose work is to examine patent applications as to whether they deserve a patent. The work of patent clerks usually includes searching patent and scientific literature databases for prior art, and substantively examining patent applications, that is examining whether the claimed invention meets the patentability requirements such as novelty, "inventive step" or "non-obviousness", "industrial application" (or "utility") and sufficiency of disclosure.

Related Topics:
Employee - Civil servant - Patent office - Patent application - Patent - Scientific literature - Database - Prior art - Claim - Novelty - Inventive step - Industrial application - Sufficiency of disclosure

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Major employers of patent clerks are the European Patent Office, the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japanese Patent Office.

Related Topics:
European Patent Office - United States Patent and Trademark Office - Japanese Patent Office

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