Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester Course Number Course Name Phase Credits Hours Required/Elective Instructor Class Student NO. Withdraw Note

Spring Semester
Year 2024 329318 Patent search and patent map 1 2.0 2 ★ Mingliang Lai GIP 6 1 英語授課

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Spring Semester Year 2024	329318	Patent search and patent map	1	2.0	2	★	Mingliang Lai	GIP	6	1	英語授課

Course Plan：

Instructor Mingliang Lai　Office Hours

Email mingliang1976@gmail.com

Last Updated 2023-12-14 14:18:21

Course Objective The concepts of patent search and patent map will be introduced in this course. The topics of the course includes: 1. Why it is important to do patent search. 2. How to find a related prior art efficiently, 3. How to construct a patent map and exploit related information.

Course Schedule Week1 Introduction Week2 Patent system Week3 Patent literature Week4 Patent classification system, example: IPC (International patent system) Week5 Patent search strategy Week6 Using online database or tools to do patent search Week7 Practice of patent search 1 Week8 Practice of patent search 2 Week9 Midterm report Week10 Keyword search: 1 Week11 Keyword search:2 Week12 Analysis of patent map information Week13 Conducting a patent map Week14 Case study: 1 Week15 Case study: 2 Week16 Case study: 3 Week17 Course review Week18 Final report

Evaluation and grading policy Rating and score： (1) attendance and discussions in class 40% (2) midterm report 30% (3) Final report 30%

Materials All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.

Foreign-language textbooks:Yes
Reference book: Patent Searching Made Easy: How to do Patent Searches Online and in the Library. David Hitchcock.

The access to curricular consultation Welcome to discuss the class with the teacher by email.
Email: mllai@mail.ntut.edu.tw

The course corresponds to the SDGs

Note
This course is taught in English.
This course will be related to the SDGs index:
8. Decent work and economic growth
16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Instructor	Mingliang Lai　Office Hours
Email	mingliang1976@gmail.com
Last Updated	2023-12-14 14:18:21
Course Objective	The concepts of patent search and patent map will be introduced in this course. The topics of the course includes: 1. Why it is important to do patent search. 2. How to find a related prior art efficiently, 3. How to construct a patent map and exploit related information.
Course Schedule	Week1 Introduction Week2 Patent system Week3 Patent literature Week4 Patent classification system, example: IPC (International patent system) Week5 Patent search strategy Week6 Using online database or tools to do patent search Week7 Practice of patent search 1 Week8 Practice of patent search 2 Week9 Midterm report Week10 Keyword search: 1 Week11 Keyword search:2 Week12 Analysis of patent map information Week13 Conducting a patent map Week14 Case study: 1 Week15 Case study: 2 Week16 Case study: 3 Week17 Course review Week18 Final report
Evaluation and grading policy	Rating and score： (1) attendance and discussions in class 40% (2) midterm report 30% (3) Final report 30%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Reference book: Patent Searching Made Easy: How to do Patent Searches Online and in the Library. David Hitchcock.
The access to curricular consultation	Welcome to discuss the class with the teacher by email. Email: mllai@mail.ntut.edu.tw
The course corresponds to the SDGs
Note	This course is taught in English. This course will be related to the SDGs index: 8. Decent work and economic growth 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions