Its great & will help IP community to have a certified searcher as well as
also will help to learners.
Ramesh
On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 10:26 PM, Barbara Hurwitz <bhurwitz_at_maine.rr.com>wrote:
> nice summary
> On Aug 28, 2008, at 9:55 AM, Martin Wallace wrote:
>
> Dear PIUG:
>
> The following is a summary of responses to an inquiry that I made to the
> PIUG discussion email earlier this August. This summary is intended to
> provide information to newer information professionals with an interest in
> patent information and who are
> considering making patent information a major part of their career.
>
> * Currently there are no concrete requirements, licenses or certifications
> for becoming a professional patent searcher. This may change over the next
> few years.
> * It helps to have a degree in library/information science and a bachelors
> or advanced degree in the technical area appropriate to the type of patent
> searching you're interested in (usually mechanical, electrical, or chemical
> engineering).
> * For chemical and biochemical searching, it helps to have a masters or PhD
> in the subject area, but this is not usually the case for mechanical and
> electrical.
> * Some patent agents later become professional searchers. Their knowledge
> of patent law is highly beneficial for helping clients evaluate patent
> information. However it is not a requirement for searchers to have been
> agents or to know patent law.
> * The information professional should enjoy reading patents, not merely
> tolerate working with them.
> * Fluency in one or more of the following languages, besides English is
> useful: German, Japanese, and Chinese; other languages may also be useful.
> * Searchers should seek legal indemnity insurance for their safety, but
> this is not required. Patent searchers being held legally liable for
> 'malpractice' is practically unheard of (one respondent pointed out one case
> where a searcher was sued for
> overlooking a very obvious piece of prior art)
>
> Several responses to my inquiry were to inform me of specialized training
> programs available for those interested in becoming professional patent
> searchers. These seem to range from programs for the beginner with little or
> no knowledge of patent
> information to advanced seminars for continuing education.
>
> This and more, including a few of the more detailed responses I received,
> are posted on the PIUG wiki, but I don't think Tom is ready to unveil the
> wiki yet. Once it is available for public view, I will post a link to my
> page, and I'll start another
> page listing the training opportunities mentioned above.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Martin Wallace, Librarian
> Science & Engineering Center
> Raymond H. Fogler Library
> University of Maine
> Orono, ME 04469
> 207-581-1678
> fax: 207-581-1653
> martin.wallace_at_umit.maine.edu
> http://www.library.umaine.edu/staff/wallace.htm
>
>
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