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Introduction to Defensive Publishing and the Prior Art Database (PAD)

This article includes a table of contents to teach you how to defensively publish, search, and download documents. Defensive Publishing provides you with a fast and effective way to publish technical disclosures and then access your electronic publication in the IP.com Prior Art Database (PAD). Your publication is listed in The IP.com Journal with an option to publish the full disclosure. To learn more about the features and benefits of defensive publishing, click here.

Defensive Publishing Prior Art Database (PAD)

 

To learn how to defensively publish and search PAD, click on a link below:

Introduction to Defensive Publishing and the Prior Art Database (PAD)
Registering an IP.com Account and Accessing Solutions
Updating your Account Information
Publishing Disclosures to the Prior Art Database (PAD)
The IP.com Journal – Contents, Availability, and Distribution
Purchasing Defensive Publishing Vouchers
How to Publish a Disclosure
Searching the Prior Art Database (PAD)
Searching PAD Using Keywords
Searching PAD Using Concepts
Downloading Publications from the Prior Art Database (PAD)
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Last Updated: October 1, 2023
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