TY - GEN N2 - This guide aims to assist researchers, inventors and entrepreneurs in determining whether specific inventions are protected by enforceable patents or may be in the public domain, by teaching a three-stage process for searching and analyzing published patent documents using the tools of freedom to operate determination. Designed for self-study, the guide has easy-to-follow training modules that take the reader through the process step by step, including with the help of useful checklists and other tools. DO - 10.34667/tind.41976 DO - doi AB - This guide aims to assist researchers, inventors and entrepreneurs in determining whether specific inventions are protected by enforceable patents or may be in the public domain, by teaching a three-stage process for searching and analyzing published patent documents using the tools of freedom to operate determination. Designed for self-study, the guide has easy-to-follow training modules that take the reader through the process step by step, including with the help of useful checklists and other tools. T1 - Identifying Inventions in the Public Domain :A Guide for Inventors and Entrepreneurs L1 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/41976/files/1062%20Inventions%20in%20the%20public%20domain%20WEB.pdf L1 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/41976/files/9789280530391.epub VL - no. 1062(E) LA - eng ID - 41976 L4 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/41976/files/1062%20Inventions%20in%20the%20public%20domain%20WEB.pdf L4 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/41976/files/9789280530391.epub KW - Patents KW - Public domain SN - 9789280530391 TI - Identifying Inventions in the Public Domain :A Guide for Inventors and Entrepreneurs L2 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/41976/files/1062%20Inventions%20in%20the%20public%20domain%20WEB.pdf L2 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/41976/files/9789280530391.epub LK - https://tind.wipo.int/record/41976/files/1062%20Inventions%20in%20the%20public%20domain%20WEB.pdf LK - https://tind.wipo.int/record/41976/files/9789280530391.epub UR - https://tind.wipo.int/record/41976/files/1062%20Inventions%20in%20the%20public%20domain%20WEB.pdf UR - https://tind.wipo.int/record/41976/files/9789280530391.epub ER -