{"id":268,"date":"2021-01-19T15:45:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T22:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/infotree.ca\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2026-10-12T12:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:19:43","slug":"pictures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/infotree.ca\/?page_id=268","title":{"rendered":"Professional Standards &amp; Practice Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registered Trademark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>InfoTree\u00ae<\/strong> is an officially registered Canadian trademark (Registered January 28, 1999).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) &amp; Confidentiality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Discretion and confidentiality are fundamental to patent work. All prior art research and preliminary consultations are conducted under strict non-disclosure terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I can readily provide a standard mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for execution prior to reviewing sensitive technical disclosures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternatively, I am happy to review and execute your firm\u2019s or company\u2019s preferred standard NDA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Queuing &amp; Expedited Timelines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To maintain thoroughness and analytical rigor on every file, engagements are generally queued and completed in the order received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If your filing deadline, litigation date, or due diligence review requires rapid delivery, please contact me as early as possible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expedited Scheduling:<\/strong> Rush delivery can often be accommodated depending on current workflow, subject to an expedited fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding Patent Classification Systems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern patent searches rely heavily on hierarchical classification schemes rather than simplistic keyword queries. These systems group inventions strictly by technical concept and mechanical function:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CPC (Cooperative Patent Classification):<\/strong> A joint EPO\/USPTO system featuring over 250,000 specific categories, offering the deepest technical granularity available today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IPC (International Patent Classification):<\/strong> The global standard administered by WIPO, utilized by patent offices worldwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Legacy Classifications (USPC &amp; OCPC):<\/strong> Historical United States and Canadian patent classes essential for deep-history validity, freedom-to-operate, and mechanical prior art research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mastering these systems ensures exhaustive coverage across foreign disclosures, non-standard drafting terms, and multi-jurisdictional filings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Any further questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Todd F. Mayson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone: <a href=\"tel:17804331920\">(780) 433-1920<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: i<a href=\"mailto:nfotree@shaw.ca\">nfotree@shaw.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registered Trademark InfoTree\u00ae is an officially registered Canadian trademark (Registered January 28, 1999). Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) &amp; Confidentiality Discretion and confidentiality are fundamental to patent work. All prior art research and preliminary consultations are conducted under strict non-disclosure terms. Project Queuing &amp; Expedited Timelines To maintain thoroughness and analytical rigor on every file, engagements are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-268","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotree.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotree.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotree.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotree.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotree.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=268"}],"version-history":[{"count":122,"href":"https:\/\/infotree.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1054,"href":"https:\/\/infotree.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268\/revisions\/1054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotree.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}