Prior Art Search Guide

// Tool: Google Patents | USPTO PTFDB | Google Scholar | GitHub | Wayback Machine

// TOOL 1: GOOGLE PATENTS (patents.google.com)
// Search by keywords: "database caching prediction"
// Search by CPC code: G06F 12/00 (memory caching), G06Q (business methods)
// Filter: Date before, Assignee, Status (granted/pending)
// Tip: Click "Classifications" on any result for related CPC codes

// TOOL 2: USPTO PATENT FULL-TEXT DATABASE (patft.uspto.gov)
// Boolean: "database" AND "caching" AND "prediction"
// Field search: ACLM/"machine learning" AND APT/caching
// Date range: APD/20150101->20230101

// TOOL 3: GOOGLE SCHOLAR (scholar.google.com)
// Search for academic papers with same keywords
// Sort by date — find earliest publications
// Earlier papers = prior art against your patent

// TOOL 4: GITHUB COMMIT HISTORY
// Commit timestamps establish prior art for code implementations
// Search: github.com/search?q=adaptive+cache+prefetch&type=repositories
// Check commit dates — predates your filing?

// TOOL 5: WAYBACK MACHINE (archive.org)
// Find archived versions of websites/docs showing earlier use
// URL: web.archive.org/web/*/yourcompetitor.com

// 5-STEP SEARCH STRATEGY
// 1. List 3-5 core technical concepts
// 2. Search each concept individually
// 3. Combine concepts in Boolean queries
// 4. Read claims (not abstracts) of 10 closest results
// 5. Document search date and results for your records