Pēteris Skorovs
Patent Examiner | MedTech Expert | Patent History Enthusiast
Bio
I am a patent examiner with a background in biomedical engineering and medical physics, and over two decades of experience examining patent applications in the field of medical technology. My day-to-day work spans the core stages of patent examination, including prior-art searching, substantive examination and opposition proceedings.
Alongside my role as a patent examiner, I have a strong interest in patent history, with a particular focus on archival research into historical patents. Informally, I think of myself as a “Patent Archaeologist”, tracing the origins of inventions through historical patent documents, patent office files and official patent gazettes. I also assemble and digitise historical patent collections, transforming them into research datasets. My current work focuses on applying natural language processing and machine learning to historical patent documents to digitise, structure and analyse them at scale. The resulting structured data can support searching for prior art, reconstructing technological development and tracing inventive activity. In addition, I am interested in reverse-engineering and reconstructing historical inventions, bringing forgotten technical ideas back into focus in a modern context.
Beyond patents, I have a wide range of interests and pursuits, but my true passion is trail and ultra running.
My name, Pēteris Skorovs, is also commonly spelled Peteris Skorovs in English.
All views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my employer.
Professional experience
Responsible for patent examination from search to post-grant stages in the field of medical technology, as well as for developing and maintaining patent classification systems.
Education
Specialisation: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
Research project title: “Measurement of otoacoustic emissions”
Completed all the required coursework towards a doctoral degree in engineering sciences.
Specialisation: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
Thesis title: “Compensation of psychoacoustic impairments”
Engineering project title: “Design and manufacturing of a hearing aid”
Specialisation: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
Thesis title: “Measurement of acoustic impedance of the human hearing organ”
Specialisation: Radio Engineering Technology
Diploma project title: “Design of a power supply for a radio receiver”