When to Patent Your Idea: 5 Things to Consider
A good idea, even a great idea, is insufficient to justify the filing of a patent application. It takes time to develop a novel, non-obvious, and useful invention for a strong application. Moreover, creating a product, process, or service that...
The Why, When, and How of Patent Validity Search
What is a Patent Validity Search? A patent validity search or patent invalidity search is a prior art search conducted to test whether a granted patent meets the provisions. The invalidity search, in particular, seeks prior art documents that may...
Competitive Landscape Analysis: Advantages of Visualization
Up-to-date competitive intelligence is critical for strategic R&D, patenting, and marketing decisions. Data, not assumptions or intuition, should be used to make these decisions. However, without the right tools, the sheer amount of information surrounding your competitors’ intellectual property—which is...
Patent Novelty Search: Everything you need to know before filing
The invention described in your application must be novel, non-obvious, and useful in order to be granted a patent. The novelty requirement in 35 U.S.C. 102 simply means that your idea is unique and has never been disclosed publicly. There...
Investing in Technology Using Patent Intelligence
Investing in technology necessitates extensive research, particularly when the technology is new, to determine whether it is the best option and timing. Technology investments could take the form of financing from angel investors, companies, venture capitalists, the government, or other...
Non-Patent Literature: What Is It and Why Is It Important in Patent Research?
Scholarly publications have always served as the go-to source of information for cutting-edge research in academia. These publications are commonly referred to as “non-patent literature,” or NPL, in the context of intellectual property. NPL has a wide range of IP...
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