The Risks of Using Free Patent Search Tools
Free patent search tools can cost you in the long run, not just in terms of money, but also in terms of time and risk. A study published in the World Patent Information Journal (Volume 52) by Jürgen and Clarke...
A New Approach to Find Relevant Insights in the Patent Landscape
Patent landscape analysis has been extensively used in the IP industry for many years to track the number of patent filings, competitors, and collaborations, among other things. But there’s a lot more to these landscapes than just numbers. These days,...
What is Considered as a “Prior Art” When applying for a Patent?
What Exactly is Prior Art? Prior art is any evidence or proof (written or oral) that your invention was known prior to the effective date of the filing of a patent application or prior to the date of invention. It...
General Mistakes in Patent Searches
Patent activity is increasing at an alarming rate, as is patent information. The role of a patent searcher is to locate relevant prior art (both patent and non-patent literature) quickly and effectively to the invention under evaluation. Patent Searching is...
How Apple Pulled off a No-notch, “Dynamic Island” iPhone 14 Pro
Apple has replaced the huge notch on the front screen of the newly launched iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max with a single pill-shaped cut-out, which they have called “Dynamic Island.” To make the cut-out functional, Apple had to...
Are You Monitoring the Patent Landscape?
Monitoring the Patent Landscape: A patent landscape provides an overview of the publishing activity in a certain technology area. The use of geographical boundaries might help to further categorize the landscape. An analysis of this patent landscape might assist a...
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