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 is examined...
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, โDynamic Islandโ 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 remove...
Are You Monitoring the Patent Landscape?ย
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...
Patent Monitoring and its Significance
What is Patent Monitoring? Patent Monitoring is a method of patent searching that is intended to provide a clear picture of progress in a specific technical field. It basically produces a thorough, broad view of everything that has been published during...
IIT Madras Cites XLSCOUT as the Preferred Tool for Research & IP
Academic research institutes and universities are often working on new inventions. They are looking for various ways to bring new ideas to life. But frequently these ideas fail to reach the ideation stage. Thus, creating a need for an efficient...
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