Using Technology Solutions to Overcome Patent Research Challenges
Patent research is frequently the first step in the patent process. Its purpose is to determine the patentability of an invention. It is a search for any patent documents, regardless of whether they are pending, issued, expired, or rejected. Non-patent...
Enhance Your Patent Searching Tool to Make a Difference
Data is changing the way intellectual property departments around the world function. The IP department is proving to be an actionable intelligence resource in corporate decision making, from portfolio management to offering insights to guide mergers and acquisitions. As a...
How to Search for Prior Art?
What is Prior Art? Any proof that your innovation is already known is referred to as “prior art.” Prior art does not have to be physically present or commercially available. It is sufficient that someone, somewhere, sometime previously described, demonstrated,...
What is a Novelty Search and Why to Conduct One?
Novelty Search A patent search, also known as a novelty search, patentability search, or prior art search, is a search to find citations of similar nature to that of one’s invention. Google Patents, Espacenet, Orbit Intelligence, Thomson Innovation, CNIPA, J-PLATPAT,...
Why do We Need a Patentability Search and How to Conduct One?
Why do We Need a Patentability Search? Before releasing a new product into the market, one should consider the following: Can a patent protect an inventor’s invention? Does an individual’s invention infringe on the invention of another? Searching can assist...
What is a Patentability Search Report?
A patentability search report, a patent search report, a patent landscape search report, a prior-art search report, and other reports are prepared based on the analysis. The terminology used is determined by the scope of the analysis. If the search analysis...
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