Novelty Search: Everything You Need To Know
Patents are issued and granted by law only for useful, non-obvious, and, most importantly, unique inventions. The first step you must take as an inventor before filing your patent application is to verify that your invention is new and unique....
Old Meets New in University IP Commercialization
Universities are searching for new ways to increase their sources due to economic difficulties brought on by the pandemic. Strategies for doing so have evolved since the Bayh-Dole Act was passed in 1980. University technology transfer offices have recognized the...
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...
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...
Use AI to Nurture Your Seed Ideas to Patents
See how you can use AI to grow your seed ideas into patents. Universities prioritize research over IP and commercialization. Researchers in a university are more comfortable publishing research papers as they are already an established way of giving researchers...
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