Patents are one of the most important assets for companies, as they form the core of technologies and innovations that might become the next big thing. Owning patents puts companies in a dominant position in the market and helps them...
Patent searching and analysis have proven their utility in taking strategic business decisions, making new acquisitions, exploring new geographies, and others. With patent data increasing at an unprecedented rate, precision patent searching and analysis have become a necessity. There are...
Key takeaways A novelty search checks whether any single prior art reference already discloses your invention. A patentability search also tests non-obviousness, so it can combine references. Run a novelty search early, while the idea is forming; run a patentability...