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Patent-Search-Services

Patent Search<br>Patenting your invention is a complex process, but understanding what can and cannot be patented is a good first step.<br>A patent search is a search of issued patents and published patent applications for inventions that might be considered important u201cprior artu201d references when applying for a patent.<br>A Patent Search is a search across various databases to see if someone else may have already patented your invention or an invention similar to yours.<br>The prior art is anything in the public domain, patented or not patented, that may determine whether an invention is novel or not.<br>

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Patent-Search-Services

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  1. PatentSearchServices Patentsearchservicesareessentialforinventorsandentrepreneurslookingtoprotecttheirintellectualproperty.Thisdocumentcoversthetypesofpatentsearches,howtoconductthem,therisksinvolved,andthebenefitsofprofessionalservices.Italsoprovidesinformationondatabasesusedforpatentsearchesandanswersfrequentlyaskedquestionsaboutthepatentprocess. byUSNovelPatent

  2. TypesofPatentSearches PatentabilitySearch Apatentabilitysearchornoveltysearchhappenspriortofilingapatentapplication.Thissearchverifiesthatyourinventionisnewandqualifiesforapatent.Thepatentabilitysearchisoneofthemostcommonsearchesthatweconductforinventors/applicants.wesuggestthattheapplicantscannotspendmoneybyfilingapatentapplicationwithoutdoingthissearch. InvaliditySearch Aninvaliditysearchhappensafterapatenthasbeenissued.Thissearchaimstolocatedocumentsthat challengethevalidityofapatentbecauseofresearchmissedduringtheoriginalpatentabilitysearch.It'susuallyconductedbyanotherpartytryingtoinvalidatethepatent. ClearanceSearch Apatentclearancesearchcandetermineifaninventioninfringesonanotherpatent.Thinkofitasgetting"clearance"thatyourinventionisgoodtogo.Itisalsoknownasafreedom-to-operate(FTO)search. StateoftheArtSearch Tolearnmoreaboutotherpatentsinthesamefieldasyourinvention,astateofartpatentsearchisbest.Onceconducted,you'reexposedtoallrelevantandpriorartthatrelatestoyourinvention.Thissearchcanhelpyouunderstandrecentresearchtohelpyouadjustaccordingly. Note:It'simperativetonotethatonesearchdoesnotcompensateforanothersearch.Forexample,whenyouconductapatentabilitysearch,youarefindingoutifyourinventionispatentable,orifyouqualifyforapatent.Thesearchwillnotcoveraninvaliditysearch,ortellyouifyou'reinfringingonanotherpatent.Whensearchingchoosetheonebestforyourneeds.

  3. ConductingYourOwnPatentSearch Manyinventorsopttodotheirownpatentsearchtosavemoney.Althoughconductingyourownsearchisareasonableidea,youmustbecautious.Asaninventor,youmaynotknowhowtoaccuratelyperformasearch.Youcanmisskeyinformationthatwillbevitaltoyourcase. Step1:ChooseaDatabase Gotouspto.govorWIPOorGooglePatentstostart.Next,selecttoolstohelpsearchbypatentclassificationfromthelistofrelatedUSPTOservices.Youcanalsostartsearchingatgoogle.com/patents.Therearemanywebsitesthatofferfreepatentsearches. 1 Step2:PerformtheSearch Patentsearchingisavaluabletool.Itwillrevealpriorartandhelpsinpatentdrafting. 2 Step3:AnalyzeResults Reviewthesearchresultscarefullytodetermineifyourinventionisnovelandnon-obviouscomparedtoexistingpatents. 3

  4. RisksofConductingYourOwnPatentSearch GivingAwayYourIdea Riskofgivingawayyourinventioninformationwhensearchingforitonline.Bytypingyourkeywordsorideasintodifferentsearchengines,you'rereleasingthemtothepublic.Therearemarketingcompaniesandotherinventorswhothreatenyourinformationthroughtheinternet,easilyandfreely,andtheymonitorkeywords.Youwouldn'twanttotriggersomeoneelsetostealyouridea. WastingTime(andMoney) Patentingyourideaistowasteoftime,right?Whenconductingyourownsearch,youhaveariskofmissingoroverlookingclosereferencesornothavingallthekeywordsassociatedwithyourinvention,whichcanbeahugetime-wasterwhenyouhavetogobackandsearchagain.The riskincreasesevenmoreifyouproceedonwithapatentapplicationandgetdenied.Nowthat'sbothmoneyandtimewastedfromyoudoingyourownkeywordsearch–notworththerisk.

  5. ProfessionalPatentSearchServices Areyouaninventororentrepreneurwithauniqueidea?Doyouwanttoprotectyourintellectualpropertyandensurethatyourideaisoriginal?Thenapatentsearchisanessentialstepinthepatentprocess.Apatentsearchhelpsyoufindoutifsomeoneelsehasalreadypatentedasimilaridea,andithelpsyouavoidthecostlyprocessofdevelopingandapplyingforapatentthatmaynotbegranted.However,patentsearchescanbeexpensive,especiallyifyou'rejuststartingout.That'swhyweofferaffordablepatentsearchservicestohelpyouprotectyourideas. BenefitsofchoosingusasyourPatentAttorney Improvethechancesofpatentsuccessbyworkingaroundexistinginventions ConfidenceinPatentability Youcangainconfidenceinthepatentabilityofyourinvention 1 2 PatentDefense Defendyourpatent ExpertAnalysis Wewillanalyzepatentresultswhetheryourinventionispatentable 3 4 Wehave18yearsexperienceinfilingapatentapplicationsandcansaveyoutime

  6. DatabasesUsedforPatentSearches Subscription- basedpatentdatabases USPatentandTrademarkOffice(USPTO)database(providesaccesstomillionsofpatentsandpatentapplications.)EuropeanPatentOffice(EPO)database(providesaccesstomillionsofpatentsandpatentapplications.) OnlinePatentEngine Onlinepatentsearchenginesthatallowyoutosearchforpatentsbasedonkeywords,classificationcodes,orinventornames. Patentanalysistools Itisusedinadvanced algorithmsandnaturallanguageprocessingtohelpyouanalyzepatentdataandidentifyrelevantpatents. LegaldatabasesDerwentInnovation,XLSCOUT,LexisNexis

  7. FrequentlyAskedQuestions Whatisapatent? Apatentsearchistheprocessofsearchingforexistingpatentsorpatentapplicationsthatmayberelevanttoyourinvention. 1 Whyisapatentsearchimportant? Apatentsearchhelpsyoudetermine:Novelty:Whetheryourinventionistrulynewandinventivecomparedtoexistingpatents.Non-obviousness:Whetheryourinventionwouldn'tbeobvioustosomeonewithordinaryskillinthefieldbasedonexistingknowledge.FreedomtoOperate:Whetherthereareexistingpatentsthatcouldpreventyoufrommaking,using,orsellingyourinvention.CompetitiveLandscape:Whoelseisworkingonsimilarinventionsandwhatfeaturesaretheyfocusingon. 2 Whattypesofpatentsearchesarethere? KeywordSearch:Searchingpatentdatabasesusingkeywordsrelatedtoyourinvention.ClassificationSearch:Searchingbypatentclassificationcodesthatcategorizeinventionsbytechnologyarea.CitationSearch:Searchingforpatentsthatciteorarecitedbyaspecificpatentofinterest.BooleanSearch:Usinglogicaloperators(AND,OR,NOT)torefineyoursearchqueryinpatentdatabases. 3 WherecanIconductapatentsearch? Thereareseveralresourcesavailableforpatentsearching:USPTOPatentDatabase(Free):https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/static/pages/landing.html?MURL=PatentPublicSearchEPOPatentDatabase(Free):https://worldwide.espacenet.com/WIPOPatentScope(Free):https://patentscope.wipo.int/CommercialPatentDatabases(Paid):Theseoffermoreadvancedsearchfeaturesandanalysistools. 4

  8. ContactInformation YourtrustedpartnerforCompleteIntellectualPropertyServices Withourknowledgeinintellectualproperty,weenableyoutosafeguardandmaximizethevalueofyourinnovations. Phone: +1(832)230-6547 Email: surya@novelpatent.com Address: 2707BaronsCoveCtPearland,Texas77584,UnitedStatesofAmerica ©CopyrightNovelPatentServices

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