Design search is prudent when you want to protect the aesthetic configuration of an object. In most jurisdictions, a design patent or registration is a form of legal protection granted to the ornamental design of a functional item. The Office grants design patent if the design doesn’t change the functionality of the object but gives[…]
“Invalidity” and “Validity Search” are essentially the same. Both these searches find relevant prior-art documents relevent enough to invalidate the claims of the target patent. Specifically, the invalidity search find prior-art documents to invalidate the claims of the target patent; and the validity search establish enforceability of the claims of the target patent. Invalidity search[…]