With the passage of America Invents Act (AIA) it has become very important for firms to set up effective patent monitoring mechanism. Since patents can be challenged even after they are being granted, it is important for companies to keep an eye on their respective domain to stay safe. With AIA, Anyone can challenge a[…]
Chemical Structure Patent Search is the term that is becoming common in IP professionals. Due to research and development in the field of biotechnology, researchers have to look for chemical structures. Moreover, Chemical Structure Patent Search is effective. When you do it prudently, it can give valuable insights about a particular compound, molecule or salt.[…]
Design patent is a form of legal protection granted to the ornamental design of a functional item. Design Search helps you determine whether your proposed design is new and distinctive, and therefore worth registering. Further, because of design search, you may determine if someone has registered a similar design. Thus, using that information a manufacturer[…]
What is Chemical Structure Search? Chemical structure search is one of the most important kinds of patent searches performed these days by patent search professionals and if done prudently can offer tons of information to the searcher about the molecule, compounds or salts. Companies from various verticals of the industry including biotechnology, food processing, and[…]
Monetize patents could be one of the most important tools for generating revenue. And, it can transform your IP assets into a revenue-generating powerhouse if used wisely. However, formulating and implementing a patent monetization strategy needs a huge investment of time, resources, and energy. But what if you find some clever ways to monetize[…]
Classifications in patent search is a system for patent office examiners or other people to code documents. For example, patent applications published according to the technical features of their content. Patent classification systems were originally developed for sorting paper documents. But, nowadays, you may use them to search patent databases as well. In addition to[…]
Prior-Art (or Prior-Art Searches) is one of the most important factor of success in a patent granting process. It is so because it determines the novelty of the invention. An existing and matching prior-art means your idea is not novel. And, hence, it is pointless to continue with such an idea. Thus, it is important[…]
The arena of search is evolving and thus we need to adapt ourselves as per the changing rules. Thus patent search is something that not only requires techno-legal expertise, but also a watchful mind wherein we keep on tracking the changing behavior of patent search databases and patent search engines. With the advent of latest[…]
Searching prior art is one of the most important tasks that we accomplish before moving on to invest our resources into a product launch. A well performed prior art search increases the chances of getting your inventions protected. There are various resources through which prior arts can be collected and technical reports are one among[…]
Industrial design search is the most important kinds of IPs that are granted for aesthetic appearance of an article. It can reap great benefits to the owner of the design. Hence it is important to protect it before you launch your product in the market. Protecting industrial designs becomes even more important for those firms[…]