If you’re a business then you’d want to make sure that you can freely develop/sell your products in the market. You need to understand how a patent search affects your business before thinking of getting any form of protection. You wouldn’t want to infringe on another entity’s intellectual property while creating a product. Hence, you[…]
There are many steps involved in a patent searching, and it is not always clear where to start. What do you need? How do you find the information? What do you do if you need to know a little more about something? There are so many details that can be confusing for someone who is[…]
While dealing with intellectual property rights, a confusing aspect is the Patent Search vs Freedom to Operate FTO Search. People often use them interchangeably which isn’t true. Therefore, you must understand the difference between the two in terms of time and money. You perform a Patent search to analyze whether an invention follows the basic[…]
A Prior-Art is everything about your invention, already available in public before the registration. This simply means that the invention is no longer a novel. It is basically a proof that an invention like yours exists, already. Prior-art is when someone has previously described or made something very similar to your invention. National patent laws[…]
Patent Watch is the process of keeping an eye on the patents at regular intervals of time. It needs exploring different official journals, databases, online sites, etc. for published or pending patent applications. Firms conduct it for different reasons. They check competitors in the market, double check any potential infringement of their service/products etc. more[…]
Patent Monitoring Report comprises of your competitor’s patent portfolio to compare and analyze the quality of your products or services. It provide insights about the futuristic IP trends which are critical for your work, and keep a competitive eye on competitors. In this article, we will understand the various elements of a Patent Monitoring Report.[…]
Patent watch assists in delivering regular updates about new patents, the status of applied patents and any modifications done in the existing patents. Let’s understand patent watch benefits and how to use them in your patent application. Patent Watch Benefits: What Are They? Firms conduct specific patent watches in a periodic manner i.e. on a[…]
You will get to hear sometimes that a strong patent can obstruct further scope of innovation. To the contrary, consumers will be benefitted to the maximum if a patent is strong. If you are the owner of a strong patent, automatically you will be able to act as a roadblock to your competitors. Not only[…]
A novelty search or more popularly known as a patentability search is the first and foremost search conducted to determine whether an invention is novel or not. It is much better to learn about the novelty search basics before preceding further for the patent prosecution process. What is a Novelty Search or Patentability Search? A novelty[…]
We will discuss about patentability search basics and some other general queries regarding it in this article. No patent law requires you to conduct a patentability search or patent novelty search. But, however, you must not omit this important process. Patentability Search Basics A patentability search or patent novelty search is a search of the prior[…]