Prior art in terms of patent refers to evidence that shows a certain product or idea is already present. It is also known as competing art. Prior art search is going through the available database to check the novelty of one’s product/idea. Related article: Proofreading essentials: “The essential eight” Why perform a prior art analysis?[…]
It is essential for one to conduct a US patent search before the patent filing process. It is so because patent search plays a huge role in avoiding patent infringement. This, subsequently, reduces the cost of the applicant. A US search is a subset of the prior-art search. Here, one mentions similar ideas in academic and[…]
What is Patent Novelty Search or Novelty Search? What is the need of Novelty Search? We are wondering whether these questions have ever occurred to you. Well, if you’re thinking about patenting an invention, then you must know the answers to these questions. Certainly, you don’t want to invest your resources in already disclosed invention.[…]
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[…]
“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[…]