Patent invalidity search is also known as patent invalidation or opposition study. This study is conducted to plainly distinguish between valid patent and non-patent documents. This study helps in either validating the claims stated in a patent or invalidating the claims mentioned in the competitor’s patent. Moreover, this study also helps in examining the non-obviousness[…]
Patent landscape analysis is a comprehensive study of the research area of patents and its scientific literature. Patent Landscaping is a process to create a summary of patents. These are those patents that are pending or in process in a particular area. There are many formats to report the analysis. For example, research reports published[…]
Most firms and inventors don’t know that there are different types of patent searches. All patent search types have different aims. To get the best result, it is essential to know about every search type. We will discuss more insights on all these searches. Related article: Proofreading essentials: “The essential eight” The Patent Search Types[…]
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?[…]
Patent infringement is the use a patent for commercial purposes without the patent holder’s permission. Patent infringement analysis determines the category of patent infringement. It is basically of two types- Literal infringement and Doctrine of equivalents. Literal infringements: It occurs when the accused firm copies the product as claimed in the patent. Two main parameters[…]
WIPO patent search is a crucial part of a patent application process. Generally, a patent protects the rights of an inventor within the country that issues the patent. However, it’s a difficult task to gain patent protection in multiple countries. Therefore, WIPO patent search helps you to attain patent protection in several countries. Moreover, the[…]
Freedom to operate is the right to sell your product without infringing any existing rights. It checks if a particular country/competitor has a product similar to you or not. The main aim is to calculate the risk of patent infringement. In the case of no similar products, one can easily commercialize the product but in[…]
The patent landscape is a researched overview of the pending patents or the patents in a particular field. Generally, patent attorneys or patent law experts prepare a landscape with the help of the process called patent landscaping. Moreover, patent landscaping is a study that provides a unique platform overview for a particular field that gives[…]
Patent information describes the technical data and legal data associated with patent documents and granted patents. The documents contain information written in a standardized format and categorized according to technical fields to make identifying relevant documents even easier. The information contains a description of the following: Functioning of patent Claims determining the scope of protection[…]
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[…]