The cost of patent search depends on the complexity of the invention. The aim of patent search is to check the novelty of a patent. Patent search can be done for free by oneself. However, a professional perform a better search. It can cost from $100 to $3000. Also, the government search fee is a[…]
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[…]
Patent information searches aids in patent filing and case of patent litigation. However, this traditional approach is changing. This information is now a major part of patent strategy, the credit goes to computerised databases. It contains the details of published patents along with the referred books. It also includes utility models, utility certificates, and inventor’s[…]
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?[…]
Are you wondering what should be the appropriate FTO search cost or are you spending more than necessary on your FTO searches? Know it all about FTO search cost here in this article. Freedom to operate or FTO search, in layman’s terms, can be described as the search of active or already granted patents. It[…]
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[…]
Estimating a Patent Cost is not easy. It depends on a lot of factors. And. also there is no defined method to calculate it. However there are some guidelines by which one can calculate an approximate amount. For patenting an idea, your patent must be novel. All the claims related to the patent are made[…]
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[…]
