Patent Search
Patent searching is central to the management and enforcement of intellectual property
(IP). The purpose of the patent search is to collect all of the patent records that
are relevant to the area of interest, analyse the records and present the information
in a meaningful format.
Why perform a Patent Search?
Intellectual Property is a growing area of interest across many industries. Protection
of your own IP and monitoring of your competitors IP and activities is becoming
increasingly important in the knowledge economy.
Maintaining your Intellectual Property (IP) Intelligence
To guide your business and defend your commercial position, you need to know what
your competitors are doing. To protect your own IP, you need to identify the novel
and inventive developments in your organisation that will provide you with a competitive
advantage.
Patent monitoring will alert you to new technology developments - and quite often
well before the technology is in the market - giving your organisation time to prepare
a strategy in response which may include filing your own patents to block further
developments by your competitor.
Patent monitoring will also alert you to patents that infringe your patents
or patents that should not be granted because they are not novel and inventive. Detecting
and attacking the patents of your competitors when they are accepted and before
they grant provides a cost effect solution to removing invalid patent claims. It
avoids expensive court costs after the patent has granted and when your competitor
is accusing you of infringing their patent.
Ensuring your Freedom to Operate
A Freedom to Operate search (or infringement Search) before your launch your product
or implement your new process will avoid the potential of infringing the patents
of your competitor. If you do locate a relevant patent of your competitor that you
think you may infringe, a subject matter search with a validity opinion will put
you in a position where you know what your risks are and what options you have.
What are the main Types of Patent Search?
Why use us for Patent Search Services?
We have the legal background to understand the concepts, the technical skills to
create more powerful IP systems, and the corporate experience to know that you need
a clear and concise report in the format you need to present to your audience.
With all you your work being supervised by a qualified patent attorney and technical
specialists with PhD qualifications working on your searches, you can be confident
that you are getting the best quality service.