Overview

At each step of innovation, a lot of ideas may seem to be unique and patentable. When a company spends large amount of time and money in research and development activities, it becomes essential to analyze the novelty and scope of inventions, prior to filing a patent.

A Patentability search is the first right step in a patent process as it is designed to tell you the likelihood of obtaining a patent on your idea and to ensure that your idea is extremely unique and patentable. An invention is patentable only when it is new or novel and patentability search for an invention helps in knowing whether it has been disclosed publicly by someone before the critical date of the invention.

Benefits

To Inventor: To know whether others have already staked a claim for that invention and to know about the scope of the invention

To Drafter: To draft the claim by better understanding of the invention over the prior art

To Applicant: Helps to give answer to the examination rejection which may come during its examination phase

Steps for Protecting Your Inventions

Ideas >> State of Art >> Assessment of Ideas & Technology >> Inventions >> Novelty Search >> No Prior Art >> Patent Drafting >> Patent Filed >> Patent Granted

Steps for Patentability Search

Understanding the Invention and Seed Information >> Understanding the Market Technology Trends which helps in preparing an Initial List of Key Players, preparing an initial list of Keywords and Synonyms >> Keyword Based Search >> Classification Based Search >> Assignees/Inventors Based Search >> Shortlisted References >> Citation Search (Webbing Search) >> Similarity Search >> Non-Patent Literature Search >> Relevant Prior Arts >> Preparing a User-Friendly Patentability Search Report with Patentability Opinion from the Intellectual Experts