We offer expert patent searching services to inform your IP strategy, backed by meticulous research and analysis. Our capabilities include:

– Patentability Searches:

We assess the novelty and inventiveness of your invention before you invest in filing, ensuring a strong foundation for your patent application. Our team conducts exhaustive searches across international patent databases, scientific journals, and technical literature to identify prior art that could impact patentability. Our patentability searches are directed towards uncovering obscure prior art, saving the applicants them from costly rejections. We analyze each reference against your invention’s key features, providing a detailed report with recommendations—whether it’s tweaking claims or pursuing a unique angle. This service minimizes risks and maximizes your chances of securing a patent.

– Invalidation Searches:

When you need to challenge an existing patent – whether for competitive clearance or defense in opposition proceedings – our invalidation searches deliver the evidence you need. We dig deep into global patent and non-patent literature to uncover prior art that predates the target patent’s filing date, potentially rendering it invalid. Our invalidation searches are directed at unearthing prior art that can potentially target your competitor’s overly broad claims, paving way for market entry. Our reports include precise mappings of prior art to patent claims, empowering attorneys with robust arguments for invalidation proceedings at patent offices or courts worldwide.

– Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Searches:

Launching a product without infringing existing patents is critical, and our FTO searches ensure you’re in the clear. We meticulously analyze active patents in your target markets – such as the US, Europe, or India – to identify potential infringement risks tied to your product or process. Our FTO searches are directed at flagging active patents with overlapping features and suggesting product adjustments to avoid litigation. Our detailed reports highlight relevant claims, jurisdictions, and expiration dates, giving you the confidence to proceed or strategize workarounds, all while reducing legal exposure.

– Landscape Searches:

Our landscape searches provide a panoramic view of a technology field, revealing trends, competitor activity, and untapped opportunities. We compile and analyze vast datasets from patents, publications, and market sources to map out the IP ecosystem – ideal for corporates planning R&D or startups seeking a niche. For example, landscape searches can be directed at identifying innovations and a gap in a particular technology area, thereby guiding next product development for our clients. Delivered with visualizations like patent maps and timelines, our insights help you make informed strategic decisions, from innovation focus to partnership opportunities.