Patentability searches are aimed at searching the most relevant prior
art, including – published patent applications, issued patents, and any other non-patent
documents, to determine whether filing a patent application makes
sense.
The best place to begin a
patentability search is patent office websites such as USPTO, EPO etc. However,
to ensure that no prior-art document remains hidden, asking a professional to
conduct a patentability search applying tested strategies – keyword searching,
classification searching, reviewing the forward and backward references etc. is
a must. The patent search experts
also dig into what is called as non-patent literature for prior art. It is
acceptable and difficult to find.
Comprehensiveness is the key to a
successful patentability search and ensures that quality of results will match the
search quality of the EPO examiners and beaten most of the USPTO examiners. But
it is time to call it quits when the same documents keep popping up over and
over again. And if a prior art that describes your invention completely or
renders it obvious surfaces in a novelty search, it is not advised that cost is incurred in patenting process.
IP Consultancy firms (KPOs) are
most sought for Patentability Search
Services. The technical experts working in such firms are capable of
understanding the technology behind your invention to return exactly the kind
of prior art results you are looking for.
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