Novelty Search

"Empowering Your Invention's Patentability Assessment Journey"

"A Patentability Search, also referred to as a Novelty Search or Prior Art Search, is typically undertaken in the preliminary stages of product development and prior to submitting a new patent application. The objective of this search is to uncover existing patent and non-patent literature that may disclose inventions bearing resemblance, in whole or in part, to the invention under consideration"

Criteria for Patentability

For an invention to qualify for a patent, it must meet the following criteria:

1. Novelty: The invention must be original and not previously disclosed.

2. Inventive Step (Non-Obviousness): The invention should not be evident to a person having ordinary skill in the pertinent domain.

3. Patentable Subject Matter: The invention must be of a type that is eligible for patent protection.

4. Industrial Applicability (Utility): The invention must possess a practical application.

Use

An efficiently conducted patentability search report serves several crucial purposes:

1.  It aids in determining the invention’s novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability.

2.  It supports the accurate delineation of the invention’s boundaries during the patent drafting phase.

3.  It reduces the risk of patent application rejection.

4.  It provides insight into the existing competitive environment.

5.  It yields valuable information pertinent to market positioning and strategy.

6.  It aids in averting expensive patent infringement litigation in the future.