Patentability / Novelty Search
Patentability searches are typically performed before applying for a patent to assure an invention is patentable.
A patentability/novelty search examines granted and published applications of major patent offices as well as domain-relevant non-patent literature. You will receive a concise search report containing citations to sections of any prior art found and electronic copies of the referenced documents.
Uses
- Before filing a patent application
- During the invention review cycle
- While drafting claims
Coverage and Outcomes
- The search scope includes patents and non-patent literature sources in the United States, Europe, Asia, and other WIPO PCT countries. Other sources may be searched upon request.
- The result of a patentability search is to exhaustively identify art published prior to an invention and to provide documentation with citations and excerpts from the found references.
- To support corporations with a high rate of innovation (often including an invention review committee and/or incentive programs), consider our Enterprise Patentability Service.
- Typical delivery is within 5 to 7 business days.
Specifications Needed
- A paragraph or single page description of the invention with the novel steps clearly delineated; drawings are often helpful. -or-
- A provisional or patent application draft, with the primary inventive steps (that is, the embodiment or claims that are the focus of the search) clearly delineated. -or-
- For a pharmacutical or industrial chemical search, a document with the novel structure(s) and/or compound(s) and/or composition(s).