What is Patent Search?
A Patent Search is an analysis of inventions that are similar to yours. Such similar invention(s) forms a part of what is technically known as “prior art” or knowledge already persisting in the public domain about your invention. To be granted a patent by the Relevant Government Authority, the patent examiner must determine if your invention meets the patenting criteria of novelty, non-obvious and usefulness or not. The report enables you to get a wholesome knowledge about all prior art persisting in relation to your invention which assists you to take a reasonable decision before you file your application with the relevant authority. The prior art can be used by the authority’s examiner to access your application while processing the same. A preliminary assessment can be thus made as to whether Patent Office will consider your invention novel, non-obvious and useful or not. With the help of this research, you can also make changes in your invention to make it eligible for Patent to avoid any further chances of conflict.