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Invalidity/Validity Patent Search
Dessign IP’s Patentability Search service is designed with a single goal in mind – to give you the pertinent prior art, cost effectively and at the right time. Whether you are the person in-charge for patent prosecution at a corporation, a patent lawyer or someone with the next big idea, Patentability Search is the fuel that will take your innovation(s) forward and achieve results that really matter.
Expert Research Teams
Our research teams are custom-assembled, based on the technology of the requested research. Each team in led by a project manager, who is a patent attorney with the requisite subject matter expertise. The project manager acts as a valuable liaison before, during, and after each search project allowing you to get the results you need. Our veteran search professionals include patent attorneys, patent agents, and former patent examiners, all with extensive technical knowledge.
They utilize sophisticated search strategies for each project, accounting for individual features and combinations using multiple classifications, subclasses, keywords, and synonyms. In addition, they are all well-versed in the concepts of anticipation and obviousness, which gives our researchers further insight when reviewing identified documents.
Search Strategy
- Identification of Best Fit Classes
- Keyword Searching
IP Dashboard Search Report System
Classification-limited keyword searching
References Cited
U.S. Patents
Published U.S. Patent Applications
Foreign Patents
Published Foreign Patent Applications
Non-Patent Literature
References Priority
Analysts provide either the publication date or an earlier priority date for each reference, indicating how the reference is prior art.
Unless otherwise noted, search will be limited to non-cited references.
Delivery Methods
PDF version of report (via e-mail)
IP Dashboard Search Report System (web-based report interface)
PDF copies of each reference
Zipped bulk download of all references
Includes
Mapping of applicable reference segments to each claim requested
Turnaround Time
5 to 6 Business Days
FAQs
A patent invalidity or opposition search is conducted to identify patent and non-patent literature which may impact a patent’s claims. Generally, it is performed to invalidate a competitor’s patent.
The cost of professional patent validity or invalidity search ranges from USD 449 to USD 2000.
Patent invalidity search is essential for blocking or invalidating competitors’ patents while also strengthening one’s own patent portfolio.
Companies as well as individual inventors can perform a patent invalidity search in-house or avail services of third-party search vendors.
One can prove patent invalidity by identifying both patent and non-patent documents. A non-patent document can be any publication apart from granted patents or published patent applications. Usually, it includes articles published in renowned scientific journals, newsletters, company websites, conferences, blogs, and press releases.