Overview of Patent Search
Patent search is a search of the patent database to determine if there are any patent application similar or identical to an invention that is to be patented. Patent search can be done to improve the chances of obtaining a patent registration or to find information about new inventions that have patent protection.
Before filing a patent application, a patent search can help with different objectives like:
- Determining the probability of having a patent grant to a proposed invention.
- Determining the claims to be filed in the patent application.
- Determining the freedom to operate.
- Determining whether a granted patent can be invalidate.
- Knowing more about similar inventions and status of similar patent filings.
Depending on the status of a patent application, a patent search can be done under two publication types: published or granted.
- Application Date
- Title
- Abstract
- Complete Specification
- Application Number
- Patent Number
- Applicant Number
- Patent Number
- Applicant number
- Applicant Name
- Inventor Name
- Inventor Country
- Inventor Address
- Filing office
- PCT Application Number
- PCT Publication number
Patent Information
Once the code is enter, there are a number of relevant patent results for the patent search query that the user has enter. On selecting an application, the document opens with the Application Number, Title, Application Date and Status. The user can get further details about the patent by clicking on the Application Number, Title, Application Date and Status. Through patent search,
The applicant can find the following information about the patent:
- Invention title
- Publication Number
- Publication Date
- Publication Type
- Application Number
- Application Filing Date
- Priority Number
- Priority Country
- Priority Date
- Field of Invention
- Classification
- Inventor Name, Address, Country, Nationality
- Applicant Name, Address, Country, Nationality
FAQs About Patent Search?
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