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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:

  1. Determining the probability of having a patent grant to a proposed invention.
  2. Determining the claims to be filed in the patent application.
  3. Determining the freedom to operate.
  4. Determining whether a granted patent can be invalidate.
  5. 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.

  1. Application Date
  2. Title
  3. Abstract
  4. Complete Specification
  5. Application Number
  6. Patent Number
  7. Applicant Number
  8. Patent Number
  9. Applicant number
  10. Applicant Name
  11. Inventor Name
  12. Inventor Country
  13. Inventor Address
  14. Filing office
  15. PCT Application Number
  16. 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:

  1. Invention title
  2. Publication Number
  3. Publication Date
  4. Publication Type
  5. Application Number
  6. Application Filing Date
  7. Priority Number
  8. Priority Country
  9. Priority Date
  10. Field of Invention
  11. Classification
  12. Inventor Name, Address, Country, Nationality
  13. Applicant Name, Address, Country, Nationality

FAQs About Patent Search?

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