Background and general information:
The goal of patent searching is to decrease
the level of uncertainty and to find what already exists in
the area of the invention. It is important, however, to know
that the result of searches performed by information managers
and patent attorneys throughout the world cannot guaranty
the fact a certain invention does not exist; it can only tell
that the invention could not be found under the limits of
the search budget.
Patents, which exist in various patent databases around the
world in the pending procedure, remain confidential for, at
least, the first year (according to the regulations of each
country). This confidentiality provides the inventor valuable
time to promote his invention before it is published. There
are many patent databases and only some of them are computerized,
however many of these databases, have accessibility problems.
A higher budget yields a better and more profound search,
and enables retrieval of additional information.
Patents can come in different classification and different
search word, which makes it much more difficult for the searcher
because the invention might exist in different search words
which hadn't been scanned at the time of the search.
Nowadays while searching in most areas, it is very probable
that patents already exist in the area of the new invention.
However, the existence of other patents does not mean that
a new patent cannot be accepted; many of the products being
sold around the world today have a specific patent even though
there are other patents in their area.
Confidentiality agreement
Before we begin searching we sign a confidentiality
agreement with the inventor. It is important for the inventor
to sign a confidentiality agreement before presenting his
idea/invention. It is worthwhile for the inventor to make
sure he signs the agreement with a well-known and reliable
company with a good reputation in order to be certain that
the company will honor the confidentiality agreement that
was signed. It is recommended to check the experience and
the capabilities of the company to which the idea is being
presented in order not to miss a business opportunity.
It is important to make sure the company has the ability to
proceed to the next stage after the search, in order to implement
the invention and the patents in the best way.
Search paths
We carry out searches in different
paths according to the inventor's budget and goal:
Preliminary search- The preliminary search is very
short and not comprehensive, and cannot be relied upon its
results when proceeding promoting the idea and the invention.
Initial search- an information manager is carrying
out this search, and a primary scanning is being made in the
patents database. The inventor receives the details of the
patents found in that area in order to consider proceeding
with the invention or not.
The payment is in advanced and it introduces the inventor
with primal information about patents with in his area.
Comprehensive search- Professional search carried out
by a patent attorney in several main databases in the world,
at the end of the search the inventor receive a summarized
opinion from the patent attorney and his scanning results,
for his consideration.
The payment is in advanced and it introduces the inventor
with comprehensive information about patents in the area and
also an opinion of an authorized patent attorney.
Intensive search- Professional search carried out by
a patent attorney in a several main databases in the world,
at the end of the search the inventor receive a summarized
opinion from the patent attorney and his scanning results
for his consideration.
The payment is in advanced and it introduces the inventor
with intensive information about patents in the area and also
the summarized opinion of an authorized patent attorney.
To order a search and signing a confidentiality agreement
please click here,
or call: 03-9711011
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