Conducting a patent search before filing and attempting to obtain your patent can be indicative of the chances that your patent will be approved.

Understanding the realm of inventions that are similar to yours not only provides a clear vision of the road ahead in obtaining intellectual property rights of your invention, but also gives a more realistic idea of potential preventers in the process of obtaining patent rights. Patent searches can take many forms depending on the type of patent that you wish to obtain.

Our firm offers utility patent searches, design patent searches, international patent searches, as well as freedom-to-operate searches.  

Utility patent searches are for those that are looking to obtain a utility patent. Utility patents are patents that cover any new processes, machines, ways of manufacturing, or compositions of matter.

Design patent searches are for those looking to obtain a design patent. Design patents are patents obtained on an ornamental design or the visual aspects of a manufactured item.

International patent searches are for those that are looking to file their patent internationally. International patent searches highlight any inventions or patents preexist in the nations that you would like to gain patent protection in.

Freedom-to-Operate searches, otherwise known as patent clearance searches, indicate whether the invention you are attempting to gain patent rights over infringes on an existing patent.

If you are unsure which patent search is most useful for your invention, reach out to us today and one of our attorneys will help you make the distinction before you move on with your intellectual property journey.