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PATENT SEARCH SERVICES
We provide both complex and simple patent
searches for professionals, company's, law firms,
inventors, etc. Many of the searchers have advanced degrees were former
patent examiners and are registered to practice before the US PTO.
Search request are forwarded to the most
qualified searcher of the field to review the
request and contact you if needed for discussion, time frame and cost
estimate.
Methods
of
Research
Database
Searching
Capabilities for performing in-house database-driven research to locate
relevant U.S. and foreign patents, documents, articles, brochures,
theses, dissertations and other items.
Manual Searching at the United
States Patent and Trademark Office
Searchers proximity to the USPTO gives us an undeniable advantage, in
that we routinely perform manual searches through the Office’s files
and archives. A manual search includes a review of patents and
published patent applications classified in a particular class or
subclass, or across multiple areas covering the technology in question.
This manual search method includes on-site research in the search room
of the USPTO along with personal consultation with Patent Examiners.
Library Searching
In addition to the databases and archives of the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, searchers search for relevant prior art and documents
across several other library resources in the Washington, DC area
surrounding our main office. These non-patent libraries include, but
are not limited to, the Library of Congress, the National Library of
Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, as well as local
technical libraries and those at the University of Maryland, George
Washington University and Georgetown University.
Searching with Foreign
Associates
Searches have developed relationships with foreign associates in
leading intellectual property countries, especially Europe and Japan.
These associates range from attorneys to patent agents, and our
international contacts and non-patent literature in countries around
the world if needed.
Patentability
/
Prior
Art
/
Novelty
Search
A
Patentability Search or Novelty
Search identifies prior art references that either alone or in
combination are material to the patent ability of an invention. Search
results may include published applications and issued patents, both US
and foreign, as well as non-patent literature such as scientific
journals and papers. In the identified references, our experienced
search professionals highlight segments of particular relevance. Upon
request, these highlighted segments are mapped to the elements of your
invention.
Cap Prices Available.
Estimates are provided along with turnaround time prior to starting.
Average Price $500 to $1000
Validity
Search
Validity
Search
identifies
prior
art
references
that
may
be
used
alone
or
in
combination
to contest the
validity of the claims in a patent or patent application. The file
history is also viewed. Search results may include published
applications and issued patents, both US and foreign, as well as
non-patent literature such as scientific journals and papers. Only
references disclosing the claim limitations are included in the
results, and our search professionals highlight the relevant segments
that relate to the claim elements. In addition, search professionals
can provide a mapping between the highlighted segments and the
corresponding claim limitations.
Cap Prices Available.
Estimates are provided along with turnaround time prior to starting.
Average Price $2,000 to $10,000
Infringement
Search
or
Non-Infringement
Search
An
Infringement or Non-Infringement
Search identifies a client’s proposed product to patents and published
applications having claims that may read on a proposed product. Prior
to conducting the search, our research team will work with you to
establish the elements of the product or service that should be
considered for infringement. With this information, our experienced
search professionals will conduct a search, identify relevant patents,
and highlight claims within these patents in the search report. Search
scope may be limited to US patents and published applications, or may
be enlarged to include foreign patent references.
Cap Prices Available.
Estimates are provided along with turnaround time prior to starting.
Average Price $1,500 to $5,500
Clearance
Search
or
Freedom
to
Operate
A
Clearance Search or Freedom to
Operate Search identifies patents and published applications that may
pose an infringement risk to your product or service, as well as
expired patents that may indicate that your product or service is in
the public domain. The search scope may be limited to US patents and
published applications, or may be enlarged to include foreign patent
references.
Cap Prices Available.
Estimates are provided along with turnaround time prior to starting.
Average Price $1,500 to $5,500
Prior
Art
Search
or
State
of
the
Art
Search
A Prior
Art Search or State of the Art
Search identifies patents, published applications and other references
in a specified technology area. The scope of the search may be
broadened or narrowed based on your requirements. Our experienced
search professionals filter the results based on these requirements,
and upon request, references are categorized to assist you in reviewing
the results.
Cap Prices Available.
Estimates are provided along with turnaround time prior to starting.
Average Price $1,500 to $3,500
Collection
Search
A Prior
Art Search or State of the Art
Search identifies patents, published applications and other references
in a specified technology area. The scope of the search may be
broadened or narrowed based on your requirements. Our experienced
search professionals filter the results based on these requirements,
and upon request, references are categorized to assist you in reviewing
the results.
Cap Prices Available.
Estimates are provided along with turnaround time prior to starting.
Average Price $800 to $2,000
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