Patent Validity Research
Express Search validity research benefits clients looking to manipulate intangible asset portfolios in litigation, valuation assessments and re-examination before the USPTO. The claims of the subject patent are compared with prior art references published before the priority date of the subject patent. A Claims Comparison Chart is provided with our results to visually represent the relationship between cited prior art and the most important claimed elements. Express Search validity research includes both detailed research results as well as legal status information for each of the cited references.
Sample Validity SearchClearance Research
Our researchers address both infringement and novelty concerns with the ultimate goal of giving the client the ability to offer a solid legal opinion regarding the barriers to entry into a particular field of technology or market. Clearance research includes active art as well as expired patents that may provide a “safe harbor” for a specific product, process, or service.Due to the in-depth nature of clearance research, the disclosure is measured against the claims of the cited prior art. This eliminates references that could be included in patentability results that do not specifically teach the client’s invention. The end result is a highly focused body of prior art whose claims read on the disclosure provided.
Sample Clearance SearchPatentability Research
Novelty Research provides clients with information used to form patentability opinions and a strong foundation for subsequent application drafting and submittal. Our results include a spreadsheet with helpful information for filling out an Invention Disclosure Statement (IDS).
Sample Patentability ResearchLandscape / Whitespace / R&D Research
Whitespace/R&D Investigation research combines the state-of-the-art of a technology field with an in-depth study of the patent coverage to determine viable future research and business development paths. This search includes our standard search report and a visual comparison of the features identified to each cited patent.
Sample Landscape Research