PATENT AND TRADEMARK SEARCHES
Preliminary Patentability Search
A search performed prior to undertaking the expense of filing a patent application. The purpose of this limited search is to make an initial determination of whether a patent application should be filed. Such a search may also be necessary if a client desires to have the examination of a patent application accelerated. Preliminary patentability searches are typically, but not always, conducted by professional patent searchers who are familiar not only with the patent classification system but also with the art group examination staff in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Infringement Search
A search performed relative to unexpired patents and which is typically more extensive than a preliminary patentability search.The purpose of this search is to discover those patents, if any, which dominate a particular field of art so that infringement may be avoided. An infringement search may be preceded by a State of the Art Search which is performed to give an interested party an overview of the state of the present art in a given field.
State of the Art Search
A state of the art search is also more extensive than a Preliminary Patentability Search and many times will include publications from technical journals and other relevant publications other than patents.
Validity Search
A validity search is generally undertaken during litigation to find publications, and other uncited references that will invalidate a patent or limit the breadth of the claims within a patent.
An Index Search
A search of the Official Gazette published weekly by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to determine whether a patent has been issued to a particular party, such as to a competitor.A Patent or Technology Watch
A patent or technology watch is a related service for identifying patents
issued each week in selected technology groups or classifications.
Assignment Search
A search to determine ownership
of a patent or the existence of any recorded licenses
to a particular patent.
Trademark or Service Mark Search
A preliminary search performed prior to the
filing of a trademark or service mark application.
The search is performed to determine the availability
of a mark for identifying the product(s) or service(s)
of the client. Such a search, extends not only
to those marks registered with the United States Patent
and Trademark Office, but also to the common law marks
listed in the various telephone directories
of the major cities of the United States.
Both domestic and international Trademark
Watch Reports are also performed in order
to identify improper use of a registered mark.
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