Patents are large commodities that are held by businesses, groups, or individuals and should be treated as such. Additionally, patents can be one of the largest indicators of a company's value, so managing them is something that every company should take into consideration. While patents may be seen as simply the...
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To successfully complete the patent application process, many inventors work with intellectual property attorneys in order to perform searches for existing, relevant patents. This allows inventors to safely research and develop specific products and services without possibly creating something that already has been patented previously. Though patent searches are a critical...
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IP FTO stands for Intellectual Property Freedom to Operate. The purpose of an IP FTO search or an infringement search is to find already existing patents or published patent applications that have similar claims to ones you are trying to patent. The search allows you to safely perform any commercial...
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Patentability Search, also known as Novelty Search or Prior Art Search, is checking the patentability of an invention, comparing it to the prior art and answering questions of novelty and obviousness around the invention. It is a search directed at any reference which entails something similar to the invention you are...
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Innovation REQUIRES patenting - every innovative idea should be protected. One of the most accessible tools for innovation protection is a patent, which provides an exclusive monopoly in exchange for disclosure. However, there is more than one type of patent, and in this article, we will focus on a single...
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When you think of big companies like Facebook or Google, you may wonder how they have found such success. For Facebook, the need for an accessible social media platform that appeals to all was something that was already touched on but not totally filled. With Google, the growing internet and...
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