COSTS :

PATNAVIP patent searches are excellent value and always provide enhancement and confidence to your business, your client’s business or to project objectives. Our rates are extremely competitive and we have considerable professional experience in conducting searches and search reporting to a high standard. Our search reports usually include comprehensive summary with diagrams and relevant text references to assist you with rapid understanding of the prior art in relation to the objective. Please contact us for any queries in relation to services and support offered, scope and format, or for a quotation.

While a search to a specific budget can be done with minimum interaction a better outcome is usually achieved if the searcher is able to briefly discuss with the client/inventor/attorney the initial search statement or invention disclosure form in relation to the circumstances involved and desired outcome.

An initial discussion is especially advisable when the additional effort of reporting is required, as the report should take cognisance of the detailed requirements of the search objective. Searching effort is heavily dependent on the technology sector, the amount of adjacent art and the desired form of report so a discussion can helpfully and realistically frame a search to achieve the best outcome based on the budget available.

Our page on “informed decisions” describes the IP Audit Plus report and for those we can always provide comprehensive search reports and summaries targeted to specifically determine novelty/patentability and limited scope FTO search outcomes that an attorney or qualified IP professional can confidently fit directly in the report with additional opinion.

CONFIDENTIALITY :

Client and subject matter confidentiality is essential to PATNAVIP business. Andy has had considerable experience and exposure to confidential information over many years. At PATNAVIP although not regulated, the philosophy is to adopt where relevant the confidentiality element of IP Reg Rules of Conduct for Patent Attorneys, Trade Mark Attorneys and other regulated persons.

TERMS & CONDITIONS: T&C’s include Confidentiality terms.

LINKS:

https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum.htm - UK Intellectual Property Office IPSUM patent search database

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/advancedSearch?locale=en_EP - Espacenet - European Patent Office developed search service

The following is an interesting (though US centric) blog from US Patent Attorney and CEO of IPWatchdog.com, on the value of patent searching: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2018/01/13/patent-search-101-patent-searches/id=92305/