Description of Services
Patent search analytics is the systematic evaluation of patent data to identify/ determine technology and commercial trends in order to ensure appropriate implementation and protection of innovation. Patent searches include specific set of searches like Prior Art Search, Novelty Search, Patent Infringement Search, Freedom-to-Operate Search, State-of-the-Art Search and Validity/ Invalidity Search.
Specific Scope Offering
Scope's team has in-depth expertise in IP information and research. We can help you in specific areas of patent research, such as Prior Art Search, Novelty Search, Patent Infringement Search, Freedom-to-Operate Search, State-of-the-Art Search and Validity/ Invalidity Search. With vast experience in the area of Patent Information and Information Retrieval, Scope provides various searches utilizing patent and non-patent literature databases - Open Access as well as Commercial. Scope's engineers are highly proficient in the technical analysis of patents, particularly in the areas of Engineering, Chemistry, Biotech/ Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals.
Our IP research offerings include:
Patent/ Non-patent Literature Research Services
Prior Art Search
Scope provides you with research services on every public disclosure available relevant to the subject matter of the invention and provides a detailed study and analysis on the novelty and inventiveness of the invention.
Depending on your requirements, the scope of the prior art search could be restricted to only patents or made elaborate to include non-patent literature as well. Also, the output format can be customized to meet your requirements viz. MS-Excel spreadsheet (indicating just the search strategy and relevant patent numbers or could include claims mapping as well), MS-Word documents (with elaborate keywords used, databases used, relevant search strategies etc.) or in PDF formats.
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Novelty Search
Scope provides you with detailed analysis to help determine whether the inventive concept is new over the prior art and therefore contains patentable subject matter. This is intended to provide a general overview of the art for a particular invention, conducted prior to filing a patent application to assess the novelty of an invention.
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Validity/ Invalidity Search
Scope provides you with essential patent information essentially to determine the validity of a patented technology or to invalidate claims in a patent document in a legal suit concerning infringement.
Scope also provides you with the available details on public disclosure, relevant to the subject matter of the invention and it's own analysis on the novelty & inventiveness of the invention.
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Patent Infringement Search
Scope provides you with
- Essential patent information concerning infringement in lawsuits - to prove that you are not infringing a valid patent claim
- Proof of infringement, if any, on your valuable patented technology
Our patent analysts who have extensive expertise in prior art searches, take into account the various aspects on which a patent claim can be invalidated & assist you in rendering an invalidity perspective for an infringement lawsuit.
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Freedom-to-Operate Search
Our Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) searches will help you determine whether your/ clients product infringes a valid patent in the geographical region where you intend to manufacture and/ or sell your product.
FTO search involves identifying whether there are any relevant, unexpired patents, pertaining to your/ clients' invention and then analyzing the claims of those patents to determine whether they could prevent the manufacture and sale of your proposed product or technology.
Our FTO analyses and reports are based on:
- Legal status of the identified prior art patents
- Claim construction
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State-of-the-Art Search
Our State-of-the-Art Searches provide you with review of all prior art - patents and literature relating to a particular product, process, and technology, to identify the current developments relating to the subject area of interest.
This provides you with an insight on the key patented innovations and major players in the relevant domain, to assist in your R&D process.
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Scope Methodology
Pre-Execution Stage
- Receipt of query from client
- Understanding of the query and background research conducted
- Identification of appropriate keywords, synonyms and sources, etc. to generate approach note
- Preparation of approach note detailing our understanding, sources, keywords etc.
- Proposal sent to client for feedback/ approval
- Client's feedback received and modifications made as and when required
- Client's approval received prior to executing project
Execution Stage
- Dispatch to team dedicated for the assignment
- Search in free web sources for relevant documents
- Search in paid databases for relevant documents
- Consolidation of relevant documents from various sources
Post-Execution Stage
- Report generation including claims specification analysis
- Internal quality assurance conducted
- Preparation of Internal documentation viz. sources used, time spent and other metrics
- Dispatch to client team
- Feedback requested from client team
Client Benefits
- Avoid duplicating expensive research efforts
- Identify all the existing patents and literature relating to a particular product, process, specific art, etc.
- Assess the patentability of an invention and if necessary, identify alternative approaches
- Uncover existing/ potential technology ownership conflicts that could prevent the manufacture or sale of a proposed product/ technology
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