Completing a worldwide patent search is a sensible first step before drafting and filing a patent application. This is because you will not be able to patent your idea if it has been patented already and just because an idea is not on the market does not ensure it has not been patented.

 

D2M Patent Search

Our search is the most thorough and cost effective search available. It is:

 

• Carried out using a combination of three different commercial patent databases, that are unavailable to the general public.
• Completed by patent and design analysts trained by former UK Patent Office Examiners
• Provided complete with written conclusions by a Chartered Patent Attorney

 

Why commission a worldwide patent search?

 

• A professional patent search can save you a lot of time and money if a similar patent is found and therefore you cannot obtain a patent on your idea. It is better to establish this as soon as possible to minimise time and money spent on an idea that is not unique.
• Finding all similar patents will help ensure your patent application is worded to not infringe an existing patent.
• A complete report will show what areas of your idea will require further development if they are too similar to an existing patents.
• Potential investors or representatives of industry will expect a patent search to have been conducted before you present your idea to them.

Recommendation

You should always ensure that any patent search is carried out by a trained patent analyst and that the search includes written conclusions by a Chartered Patent Attorney.

  

Why not request our Innovation Guide that gives more detail about patenting an idea? Alternatively call us to discuss patent searching your idea.

 

 

 

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