Prior Art Search Services include all of the research needed to find all the products and inventions that are similar to an invention that you want to patent. Prior Art Searches are done to find out whether the invention (or an obvious precursor) is already written about somewhere in the world before you apply for a patent. Documentation of existing patents, patent applications, and non patent literature from around the world is searched for. A professional prior art search can save you a lot of time and money in drafting and filing a patent application.
The term patent pending legally means a product or activity has an open patent application on file with the patent office. Filing an application for patent protection makes an invention “Patent Pending.”
Read More What does Patent Pending mean?The basics on how to start and conduct a prior art or patent search to find out if an invention is novel and non-obvious. By Carson Patents, USPTO Registered Patent Attorney, Gregory Carson.
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