Patent databases contain an enormous amount of valuable business intelligence, if you know what you're looking for. But there are different types of patent searches, each serving a completely different purpose. Understanding which search you need (and when) could save your business from a very expensive mistake.

In this video, a UK patent attorney explains:

• Patentability searches: can I get a patent? (includes invalidity searches for challenging competitors' patents)

• Novelty searches: a quick, cost-effective search before filing to spot obvious obstacles and identify the nearest prior art

• Freedom to operate / patent infringement risk assessments: can I sell this product without infringing a third party's patent?

• Patent landscape searches: who's filing in your technology area, and what are the trends? Real example: how a freedom-to-operate search can prevent the disaster of launching a product — after spending millions on tooling and marketing, only to find it infringes a patent.

NEED A PATENT SEARCH? WE CAN HELP.

Whether you need a patentability search before filing, a freedom-to-operate assessment before launching a new product, or a landscape search for competitive intelligence, Archer-IP can help. We're UK patent attorneys based in the North East of England, and we carry out patent searches for businesses at every stage from pre-filing all the way through to product launch and beyond.

Contact us to discuss your search requirements:

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