A patent search and searches of other technical literature is an important step in obtaining strategic international patent protection, and minimising your patenting risks. Our patent searchers have at their disposal a variety of sophisticated databases and international patent search software, and have many years’ experience.
A worldwide novelty patent search can be carried out to provide you with an indication of whether your invention is new (novel). An invention must be both novel and include an inventive step to be patentable. Read more…
A freedom-to-operate patent search, also known as an infringement patent search, is carried out to attempt to identify any granted patents which a product may infringe if sold, manufactured or used in the country where the patent has been granted. Read more…
IP Australia maintains the AUSPAT patent database that allows anyone to search Australian patent data. Our patent attorneys and patent searchers can carry out numerous types of Australian patent searches for you on this database including patent number, patent applicant and inventor searches. Read more…
Patent searching may be conducted for strategic business purposes. Here are some examples of the types of strategic patent searching our patent attorneys carry out for our clients:
Registered designs are a relatively cost effective and underutilised form of IP protection. Registered designs protect the aesthetic or visual features of a product, in contrast to patents that...
What is a registered design? A registered design is a form of intellectual property, in addition to patents, trademarks and copyright. A registered design protects the way that your design looks. The...
Before we discuss considerations of an IP strategy, it is useful to distinguish the various types of IP from one another, and to recognise that other forms of intangibles are also valuable....
