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, as well as many years of experience in these types of searches.
A worldwide patent search (international patent novelty 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 that 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, which 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:
Unlike established businesses that normally have their IP activities documented in detail by experienced staff, most start-up companies do not have a comprehensive understanding of their IP. This means the traditional questionnaire-centered IP audit approach will not work because the questions may not be interpreted properly, and the answers may not be accurate due to lack of IP experience and valid IP record.
The Australian government has proposed a tax return form that will allow innovators in the medtech and biotech industries to get a tax rebate on revenue from the commercialisation of patented technology.
It’s World IP day! A reminder that a robust IP position can make the world go round. Also a reminder to review your IP position to look at how you can augment or strengthen that position so you can better leverage it.
The Australian government announced the phasing out of the innovation patent. Find out how you can still reap the benefits of the innovation patent.
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