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:
Based on our investigation into the recent court and IP Australia decisions on patentability of four Aristocrat software innovation patents, we present three actionable steps in this article for patent attorneys and innovators to reduce subject matter objection risk for software patents from the outset. This article also gives an example of a certified software innovation patent without the subject matter objection raised during certification.
Stay informed about the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on patent services around the world. Our patent attorneys will advise you at this time of crisis.
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Mike Biagio discusses the case of Vald Performance vs Kangatech, which demonstrates the outcome of a license that is not done properly and why you need an IP solictor’s advice in drafting exclusive licenses.
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