Professional, in debth searches that give you the confidence for your strategic decisions

Are you about to start & invest in a new research & development but not sure if there is existing IP? Then we will conduct a quick and cheap check for any existing patents on your idea. Our assisted search service will rapidly identify the documents you need to consider in the initial phase of your deliberations. This type of search can be also performed on our premises together with the inventor within two hours only. At the end of this search session you go away with free access to our RAPID collaboration platform containing the most relevant documents. All our assisted searches are valid for Innosuisse project requirements.

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Before undertaking any R&D activities, it is important that you have a clear perspective of the various technological solutions already subject to protection. Harnessing the information available in patents and non-patent literature not only saves you unnecessary heavy expenditure, but also provides a precious source of inspiration. Based on the definition of the technological field you wish to explore, our state of the art searches harness the best document search tools in order to give you the most comprehensive perspective as possible and provide incomparably better results than public sources can offer. The result is presented in the form of a summary report, containing relevant documents grouped by their technical solutions. The identified patents will also be made available on our RAPID collaboration platform.

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Identifying your inventions’ degree of innovation is key to determine if your innovation is patentable prior to filing a patent application. Based on the description of your invention or the patent application claims, we perform a patentability search across the numerous patent and scientific publication databases available to us. The results will be presented in the form of a summary report, containing documents that may be considered relevant or related to certain aspects of the invention. The passages of the identified documents are highlighted according to their degree of relevance. The summary report and identified documents will also be made available to you on our RAPID collaboration platform.

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Before launching a product on the market you need to ensure it does not infringe existing IPR. A FTO search provides a good indication of the potential infringement risk, identify rival patents that may hinder bringing your product to market and possibly detects documents in the public domain which you can use in the event of a dispute. The results of the FTO-search will also be made available to you on our RAPID collaboration platform.

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Our Patent Landscape (Patent Mapping) provides you with direction for your patent & innovation strategy. You will obtain a better understanding of the patent landscape with respect to certain technology developments, insights on existing competitors and possibly identify white spots in the patent landscape. Therefore you can ideally use the findings during the various phases of your innovation process. The results of the patent landscape will also be made available to you on our RAPID collaboration platform.

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An invalidity search examines the validity and strength of a patent with the intention to contest the validity of a patent as a whole or certain claims in the patent, in particular the novelty and inventiveness. The invalidity search is often conducted as a response to an accusation of infringement or when the validity of a patent is challenged. The results of the invalidity search will also be made available to you on our RAPID collaboration platform.

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