Author: Sagacious IP - Editorial Team

In Invalidity Search Each patent has a filing date, which is the date on which the patent application was filed. This date is important because it sets the cut-off date for the invention, from...

Common Citation Document (CCD) is a web application that allows users to search for and view all documents cited by the EPO, JPO and USPTO in the search process for applications for the same...

The patent literature is, generally, the primary searched form of prior art. Patent literature not only provide technical information (which may not be published in scientific literature), but it can be used to find...

Software engineering is a sub-discipline of computer science that concerns itself with the entire process of software creation. The patents associated to Computer science & software engineering, are often labelled as “software patents.” Software...

Prior-Art – Technical Reports are documents produced by researchers detailing the results of current investigations to their organization or institution, to a funding agency, or in response to a query from an individual or group...

Patent protected technology is a large corporations for investing heavily in increasing the size of their patent portfolios. If the patent search indicates that there are no patents blocking access to market and that a...

Most patents provide a list of “Cited References,” which includes citations added to the patent during the examination process. In addition, most of the modern patent databases also link the references that are citing...

Free Patent search help you to the importance of getting a paid patent cannot be stressed enough, at the same time; benefits of a free patent search cannot be overlooked. It is wise to conduct...

The availability of free patent search databases offers quiet an alluring alternative to paid patent searches. At the outside, it might appear that you are saving money, but is it so in reality? With...

Patent monetization refers to earning revenue or, the process of steps by which an inventor or a business earns revenue, by selling or licensing its patent portfolio. IP monetization looks different for every patent...