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Patentability search is one of the most important steps for innovators who intend to secure rights to their invention. It helps them to ensure that their innovation is indeed unique amid the increasing pace...
Images are essential in understanding both patent and non-patent literature. While patent documents often contain product-related drawings or process diagrams, non-patent literature might include a variety of visuals—from posters to product labels. These images...
Design is an essential part of every innovative product. Hence, a crucial first step for an inventor who is seeking to market such a product involves securing exclusive rights to its design. This can...
Patent search is a critical step that lays the foundation of a patent application. Also known as novelty and prior-art search, the goal of this process is to identify whether the invention is unique...
An Office Action (OA) is an official letter that is sent by a patent examiner to an applicant after a thorough assessment of a patent application. It typically includes objections and rejections on the...
Every company – big or small, intends to protect its inventions through IP rights such as patents. In order to obtain patents, companies must file applications with the concerned patent office. However, before that,...
“History is the only true teacher”- this holds true for the tech industry, where the rise and fall of technologies have offered several lessons. One such interesting learning pertains to the story of Finnish...
Companies across the globe often rethink and revise their IP strategies. They seek opportunities to optimally use their IP assets and reduce their liabilities for business growth. Among these IP assets, patents are the...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the latest buzzword across all sectors. Every tech or non-tech company is vigorously filing, strategizing or planning to enter the AI patent domain. However, the journey is not as easy...
Statistics reported by Fundera show that nearly 20% of small businesses go belly up within the first year of their establishment. This high rate of failure at the initial stage highlights the fact that...
