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Notes on getting search work right.
Short, practical pieces for IP teams and attorneys who commission search — written from the searcher's side of the desk.
Working with search · 20 May 2026 · 6 min read
How to brief a prior-art search so you get a useful result
The difference between a search that lands and one that wastes a week is usually the brief. Five things to include, and the one mistake that costs the most.
Read article Search types · 12 May 2026 · 7 min readPatentability vs FTO vs invalidity: which search do you actually need?
Three searches, three completely different questions, three different standards of "thorough." Pick the wrong one and you pay for the wrong answer.
Read article Outsourcing · 4 May 2026 · 7 min readWorking with an offshore patent-search partner without losing control
Most IP teams already outsource search. The ones who get value do a few specific things differently — starting with how the first engagement is structured.
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