Patentability & Novelty Search
Know whether an invention is worth filing — before you spend on drafting and prosecution.
Use it when: Before drafting, at invention-disclosure review, or when an inventor wants a quick go/no-go read.
The job, done properly
A patentability (novelty) search tells you how crowded the space already is and where the closest prior art sits, so your attorneys can make a confident go / no-go / narrow-the-claims call before billing the client for a full draft. I run the search the way an examiner would approach it — classification-led, then keyword- and citation-expanded — and hand back the closest references mapped against the inventive concept, not a raw dump of 200 hits.
- A structured report with the 5–15 closest references, ranked by relevance to the inventive concept
- A short readability note on each key reference: what it teaches and where it overlaps
- Full, reproducible search strategy log — databases, classification (IPC/CPC) codes, query strings and date of search
- Plain-language assessment of how clear the novelty / inventive-step picture looks (technical observation, not a legal opinion)
- Editable formats your team already uses (Word / Excel / PDF)
From brief to deliverable
Brief & scope
You share the target and jurisdictions; I confirm what's in scope, the price and a realistic date.
NDA
Your NDA and conflict-clearance signed before any confidential detail changes hands.
Search & log
Classification-led search with the full, reproducible strategy log captured as I go.
Deliver
Report in your template, plus one round of refinement on the findings.
Often paired with
Invalidity / Validity Search
Find the reference that kills a claim — or confirm it survives — for opposition, litigation or licensing leverage.
DetailsFreedom-to-Operate (FTO) Search
Map the in-force patents standing between your client and a market — before launch, not after a cease-and-desist.
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