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​​Patently Strategic - Patent Strategy for Startups

Patent Searching: Sleuthing Your Way to Stronger Patents

Aug 25, 2021
The podcast discusses the challenges of patent searching and the importance of conducting thorough searches. It emphasizes the value of manual analysis and the limitations of automated platforms. The chapter explores offensive and defensive patent strategies for startups and provides tips for effective searching. They also analyze the power transmission of a mobile device and discuss modifications made by Apple to overcome a similar reference. The process of conducting a comprehensive patent search is explored, including examining examiner's reasons for allowance, forward and backward searching, and finding multiple references to support claims.
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Quick takeaways

  • Patent searching helps inventors determine the novelty and non-obviousness of their idea and saves time, money, and effort by identifying existing prior art and potential competitors.
  • Different types of patent searches serve specific purposes in guiding business decisions and protecting intellectual property, such as patentability searches, infringement/non-infringement searches, and state-of-the-art/landscape searches.

Deep dives

The Importance of Patent Searching

Patent searching is essential for inventors and companies to determine if their idea is novel and non-obvious. It helps save time, money, and effort by identifying existing prior art and potential competitors.

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