| Patent Prior Art Search is a very important step before filing a patent in India or elsewhere. It not only secures your patent from the problem such as “Patent Infringement” but also gives you enough confidence in the future patent process. It is also known as “novelty search“. After performing a good prior art search you can easily answer the most difficult question which is “What is Unique about my invention“. In this short informative post, I will explain to you about “Software/Services to perform Patent Prior Art Search“. |
Best Online Services for Patent Prior Search
1. https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/
Very useful in the preliminary patent search. PPUBS is a free online tool for all patent grants and published patent applications. Peoples are enjoying this new feature and the USPTO declares that it will officially replace uspto legacy system this september.
You can also use “Quick References Guides” by clicking here.
2. Google
User-friendly and interactive service to search patent online.
Best Softwares for Patent Prior Search
Delphion and Thomson Innovation are the two most powerful tools for patent prior search.
Suggestions
You can’t ignore the power of manual search by an Intellectual Property Lawyer. Intellectual Property Lawyers are full time employed/ self-employed personalities just only for Patent Purposes.
Suppose you choose one of the tools mentioned above. Then how you can use them without any guidelines or training. ?
Proper guideline and training is a must. !!!

