Objective: The primary objective of this search is to determine whether any prior art (published patent applications, granted patents and non-patent literature) influencing the scope of patentability of the technical disclosure exist or not. In other words, this search assists in determination of novelty and inventive step of the ideas.

When to Conduct a Search: The patentability search is best conducted at the ideation stage of the product and/or the service. However, due to technical or various other reasons, this type of search can be conducted at later stages of product development. It is financially prudent to conduct a search definitely before filing a patent application.

Advantages:

1. Prevents reinvention of the wheel, in case ideas disclosed in the technical disclosure already exist in prior art and thus avoids the expenditure and effort required for preparation and filing of a patent application.

2. Identifies existing patent publications including published pending patent applications of competitors corresponding to the technical disclosure.

3. Strengthens the protection scope of the patent application, as the search result enables the draftsperson to draft claims that do not read on the prior art.

4. Provides new market opportunities that may not have been considered before conducting the search.

5. Assists in speedy prosecution of the patent application as claims (drafted without reading on the prior art) have a relatively brighter chance of allowance.

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