Patent Search Firm | Prior Art Search
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“If there exists prior art out there, Rest assured, Crimson Insights – probably the best patent search firm -will find it for you”
Finding prior art can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. It may appear to be a daunting task. It may sound perplexing to look for a narrow novel element against an endless ocean of past literature. However, this process becomes smooth, efficient and ultra-fast with the combination of the right databases and more importantly, the right experienced researchers.
Our prior art searches reveal information in any form (patents, non-patent literature, source code, product manuals, technical standards, news articles, blog entries, books, manuals etc.) that might be threatening to your invention’s originality (novelty).
Patent Search / Prior Art Search Databases
We have access to some of the best paid patent and non-patent databases which include:
- Thomson Innovation (http://info.thomsoninnovation.com/): Known for its DWPI content and vast coverage
- Orbit (Questel) (https://www.questel.com/index.php/en/) : Known for ease of use in design searches
- STN (http://www.cas.org/products/stn) : Known for ease of use in chemical/chemistry based searches
- IEEE (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp) – Database of 3.5-million full-text documents from some of the world’s most highly cited publications in electrical engineering, computer science and electronics
- Needless to mention we also exhaustively use free databases (Google Patents, IP.com, Espacenet, USPTO etc): Some of our team members swear that they have sometimes found killer prior arts just by using Google Patents! Sheer luck or Pro Expertise, we let you be the judge.
We recognize technology powerhouses that the Asian markets are. These include China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. Our experience shows that many a times, when prior art cannot be found in American or European literature, it can easily be found in Asian literature. This is because these countries publish high end cutting edge research literature on a huge scale. Many a times searchers miss out on these publications because they either don’t have access to these databases or they face language challenges. But we at Crimson Insights, exploit these resources to the fullest. We have access to all Asian language patents that we thoroughly search through to make sure we do not miss any prior art.
In addition to this, we employ language experts in Chinese (Mandarin) and Japanese language. These experts not only help us in conducting language specific searches but also help in our patent translation services.
How can our Patent Search/ Prior Art Search service help you:
- Assess your inventions strength (Prior Art “Stress Test” (PAST) as we like to call it) : Subject your invention to Crimson Insight’s “PAST” test and if passes, there is a very high likely-hood that your patent will get granted. This will not only save your inventors and attorneys their precious time, but will also save you a lot of money.
- Identify potential work-around techniques: Potentially threatening prior art revealed by our PAST tests can be used by the inventors to work-around the novelty of the invention and modify the invention in a manner such that the invention may meet the patentability requirements.
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Patent Search Firm | Prior Art Search