Patent search & analytics

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Seven search and analytics services, each answering a specific business question. Every search is run by a domain specialist and comes with a written opinion, not just a list of documents.

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Which search answers which question
Service	The question it answers	Typical turnaround
Patentability	Is my invention new and inventive enough to patent?	5–7 working days
FTO	Can I make, use or sell this product without infringing someone else's patent?	10–15 working days per jurisdiction
Invalidity	Is there prior art that defeats this granted patent?	10–15 working days
Landscape	Who is patenting what, where, and where is the white space?	3–4 weeks
State of the art	What already exists in this technology?	7–10 working days
Claim mapping	Does this product use what the patent claims?	5–10 working days per patent
Patent watch	What are my competitors filing?	Ongoing subscription

Patentability (novelty) search

Is my invention new and inventive enough to patent?

A focused search of patent and non-patent literature against the key features of your invention, with a reasoned opinion on novelty and inventive step before you spend on drafting and filing.

When to use it

Before drafting a provisional or complete specification
Before publishing a paper or demonstrating a product
When deciding which features to claim

You receive

Closest prior-art references with relevant passages
Feature-by-feature comparison matrix
Opinion on novelty and inventive step
Claim-drafting recommendations

Sources:: Patent office databases (InPASS, USPTO, EPO, WIPO), commercial and open patent databases, and non-patent literature
Turnaround:: 5–7 working days

Freedom-to-operate (FTO) search

Can I make, use or sell this product without infringing someone else's patent?

A jurisdiction-specific search of in-force patents and pending applications whose claims could read on your product or process, with a risk-graded analysis of each relevant claim.

When to use it

Before a product launch or market entry
Before investment, licensing or acquisition due diligence
When entering a new country

You receive

In-force patents and pending applications by jurisdiction
Claim charts against your product features
Risk grading (high / medium / low) with reasons
Design-around and licensing options

Sources:: Legal-status-checked patent data for the target jurisdictions
Turnaround:: 10–15 working days per jurisdiction

Invalidity search

Is there prior art that defeats this granted patent?

An exhaustive search for prior art published before the priority date that anticipates or renders obvious the claims of a target patent, to support opposition, revocation or litigation defence.

When to use it

You have been accused of infringement
Pre- or post-grant opposition
Revocation proceedings or licensing negotiations

You receive

Ranked prior-art references
Claim charts mapping each claim element to prior art
Analysis of anticipation and obviousness
Recommended next steps

Sources:: Patent and non-patent literature, including theses, standards and product literature
Turnaround:: 10–15 working days

Patent landscape

Who is patenting what, where, and where is the white space?

A structured analysis of the patents in a technology area: filing trends, leading assignees, geographies, technology clusters and gaps — the evidence base for R&D, licensing and investment decisions.

When to use it

Setting R&D direction or entering a new field
Identifying licensing partners or acquisition targets
Supporting valuations and grant applications

You receive

Curated patent dataset with taxonomy
Trend, assignee and geography analysis with charts
Technology cluster map and white-space analysis
Executive summary with recommendations

Sources:: Global patent data, normalised by family, assignee and legal status
Turnaround:: 3–4 weeks

State-of-the-art search

What already exists in this technology?

A broad survey of patents and literature describing how a technical problem has been solved so far, giving your research and design team a clear starting point.

When to use it

At the start of a research project
Before writing a grant proposal
When evaluating a technology to license in

You receive

Categorised list of key patents and publications
Summary of approaches and their limitations
Key players and recent activity

Sources:: Patent and non-patent literature
Turnaround:: 7–10 working days

Claim mapping & charts

Does this product use what the patent claims?

Element-by-element mapping of patent claims to products, standards or prior art. Used to establish evidence of use for licensing and enforcement, or to support invalidity and FTO conclusions.

When to use it

Building an infringement or licensing case
Standard-essential patent analysis
Supporting a valuation with evidence of use

You receive

Claim charts with cited evidence for each element
Strength assessment per claim
Gaps and further evidence needed

Sources:: Patent documents, product documentation, teardown reports and standards
Turnaround:: 5–10 working days per patent

Patent watch

What are my competitors filing?

Ongoing monitoring of new publications, grants and legal-status changes for chosen technologies, competitors or patents, delivered as concise periodic alerts.

When to use it

Tracking competitors and new entrants
Watching for oppositions or lapses on key patents
Keeping landscapes and valuations current

You receive

Weekly, monthly or quarterly alerts
Relevance-screened results with short notes
Legal-status change notifications

Sources:: Patent office publication and legal-status data
Turnaround:: Ongoing subscription

Search reports are technical opinions based on the databases and time period searched. No search can guarantee that all relevant prior art has been found, and search reports are not legal opinions on infringement or validity.

Every industry, searched by specialists

We take on searches across all industries. Our core technical domains include:

Pharmaceuticals & life sciences
Biotechnology
Chemicals & materials
Mechanical & automotive
Electronics & semiconductors
Software, AI & data
Food & agri-tech
Consumer products & FMCG

Searches feed directly into our valuations: patent strength scoring, remaining life and design-around difficulty are all evidenced by search results. How search informs value →

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