Patent protection is obtained when potential invention is new (novel), useful, and nonobvious. A Patentability Search which is sometimes called as Patent Novelty Search or simply a Novelty Search, is a search of prior art (the body of pre-existing knowledge) conducted on behalf of a potential patent applicant. Because a determination of nonobviousness requires a set of drafted claims, which are typically not yet available, a Patentability Search is directed primarily at the novelty requirement. Thus, an inventor can commission a Patentability Search to ascertain whether a potential invention is novel, or not, by determining whether anyone else publicly disclosed the identical inventive concept prior to its critical date.

We at Mson IP conduct a narrow or broad approach based on your need. The search approach & analysis can be devised to provide insights regarding claim construction apart from patentablitiy/novelty opinion out of the results.