A patent pending search seeks patent applications that may affect whether your invention qualifies for a patent.
The more forward citations a patent application shows, the higher the interest is. Reasons for Citing a Patent There are two principal reasons why a patent might be cited. The first reason is that a backward citation will provide examples of related art. An example of this is an applicant ...
jointly by examiners of the Chinese, US, Japanese, Korean and European patent offices. This allows applicants to get an early assessment of the chances of success of a patent application based on a broader perspective of different prior art databases, search strategies, languages, and examiner ...
For\nexample, when viewing an electronic document displayed by an application, a user may be able to open or\nactivate a word search user interface (e.g., by pressing "Ctrl+F" on a keyboard). The word search user\ninterface may allow the user to enter a keyword containing one or ...
before reducing the invention to practice. This allows the inventor to claim “patent pending” status for the invention and to establish an earlier filing date and priority of the invention. A regular patent application must be made within a year of the provisional application or it will expire...
For example, look at the continuity tab of this PCT application (PCT/US14/69537). Notice that there is no child data. Go to the continuity data for the listed parent provisional application (US 61/914,908; link) and it shows two US non-provisional child applications. The non-provisional...
Save a template for recurring search types for a productive workflow Benefit froma clean workspace with a modern user interface Create personalized user folders for specific search result types and analysis (For example,Freedom-to-operate or Prior Art searches) ...
Disadvantages of the PCT route, as compared to filing individual foreign patent applications, include: the overall costs are higher; it usually takes longer to get patents granted via the PCT route. Costs As a rough guide, the minimum cost of filing a PCT application (for example, having a ...
Before making a formal application, an applicant should research thePatent and TrademarkOffice's database to see if another person or institution has claimed a patent for a similar invention. The invention must be different from or an improvement upon a previous design to be considered for a pat...
The patent attorney's first task is to search patent databases to make sure that the idea has not already been patented. When Can You Say "Patent Pending"? It is appropriate to add the term "patent pending" to your product or process as soon as your provisional patent application has been...