Patent Search - Patent Databases

Patents

Patents grant a monopoly right for any device, substance, method or process which is new, inventive and useful.

A patent is legally enforceable and gives the owner the exclusive right to commercially exploit the invention for the life of the patent. You have to apply for a patent in order to protect your invention, as it isn't automatically protected. All applications for patents are examined to ensure they meet the necessary legal requirements for granting a patent.

Patent Search

An effective Patent Search collects all of the patent records that are relevant to the area of interest.

Underlying any Mapping or Landscaping project is effective Patent Searching. A high quality Patent Search requires and adequate investment of both time and money to be effective.

Patent Database

Patent Databases provide an excellent source of information on inventions that have been envisioned and can be used to analyse technology trends. Statistics have shown that 90 perecent of research result in patent publications - however only 80 percent of this research information publicly disclosed in patent publications can also be found in scientific journals (Wen - 2005).

Patent Mapping and Patent Landscaping are methods for extracting valuable information from the patent data contained in a Patent Database. Using these methods you can identify the innovation trends in your industry such as trends in Agricultural Biotechnology or DNA Patents.