Infringement Search

Businesses spend a lot of money on patent applications and research and development. By defending the intellectual property rights in their portfolio, we assist our customers in turning their investments into profits.

One of the legal rights that accompany a patent is the ability to monopolize your idea for a predetermined amount of time (often twenty years). Searches for patent infringement are one method of generating revenue from patents. When a company, whether intentionally or inadvertently, uses the claimed components of a granted patent in one or more of its goods or services, it is committing a patent infringement.

When a company, whether intentionally or inadvertently, uses the claimed components of a granted patent in one or more of its goods or services, it is committing a patent infringement.

1. Recognize the patent and select the most expansive claim.

Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the patent in question and going over its specifications, file wrapper, claims, and other contents first. Next, determining the claim's essential components, its innovative aspect, and its largest independent assertion.

2. Find Any Possible Infringers

locating any violators and examining any goods or innovations that might violate the patent.

3. Examine the Supposed Technology or Product

closely examining the alleged technology or product to determine its elements, parts, or processes. This is a comprehensive search that includes looking through product teardowns, detailed documentation, and more.

4. Compare the Patent Claims with the Accused Product/Technology.

evaluating whether or not each claim element is present in the accused product or technology by contrasting its elements with the features of the accused product or technology.

5. Level of Marking Infringement

Assigning a grade of infringement severity to every patent based on the product under investigation. The degrees of infringement range from High to Low. Low denotes no infringement mapping, High denotes full infringement mapping, and Medium denotes partial infringement mapping with innovative claim features.

6. Putting Together an Analysis Report

In order to gain a comprehensive knowledge of each patent and its infringement search, a report that includes analytical remarks, target products, source links, infringement level, etc., should be prepared.