Patent Searches

• Prior Art/Novelty Search
• State Of The Art Search
• Freedom To Operate Search
• Invalidity Search

Prior Art Searches are performed to determine the type of prior art already exist in the subject area. The search helps in ascertaining the novelty of the subject matter.

These cover all of the granted and published applications of the major patent offices; as well as domain relevant non-patent literature.

State of the art search involves a broad search conducted on the existing art in a particular domain. It is essentially a market survey that ideally includes everything that has been done in a given art. State of the art search results provide a detailed scenario of the art and an understanding of the current developments. These searches can be useful in making critical business and R&D decisions.

Freedom to operate search addresses the question whether you are free to produce and market your product without being blocked by someone else’s patents. The search provides basis of ascertaining whether the product, if produced infringes any valid claim of any third party patent.

An invalidity search attempts to identify patented and non-patented prior art that can be asserted against a current patent. Invalidity search includes an analysis of the claims at issue versus the identified patented and non-patented prior art.

Sumpraxis provides provisional and utility patent drafting services in fields encompassing a diverse spectrum of subjects ranging from software, consumer utility, mechanical inventions, electrical patents, electronics/telecommunications, biotechnology and biochemistry for scientists and research institutes, food technologists, pharmaceutical majors and agricultural produce organizations.

Sumpraxis provides patent filing and patent prosecution services to many medium and small scale Corporations, law firms, solo attorneys and patent agents. Sumpraxis shall assist customers interested in entering the Indian national phase either through PCT or conventional route. Our experienced attorneys/agents are well equipped with the Indian patent system and thus leverage the grant of patents.

Patent illustrations are sometimes quite complex, especially in the mechanical engineering domain. Providing engineering and IP services has provoked us to provide patent illustration services as our engineering services team and IP services team work in close co-operation. Our draftsmen are well trained to meet the requirements of USPTO, EPO, and Indian Patent Office.