| DOCUMENTARY SEARCH |
Patentability search:
| PATENTABILITY SEARCH See Service datasheet | |
| Object | - checking of the
patentability of a process, a product or use of a product, or a process - checking of the freedom of exploitation - preparation of a file of opposition to the grant of a patent - preparation of a defense in the event of attack in counterfeit. |
| Means | - patent documentation of
the patent offices (in particular EPO, USPTO, JPTO) - internal documentary databases - internet resources - on request, "non-patent" databases specialized in a technical field of the commercial hosts (in particular QUESTEL) |
| Criteria | The criteria of selection of the relevant documents are those of the European Patent Office. |
| Order | The object of search is indicated by mail, fax, email, either verbally by telephone or during a meeting. (This type of search must relate to a "reasonably" unitary subject - it is not a library search). |
| Supplies | - search report - search review - cited documents The results of the search are provided as paper documents, or possibly transmitted by email, either securely or not, or on a computer information support using doc and/or pdf format. |
| Rates (15/09/2007) |
Standard patentability search :
Additional search relating to a patent application having already been the subject of a search by a patent office : 1500 € exclusive VAT Searching documents belonging to the public domain: 2000 € exclusive VAT Expenses of "non-patent" databases access searched upon demand are invoiced over current rate at cost price. |
| Times | Accepted order is normally
completed within fifteen days. In urgency, basic rates increase as follows:
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| Garantees | Exhaustiveness of search results cannot be guaranteed. However, more than ten years of experience showed that the level of quality reached was that of the EPO, even higher, thanks to the proximity of the client relationship allowing to target searches well. |
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To be observed |
| Other searches than searches of
anteriority in the field of patents can be carried out, in particular in
the field of marks. Library searches in various scientific fields can
also be carried out.. |
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To follow up |
| Pre-search
reports for particular targeted EPO A2 applications, and additional
searches on specific applications...
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To take away |
| Example of a
search review. Example of a search report.
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