Importance of Patent Search

A patent search can assist with a number of goals before submitting a patent application, including

• Estimating the likelihood that an invention proposal will be granted a patent.
• Choosing the claims that will be included in the patent application.
• Deciding on operating freedom.
• Determining the validity of a patent that has been awarded.
• Knowing more about related ideas and the status of related patent applications

How to do a Patent Search

A patent search in India is free of charge. The Indian Patent Database, accessible at http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/publicsearch, allows users to do patent searches.

A patent search can be performed under either a published or granted publication type, depending on the state of the patent application. By selecting the checkbox, the user can specify the preferred publication type. The user has access to a variety of categories, including

• Application Number
• Patent Number
• Applicant Number
• Patent Number
• Applicant number
• Applicant Name
• Inventor Name
• Inventor Country
• Inventor Address
• Filing office
• PCT Application Number
• PCT Publication number

There is a drop-down box that the user can utilize to modify the category for the entire category. Every category has a search box next to it where the user can type the keyword of the patent they want to view. The applicant can do more specific patent searches by typing a query in more than one box. Once the necessary keywords have been put in the appropriate areas, a captcha code must be cleared by the user.