Searches and monitoring
Patents are a source of information for your company. If you are in the process of developing a new product or method, you may be put onto some good ideas by consulting patent publications. If the inventions which are described in these patent publications have never resulted in a granted patent, or if the patent has since expired, it is permissible to use these inventions. However, if a given patent is still valid, it is better for you to know this at the start of your product development. You may, for example, try to obtain a licence for this patent or change the direction of your product development to avoid further problems from this patent.
There are indeed countless other reasons for being and remaining informed about patent applications and patents in the field of technology in which your company is active or intends to become active. These are described in the following summary of a number of different types of searches.
A search in the literature is also referred to as a patent search, or simply a search.
Arnold + Siedsma has access to a large number of databases and registers, so that it can carry out a thorough search for you. For in-depth or specialist searches, our patent attorneys work together with a number of specialist search offices. We evaluate the technical and legal implications of the results of these searches.
