Patent Search Services
Let’s make sure you’re first in line.
When you have a patent application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), an examining attorney will thoroughly search the USPTO database to determine whether your applied-for patent has already been publicly disclosed in other patent(s). That’s why performing a patent search before filing a U.S. patent application is such a vital first
step! Indeed, we highly recommend performing a patent search before moving forward.
The results of a patent search may let you know that your invention was described in one or more patents or patent applications already. If the examining attorney determines that your invention is not, in fact, “new” or “novel”, you can work with your attorneys to see if there is still a viable path to registration. For example, you may need to reorient you patent application to highlight and focus on aspects of the invention that you did not anticipate, or else make improvements on the invention to differentiate it from the prior art.
By neglecting a thorough patent search before filing a patent application, you are making the very large risk of throwing your resources, money, and time down the drain. Even worse, you may lose any rights in your invention that you may have!
Gugliotta & Gugliotta, LPA offers high quality patent searches, performed by a registered patent attorney, for a reasonable flat fee. Our licensed patent attorneys, with more than 25 years of experience in the field, will conduct a thorough search of U.S. patents and published U.S. patent applications and provide you with a search report. This will let you confidentially move forward in your efforts to protect your invention.