Intellectual property Insights & Updates

It’s impossible to establish with 100% certainty whether an idea is completely new. However, an early patent search can provide a good indication of whether or not similar inventions already exist. By keeping your idea confidential and reviewing existing patents,...

Prototyping cheaply and easily is about testing your invention without over-investing too early. You don’t need a polished, production-ready product – simple mock-ups, 3D renderings, videos, or low-cost physical models can be enough to validate functionality, refine your invention, and...

Novelty means your idea must be new. In effect, patent novelty is the fundamental requirement that an invention must be new and unique, meaning it hasn’t been publicly known, used, sold, or described anywhere in the world before the patent...

If you’ve developed a brilliant idea, product, or technology, protecting it with a patent should be your next step. A patent gives you the exclusive right to make, use, and sell your invention. It gives you the legal right to...

A patent search helps you quickly understand whether your idea is new by revealing similar inventions, key competitors, expired or active patents, and the technical space your concept sits in. Using keywords, classifications, citations and advanced filters, you can build...

Only new things can be patented. So, doing some homework to see how others have solved the same problem that your idea solves is always a good start. The best approach to take is to spend time on Google Patents...