Before you file any patent application, and in particular a utility patent application, it's a good idea to research the prior art patents to see if your idea has already been invented. Not seeing your idea in the market is not enough... plenty of good, patented ideas never make it to the market, for various reasons.
You want to avoid the situation where a simple patent search would have found an important prior art patent that ends-up being the primary reason a Patent Office Examiner rejects your patent application two to three years from now.
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What's Included?
All PATENT SEARCHES By QuickPatents Include
Cover Sheet with Search Strategy Used and Researcher's Expert Opinion of Patentability
An "A-List" of the most relevant (up to 30) patent references found
A "B-List" of other related patents that you may find interesting and potentially relevant
Full copies of the A-List patents
You can choose to either receive an email with your search report, or a hard-copy of your search report by priority mail (add'l charge applies). See this sample search report » to see for yourself how detailed our search report is.
