1. NEW INVENTIONS SUCCESS PATENT SEARCH DR. MARK RAJAI MSE 303 1 California State University Northridge

2. New Inventions Success Introduction to Patent Search It is the first step in getting a patent. It is the step to determine whether the invention is truly a new invention. 2 California State University Northridge

3. New Inventions Success California State University Northridge 3 Prior Art Prior Art is all the information that has been made available to the public in any form. It includes prior patent publications, periodicals, thesis papers, web publications. You should balance between performing a reasonably thorough search and performing it with a finite amount of resources.

4. New Inventions Success California State University Northridge 4 The Importance Of Patent Research Procuring a patent takes a lot of time, effort and money. Patents that have not been thoroughly searched may get invalidated. New startups that succeed understand this importance.

5. New Inventions Success California State University Northridge 5 Free Versus Professional Patent Searches You as the inventor can perform a free search. An experienced patent attorney can make sure that your search was thorough enough. Patent attorneys are experienced in balancing the need to perform a professional search within limited resources.

6. New Inventions Success California State University Northridge 6 Summary New inventions that are properly protected with patents, can be great assets to startup businesses. The first step is to perform a free search. Then a reasonably thorough search should ideally be performed by a competent attorney.

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