Research Potential for Patent, Trademark or Marketability

In order to be considered for patenting, the US Patent Office must view an invention as novel, non-obvious and practical. If an invention does not appear to have any such obstacles to patenting, then SEARCHLINE recommends to the inventor that we begin patent searches.

In order to save the inventor time and money, SEARCHLINE breaks up the patent search process into two parts. The first search is computerized and is very quick and inexpensive. This search is the best way to determine that an invention is not patentable due to prior patents. If the results of this search are positive, however, then our associates in Washington D.C. complete a manual search of the Patent Office to prepare a comprehensive list of potentially conflicting patents.