Patentability Search Services to Check Novelty Before Filing
Find out if your invention is truly novel before you invest in patent drafting and filing. We help you identify prior art, assess patentability, and avoid costly mistakes.
Most patent failures start with poor novelty understanding. Don’t file blindly.
What Is a Patentability Search?
A patentability search (also called a novelty search) helps you check whether your invention is new and patentable. Our patent search service finds important prior art. This helps you make smart filing choices and avoid expensive mistakes before you proceed.
What You Gain from a Patentability Search
A patentability search helps you understand if your invention is truly novel, so you can avoid costly mistakes and make better filing decisions.
Save Costs
Avoid investing in patent applications that are unlikely to succeed.
Identify Strong Features
Focus on the most valuable and claimable aspects of your invention.
Assess Inventive Step
Understand how your invention compares with existing prior art.
Improve Filing Strategy
Make smarter decisions before drafting and filing your patent.
When Do You Need This?
Before Filing Applications
International Filings Support
Strategic R&D Planning
Comprehensive Patent Searches
Our Patentability Search Process
Understand Your Invention
We review your disclosure and identify key technical features.
Search Patent Databases
We analyze USPTO, EPO, WIPO, CNIPA, and other global databases.
Search Non-Patent Literature
We review journals, publications, and technical sources.
Identify Relevant Prior Art
We find and rank similar inventions.
Analyze Novelty & Risks
We evaluate how your invention compares to existing art.
Provide Filing Guidance
We recommend next steps for your patent strategy.
Sample Report Snapshot
Explore our sample patentability reports to see our thorough examination and insights.
Databases We Search
Paid Databases
- Derwent Innovation
- Patdel Analytics
- PatSnap
- Patent Inspiration
Free Databases
- USPTO
- EPO
- WIPO
- Google Patents
- CNIPA
- PQAI
- KIPO
- DPMA
Non-Patents
- IEEE
- ScienceDirect
- Google Scholar
- PubMed
- Google Web Search
- ACM Digital Library
- Citesee
- Sci-Hub
- Elsevier
- Science.gov
- Google Books
- Researchgate
- Internet Archive
- ISO Standard
- FCC Id database
- Semantic Scholar
- Escholarship
- Caltech Thesis
- Stanford Librarie
- Univ. of Texas Libraries
- Ohio Link
Deliverables
- Patentability Search Report - Detailed report with relevant prior art
- Novelty Analysis - Summary Clear comparison of your invention vs existing art
- Claim Insights - Identify strong and weak areas
- Filing Recommendations - Guidance for provisional or non-provisional filing
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Before You File, Know Where You Stand
Avoid costly mistakes and improve your patent strategy with a professional patentability search.
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FAQ'S
A Provisional Patent Application (PPA) is a temporary filing with the patent office that secures an early filing date (priority date) for your invention. It allows you to use the term “Patent Pending” while giving you up to 12 months to file a full (non-provisional) patent application.
No. The USPTO does not require you to conduct a search before filing.
However, it is highly recommended because it reduces the risk of non-final and final rejections.
A professional U.S. search includes:
✔ USPTO database
✔ Google Patents + U.S. classifications
✔ EPO (Espacenet)
✔ WIPO PATENTSCOPE
✔ Non-patent literature (NPL), journals, standards, IEEE, ACM, PubMed, etc.
✔ Major Asian databases (CNIPA, JPO, KIPO)
It helps:
Avoid filing inventions already disclosed in U.S. prior art
Draft stronger USPTO-compliant claims
Reduce prosecution cost
Increase your chances of allowance
Prevent receiving 102/103 rejections
You receive a USPTO-style report containing:
Closest prior-art references
Claim-to-reference comparison chart
Novelty & obviousness analysis under 35 U.S.C. §102 & §103
Patentability opinion
Filing recommendations (provisional or non-provisional)
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