"Timely and high quality examination is a duty of patent
administration"-Japanese Patent Office
"A complete patentability search must consider all prior
art, including earlier patents, foreign patents and non-patent
literature"-United States Patent Office
Our role in the patent examination process
Our databases are routinely used by the United States Patent Office, European
Patent Office, Japanese Patent Office and other major patent offices worldwide
as part of their examining processes.
Examiners search our comprehensive prior art databases to check for
patentability or look for prior art, when reviewing applications for new
patents.
Patent offices vary greatly in size and have different operating methods and
information requirements. So we work with each office to meet their exact needs
and direct them in their selection and use of our value-added patent
information.
Larger patent offices frequently lease our databases in-house, while many
smaller offices access our data via online hosts or Web interfaces. We also
provide patent offices with continuous training and ongoing support.
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