Search Types

We conduct the following types of searches for you:

Patent Searches

  • State of the art
  • Freedom to operate (FTO)
  • Opposition searches, invalidity searches
  • Prior art searches
  • Patentability searches, novelty searches
  • Legal status searches     
  • Patent monitoring     

Chemistry and Life Sciences

  • Structure searches
  • Markush searches
  • Sequence searches
  • Searches for formulations
  • Chemical and physical properties
  • Medical searches
  • Toxicology searches and REACH

Engineering and Technology

  • Patent and non-patent literature (NPL)
  • Numerical searches
  • Use of specialized databases (e.g. automotive sector)

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All searches can also be carried out as manual or automated monitoring.

Your particular search requirement is not contained in the lists above? Just contact us, we will be pleased to send you an offer for your specific request. 

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