Naresh Kumar Y - Prometheus IP

A freedom to operate search, also known as a clearance search or right-to-use search. This patent search helps the businesses determine whether their proposed product or process would infringe any existing patents in a particular jurisdiction.

A key aspect for granting an application for a patent involves a patent examiner conducting an extensive search to uncover the prior-art references. The identified prior-art references are examined against the claims to determine the patentability of the application i.e., whether the whether the application should be granted or not on the grounds of Novelty, Non-Obviousness/Technical Efficacy and Industrial Applicability.

The most important entry that a startup needs to add to its to-do list is “File Patents”. Patents are very important for individual inventors and startups, since they play a key role when it comes to aiming at a large recognition in initial stages. In another perspective, patent is also an additional tool in order to set up a business based around the invention...