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Browse throught results individually: Each document must be examined with respect to
- Title
- Inventor/assignee
- Priority Date
- Abstract
- Drawings
It is your personal judgment to determine whether or not this document is relevant to your idea. If so:
- Keep track of the document
- Further examine the Description and Claims
- Move to the next document returned by the patent search
Continue Search!!!
Two important reasons to continue with patent search after initial results:
- Good inventors create prolific documents
- Good patent lawyers create search-elusive documents
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Table
of Contents
- Who is an Inventor
- Patents and Patent Classes
- Goals of Patent Search
- Benefits From Patent Search
- Keywords: Before You Start!
- How to Search
- Tips, Tricks, and Observations
