Patent analysis- More than Just Patent Search

02/07/2012 18:27

Getting your idea or product patented can become quite complex task although you know all the procedure because before getting your product patented you must know if any similar idea or patent exist in the patent applications and all. Patent search is one of the key steps in getting your idea or product or invention patented. There are websites which offer patent search to cater your purpose.

There are many websites which give the result as per your patent search, but it can get real tricky to analyze all the patent search results that are obtained. The vitality of patent search is just to prove the originality of the idea and to prove how it is different from the existing idea or exiting patent application.

There are websites which make a report based on the patent search at affordable price. Through these online sites you can be able to create your own report by following just 3 simple steps:

  • Start your patent search with Espacenet or FreePatentsOnline.

  • Export the results in Excel files.

  • Upload the files at these sites and you will get the report.

The patent landscape analysis also facilitates you to recognize the seed patents, key players that are operating in technology domain, technology trends as well as curves, and licensing opportunities.

The report output format that you get from such websites come in the form of pie charts, graphs, table, etc. The process of getting output in such format is called patent mapping. It includes contents, list of top inventors, top applications, top international classification and top applicants versus international classification graphs etcetera.

The report that is obtained makes it easier for the customer to analyze the results and helps him/her with the further patent steps and helps him/her to prove the originality of idea and product. It would also help the customer to write a patent application. The patent mapping is one of the most important tools that these websites offer in analyzing the results.

The patent mapping has made it easier for the inventors to improve their ideas and products. Patent mapping helps the customer analyze the results in a better way through interactive charts and graphs. If you are also among those inventors and want to get your product or idea patented, then you know internet can help you.