A Patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention to the patentee by the government. The validity of the patent is normally 20 years from the date of filing of the patent application.

Conducting the patent search in various countries website portals and other websites like research papers or product searches will help to find the matching document to the invention or idea.

Patent Search or Patentability search is an exploration of existing patents or any literature or research documents or products which are closely similar to the subject matter of the invention.

This is also called Prior Art Search. Patent Pending applications, Registered Patents, Expired Patents, abandoned patents and even literatures or documents are taken under peep of patent search.

The prior art can be explained that, anything in public domain, patented or not patented, that may establish whether an invention is original or not.

This Patent Search is the first step to proceed for patenting process. This will help you to understand is there any similar inventions already in existence.

It saves your Time and cost. It is not advisable to file for a patent application unless the invention deserves for a patent that it must be novel, inventiveness and capable of being made in an industry. So, conducting patent search will give you the information about invention development, novel portion of the invention and inventing something different than the other patents or inventions. Further, the applicant or inventors are sharing their inventive knowledge across the public through patents resulting to know the new inventive feature of the invention. This will prove the quality of the invention to deserve the chances of getting patent. Patents in the public domain will be more helpful for further research.

The applicants or inventors are expected to produce written explanation of their inventions briefly. The disclosure may contain the following.