Patent mapping or freedom-to-operate study?
FTO and patent landscape: positioning an innovation within its technological environment
Anteriority search: a strategic passage for all businesses, an essential for SMEs
When filing a new patent application, prior art searches are sometimes mistakenly perceived as a superfluous task – reserved for large companies with extensive legal departments. For a growing SME or one investing heavily in innovation, it may seem advantageous to rely on the patent offices […]
Freedom of exploitation: the guide to ensure that no annoying patent is on your way
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Patent landscape: map your patent environment and monitor your competitors
Every year, patent applications explode. In 2022 alone, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recorded 3.46 million. This relentless proliferation demonstrates just how powerful a driver of competitiveness innovation is.
Industrial property: how to best protect your innovations?
A l’heure où les avancées technologiques sont quasi-constantes, la capacité d’une entreprise à innover est un gage du maintien de sa compétitivité et de sa survie.
Pourtant il ne suffit pas d’innover.
[GUIDE] Prior art searches and patents: the guide
A preliminary step to filing a patent application, the prior art search must allow you to ensure that there is no pre-existing element likely to prevent you from obtaining a favorable response to your patent application.
