The need to fully understand the field within which an applicant is attempting to establish intellectual property is very important. Although conducting a prior art search is not required by the USPTO, the benefits of conducting a search are significant.
Knowing the extent of prior art in a particular area aids the prosecution process and can help to secure stronger, more beneficial intellectual property rights. Also, the USPTO has recently adopted a procedure for expedited examinations, which if chosen by the applicant, requires, among other items, that a prior art search be conducted.
DeMay Consulting provides thorough prior art searches and facilitates its clients’ understanding of where within the field their particular intellectual property rights reside and how to best secured those rights.
