More about patents

Types of patents

• Utility Patents: processes, machines, manufactures, composition of matter, new and useful improvements of existing ideas
• Plant Patents: asexually reproduced, distinct and new varieties of plants
• Design Patents: ornamental designs and changing of designs

Researchers:

• Complete background information
• Unique information
• Comprehensive details of each technology
• Inspiration for new techniques and methods
• Research evaluation

Intellectual property administrators and analysts:

• Legal protection
• Prior art searching, also known as state of art searching, is used to check whether a new invention really is new. You can also use it to check on the current state of the art with relevant existing research.
• Protection of existing intellectual property
• Technology transfer / licensing