Top Universities in Video Coding Patents & How to Partner with Them
University labs are becoming key sources of licensable intellectual property in the video coding industry. Over 1,400 VVC-related patent families are linked to just a few leading universities, including Peking University and Tsinghua University. These institutions play a significant yet often overlooked role in the development of standard-essential patents (SEPs). Their patents not only influence […]
*Not to Miss* 10 Patent Search Tips by Expert Researchers
In 2022, over 3.4 million patent applications were filed globally, with a substantial portion published each year. This huge data makes it all the more difficult to perform efficient patent searches, which lay the groundwork for prior art, assess licensing opportunities, or safeguard one’s own innovations. However, with the right techniques, it is possible to […]
Top 5 Chrome Extensions Every Researcher Should Have
Did you know more than 24.9% of the 137,345 Google Chrome extensions are designed to boost productivity? However, amidst this vast array of choices, choosing the ideal extension for managing research tasks can be confusing and time-consuming. Research and information-gathering have become indispensable across various fields. Fortunately, with the abundance of digital tools at our […]
Step-by-Step Guide to Uncover Crucial Business Insights Using ASEAN Patentscope
Patent data, especially patent claims, can help with various tasks, such as assessing the market, analyzing competitors, identifying innovative trends, evaluating risks, and devising market-entry strategies. Such patent information is generally straightforward with databases like Google Patents, Espacenet, WIPO Patentscope, etc. However, there is a challenge for countries such as Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, […]
Patent Databases: 18 Best Free and Paid Patent Search Platforms
The choice of patent databases highly depends on the motive beneath it, or in other words, the type of patent search involved. For instance, for a prior art search that is for current litigation, you would want to choose a patent database that covers the patent documents of most of the patent offices. Exhaustiveness is […]
Mistakes you make 99% of the time while reading patents
I won’t pretend that reading patents is the most thrilling activity in the world. As a user experience designer at a patent research firm, I’ve spent more time than I care to admit poring over patents. Now that I come to think of it, that’s because I was making two trivial mistakes while analyzing these […]
Why do GreyB Analysts add manual Data Cleaning and Validation over the automatic ones?
Once a patent is filed, it is publicly available for everyone to see. However, many companies wish to keep their important inventions hidden. So at times, they do this by performing conscious mistakes in the patent document. Additionally, clerical or database errors also eliminate important information in the patent. When companies request patent searches, they […]
7 Advanced Google Patent Search Tips Every Researcher Should Know
Wanna be that person? Well, you are on the right track. Google just provided us with upgraded weapons; through this article, I’ll share seven of its best features. Another good news is that we have created a long definitive guide for you that teaches how to use Google Patents Search. You can go through the […]
Google Scholar Search: How to Use It for Legal and Academic Research?
Ever since its launch in November 2004, Google Scholar has become an indispensable search tool amongst students, researchers, and legal practitioners around the globe. Be it for working on their thesis, searching for fellow researchers and their work, or searching for prior art or any other law-related search, it has become the pervasive tool, the […]
How to do a Patent Search Yourself? – A Patent Search Tutorial
If you have been searching for a comprehensive guide on how to conduct a patent search, I would like to congratulate you because your search has just ended. This is your one-stop solution where today I’ll walk you through how to conduct a patent search either patentability search or prior art search by yourself using […]
4 Types of Patent Searches: Everything You Need to Know
Intellectual property, especially patents, are one of the most important intangible assets of a business – especially the ones that sustain majorly by inventing and innovating. Given that the development of any kind of invention consumes a lot of time and money, it only makes sense to protect the inventions by protecting/patenting them. Getting a patent […]
7 Unconventional Ways to Perform A Design Patent Search
There are a hundred different ways to perform a patent search – You can perform it on a commercial or a free patent database. You might choose a conventional way or go totally out of the league – and choosing any of these ways can help you accomplish the task. But often, those common and […]
How to Perform a Free Comprehensive Trademark Search?
Joe came up with a great name for his soon-to-be-released product. He is proud of the selection and cannot wait to share it with the world. In this moment of excitement, he makes plans to move forward with the name for the new product line in the United States. There is a problem, though: No […]
Google Patent Search – A Definitive Guide for All Kind of Patent Searches
If you are planning to conduct a Google Patent Search and want to try your hands on Google Patents, you landed on the right page. This is one of the most comprehensive guides ever written on the web on Google Patents Search. Even if you have already used Google Patents search engine and are at […]
MS Office: A Holy Congregation of Shortcuts for Patent Professionals
With Halloween coming around this week, we thought why not indulge in “Trick-O-Treat”, but the only trick here is that it’s gonna be “Treat-O-Treat” for you. On this spooky season, wanna lift your workplace spirits? Here are some nippy shortcuts that might help. Bake some five-spice Apple pie and bring it to office. Buy pumpkin […]
Our Award-Winning Patent Search Tool, Catalyst, Eliminates Traditional IP Research Obstacles
Like trial transcripts, birth certificates, and property deeds, patents are supposed to be freely available to anyone interested in reading them. And officially, they are: patents are a matter of public record, available online for reference via the national patent offices where they’re stored. But for reasons we’ll detail below, for the vast majority of […]