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Patent search

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003660

An investigation into existing patents and published patent applications to determine the novelty and non-obviousness of an invention. This process identifies prior art that could affect the patentability of a new invention. A thorough search is often conducted before filing a patent application with a patent office.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003660
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003660",
  "term": "Patent search",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An investigation into existing patents and published patent applications to determine the novelty and non-obviousness of an invention. This process identifies prior art that could affect the patentability of a new invention. A thorough search is often conducted before filing a patent application with a patent office.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/patent-search/"
}

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