Guide To Design Patent Search And Industrial Design Search - Ways And Information

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GUIDE TO DESIGN PATENT SEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL
DESIGN SEARCH

• WAYS AND INFORMATIONS

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DESIGN PATENT SEARCHWHAT AND WHY?

• Design Patents are basically a form of legal
  protection for a unique design of a logo,
  ornament or packaging to save a design from
  infringement by competitor companies in
  technological fields.
• Design Patents basically help to protect a
  designs ornamental quality and not
  functionality. So two products with totally
  different functionality can fall within the same
  patent search specifications.
• A masterful and thorough design patent search may
  help to develop a clear view of patentability in
  a specific geographic or technical market as well
  as the originality of the innovation before
  launching or investing in a newly designed
  product.

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HOW TO DO A DESIGN PATENT SEARCH

• Design Patent search is on the second position
  among the most searched categories for
  patentability. A thorough patentability search
  may help you to find out the presence of prior
  art or the elemental similarities with existing
  designs.
• There are several free platforms to conduct a
  thorough design patent search across the
  internet. This may help you to find out existing
  data and designs related to your design.
• Some of the most famous and cashless online
  patent search platforms are
• Google Patents
• The UPSTO Patent Search Website
• The WIPO and EPO Patent Search Databases etc.

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WHAT ARE THE DIFFICULTIES DURING A DESIGN PATENT
SEARCH

• A limited search for design patents, drawings or
  product descriptions, however, sometimes fail to
  give a complete understanding and related search
  results for the sought of design.
• Sometimes it becomes necessary to follow some
  unconventional ways like drawing for the patent
  or a visual representation for the existing
  patent or prior art to get a complete idea of the
  ground.
• SagaciousIP- with their dedicated and talented
  patent search team will help you to find out your
  patent needs that will lessen your trouble of
  searching through bundles of files and databases
  and ending up with a vague result.

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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN SEARCHBENEFITS

• Industrial Patents deal with the outer appearance
  of two and three-dimensional goods and products
  ranging from handicrafts to industrial
  productions.
• Industrial design patents are helpful to avoid
  any infringement, copy or mishandling of existing
  designs by giving legal protection for those
  designs.
• It also helps the existing products to develop
  and improve upon their design and appearance in
  respect to the other prior arts or design patents
  in a competitive market to increase the
  possibility of ease and usefulness to the
  consumer and secure high position in the market.

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WHY DO I NEED A INDUSTRIAL DESIGN SEARCH?

• The growing number of registrations for
  industrial design patents has made it hard to
  come out with a unique and original design
  without hampering or infringing others.
• A partial or improper industrial design search or
  deficiency in the substantial examination
  regarding novelty may lead to serious legal
  hazards. So, a proper search for prior art is
  necessary before registering the design and a
  proper vigilance for the upcoming portfolios that
  may sometimes take much time and money.
• Avoiding them may result in legal harassments or
  confusion and mistrust among consumers regarding
  the originality and authenticity of the product.

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