Patent searches have different focuses and degrees of difficulty depending on the purpose. Generally speaking, patent searches include these three categories: Patent searches to determine whether an element of patentability exists. Evidence searches Free-to-transfer (FTO) searches FTO searches are more difficult and time-consuming than other types of searches. Why is this? Why is FTO important? […]

A company’s competitiveness lies in its creativity. However, not every company possesses original capability, nor does it occur every time; many of the best-selling ideas in the world are often not those of the first originators.