An Infringement Search, also known as a Freedom to Operate Search, should ideally be carried out during the product development phase and definitely before scale-up and manufacturing. This is a detailed patent search designed to ensure that the product you intend to launch does not infringe anyone else's patents. It can be based on the specifics of your product or the claims of your intended patent.

A search of relevant active patents is made to determine the risk of infringing competitor’s intellectual property. The information gained may indicate whether claims in the proposed patent need to be modified and will indicate whether further investment in the project is justified.

Use Ellsbrooks' expertise in Patent Searching and Analysis to:

• Free up your R&D staff to focus on what they do best.
• Give you the confidence that searching has been thoroughly performed
• Ensure you are investing wisely in novel areas of technology

We have access to some of the largest and most comprehensive databases of scientific and patent information, and our professional researchers are knowledgeable in all of the important technical disciplines.