Searching
Understanding your industry landscape provides insight to facilitate IP strategy and commercial outcomes. Effective searching is a proactive way to gain the intelligence required to act with confidence and achieve the best outcomes in competitive markets.
FB Rice has a dedicated team of specialists based in Australia, delivering comprehensive searching and watching service. Working across all industries, we combine technical expertise with extensive search experience to deliver clear, practical insights.
Our team includes highly experienced patent search specialists with expertise across diverse technical fields, supported by overseas patent agents and multilingual searching capabilities. We deliver fast, interactive and flexible searching for Australian and international clients.
Every search is tailored to your objectives. Rather than relying on pro-forma reports, we work closely with you to understand your requirements and deliver customised analysis in a format that suits your business. From focused searches to complex global landscape studies, we provide flexible solutions designed to meet your timeline and budget.
Comprehensive searching expertise
Our experienced team provide coverage across all aspects of searching including:
- patent searching
- infringement searching
- novelty/patentability searching
- freedom to operate
- prior art searching
- landscape searching
- validity/invalidating searching
- family/status searching
- non-patent literature searching
- due diligence
- subject matter searching
- advice on the scope and limitations of searching
- trade mark searching
- design searching
- utility model searching
Watching services
Monitoring IP activity can be just as important as conducting an initial search. Our watching services help clients stay informed of developments that may affect their business or IP strategy.
We monitor:
- patent status and claims
- patent prosecution in major jurisdictions
- oppositions and litigation
- new patent and trade mark filings
- competitor, inventor and company filing activity
- activity relating to licensees and related entities
Our alerts provide timely updates on significant developments, allowing you to respond within relevant deadlines and make informed strategic decisions. Reports can be customised to suit your preferred format and reporting frequency.