SERVICES

SEARCH SERVICES

■Pre-filing Novelty Search
Identifying novel features of your invention.

■Invalidity Search
Finding potential prior art for invalidating a patent.

■Clearance / FTO Search
Finding patents that might present a risk for your business operation.

■Landscape Analysis
Assessing the state of the art in a target technology field for identifying R&D trends.

■Patent Monitoring
Monitoring patents such as patents in a target technology field, or your competitor’s patents. Monitoring report is provided regularly, e.g., monthly, quarterly or semi-annual basis.

SEARCH FEES

Proposals on search strategies, timing and cost estimations are available upon request. Proposals and estimations are free of charge.

Example: Invalidity Search

The above estimate does not include translation fees for the collected relevant references.

Search Options	JP Patent Search Fees in JPY	Turnaround Time
Patent Searching “Wide Coverage” (Core and Marginal focus) Approx. 1,000-1,200 references to be searched	JPY 720,000-	Approx.20 working days from your formal request
Patent Searching “Standard Coverage” (Core focus) Approx. 700-800 references to be searched	JPY 580,000-	Approx.18 working days from your formal request
Patent Searching “Limited Coverage” (Limited Core focus) Approx. 300-400 references to be searched	JPY 450,000-	Approx.15 working days from your formal request

The above estimate does not include translation fees for the collected relevant references.

Our estimates are based on some conditions as follows;
・ Technical field
・ Number of target claims
・ Urgency
As shown above, our estimates include some options. If our estimates do not meet your conditions or expectations, our estimates can be customized.

For details, please contact us from the “INQUIRY” button.