Patenting has never been an easy business but there is plenty to gain for those who have a first-class idea and who are determinate to make it happen – provided it is original in the first place.
Examples of patented inventions are as varied as the inventors who think about them. They do not have to be as complicated as the jet engine which drives an air-craft. In Fact some of the simplest inventions are sometimes some of the most useful. One example is a button which may be secured to cloth without the necessity of using thread- the brainchild of three local inventors.
At Adastra the first step that we take is to advise the inventor to conduct a patent search to find out if there is anything similar in existence in the market to provide a level of comfort which may be necessary to justify a substantial investment in filing for a patent.
We also conduct patent clearance searches in order to find out if the invention is indeed novel and can be filed or the invention can be used without infringement of third party rights. Many searching strategies are possible and we routinely advise on the most appropriate way of providing our clients with cost effective clearance for the new product or development.
