We at Acumen have a dedicated team for patent search to give you the most relevant results from US, EP, JP, as well as other foreign patent documents in the quickest Turnaround times. Before taking up search, clients’ objectives are clearly understood and a quote will be sent for client’s approval.
We formulate a unique search strategy that combines traditional keyword and classification based searches with our own proprietary methods, to minimize the risks of missing out on most relevant references. Apart from free databases Acumen conducts search on Paid databases such as Micropatent, Delphion, Derwent world patent Index (DWPI) etc.

• Prior Art search
• Patentability
• Novelty
• Collection
• State of the art
• Freedom to Operate
• Infringement
• Invalidity
• Theme Search

And turn around time for search is 5 working days and rest of the Prior Art search will be 7 working days.

• Types of search are not limited to the above. Other types of searches includes
• Assignee search.
• Legal status search .
• Petition to make special search.
• Chemical structure search.
• Special databases, legal status reports, document downloads charges will be billed at actuals.
• Legal opinion provided if necessary and if Analysis/Commentary is requested, will be billed separately.

We also offer

1. Patent Mining
2. Patent Mapping, Patent Landscaping, Patent Analytics
3. Patent Citation Analysis
4. IP Audit
5. Claim Charting
6. Competitive Patents Intelligence Reports
7. IP Due Diligence
   

We have a dedicated team of qualified professionals engaged in Patent Drafting, Prior Art Search, IP Due Diligence, Pre-grant and Post-Grant Prosecution. Our registered Indian patent attorneys and Patent Agents are from top most colleges of India.

Acumen’s approach to patent application preparation and prosecution includes a thorough application of technology, law and business concepts, to attain high quality patent applications for our clientele.

We provide end-to-end patent prosecution services including everything ranging from filing of Applications at the Patent Office, Preparation of Provisional and Complete Specification, Drafting of Claims,  Subsequent correspondence with various Patent Offices, Post Procurement activities such as Obtaining Certificates, Reissue, Re-examination, Hearing before Courts and Tribunals, PCT Application Preparation and Filing, Legal Opinion, Licensing and other IP agreements, Infringement watch, Patent Maintenance and Tracking, Representations and Oppositions and much more.

Our Patent Prosecution Services include the following:

• Ordinary Application (Indian Patent Office).
• Convention Application.
• PCT International Application may be filed in English or in Hindi.
• PCT National Phase Application.
• Application for Patent of Addition.
• Divisional Application.
• US Patent Office Application.
• Japanese Patent Office Application.
• European Patent Office Application.
• Canadian Patent Office Application.
• China IP Office Application.

 Patent Mining
We at Acumen search and provide meaningful correlations, trends and patterns of claims or inventions for the client’s technology of interest from patent databases using soft tools, statistical, mathematical and data analysis techniques.
                 
The deliverable results in the form of patent maps, tables and graphs etc which will help the client to meet their targets and help them in producing actionable competitive intelligence for effective management of patent portfolio..

 Patent Analytics, Patent Mapping, Patent Landscape
Acumen provides interpretive distillation of large amounts of complex data into one or more, high value representations or visualizations.

Based on client's input we understand the technology, analyze the patent data and produce the end result as an illustrative, functionally helpful, graphical report that

• Classifies the patents into families.
• Spots trends in the field over a period of time.
• Identifies competitors and competitive patents in the field.
• Brings out gaps in patent portfolio.

Thus helping clients

• Respond to the emerging challenges and business opportunities.
• Prioritize R&D.
• Picket fencing competitors.
• Enhancement of competitive innovation.
• Acquisition and Mergers.
  

 Patent Citation Analysis
We search and provide citation family structures to the inventors companies for these citation and reference.
The forward citations determine the value of a patent, emerging technologies in the field. Backward citations help determine the prior art.

1. We assess intangible assets ( Patent, Trademarks, Copyrights, Designs, Trade secrets).
2. We examine and evaluate the strength and weakness in procedure used to protect each intangible asset and secure appropriate IP rights.
3. We also conduct acquisition transaction audit. The report provides information on importance and of the rights to be acquired.
   

 Claim Charting
We analyze and compare the claims of the client’s invention with related patents, publications and market products available in the field.
Our report helps to ascertain the novelty of invention prior to the filing of patent and also during infringement action.

 Competitive Patent Intelligence Reports
The data rich and professional reports of patent mining, mapping and landscape prepared by Acumen help companies identify the key players, current technological development in the relevant field.
Using these reports the clients can effectively manage these patent portfolios.

 IP Due Diligence
Our IP due diligence process for Acquisitions & Mergers includes investigation of Patent, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets of the company to identify strength, weaknesses, potential liabilities and potential opportunities.

The report helps the clients avoid mistakes and properly determine the value of business transactions involving IP.