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Validity, Invalidity Searches

Prior art research from diligent to scorched earth.

Results-Driven Prior Art Research for Litigation, Opposition and IPR.

Leading corporations and top IP law firms have trusted TPR's comprehensive patent research expertise to strengthen their IP positions, invalidate competing patents, and navigate complex IPR proceedings.

  • U.S. Based Firm – with  30 years of successful outcomes
  • Worldwide Prior Art – Patents and Non-Patent Literature
  • Multi-Level Options – from ‘Diligent’ to ‘Scorched Earth’
  • Skilled Searchers – Deep technical backgrounds in Chemistry, Life Sciences and Engineering fields
  • Worldwide Databases and Resources – plus options for native language searching in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, French, German, etc.
  • IPR Estoppel Support - Diligent Search ‘Skilled Searcher Standard’ with documented search approach

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Client Testimonial

"I’ve used TPR for both patentability and invalidity searches. They provide detailed estimates, and meet their estimates consistently. On the last search, they found a needle in a patent haystack, and it was a great find. I recommend them highly."

John V. Daniluck

Partner, Patent Attorney

Dentons

High-Impact Prior Art Searches

Prior art research conducted by TPR provides powerful strategic leverage when your products or patents are on the line. Whether your company is being sued for patent infringement, you are filing an IPR petition, or a competitor has been granted a patent that is standing in your way, TPR can help. Our prior art searches combine deep subject matter knowledge, a keen understanding of patent legal matters and a multi-pronged approach to locate killer prior art references no matter where they are hiding.

Resources, Coverage and Foreign Language Options

Leave no stone unturned.  With strategic search teams in the U.S., Europe, China, Japan, Korea and other countries, TPR offers the most extensive options in the industry for searching full-text and other patent and non-patent literature resources worldwide in multiple languages of origin. Multi-level options range from ‘Diligent’ to ‘Scorched Earth’.

  • Worldwide online databases for patent and non-patent literature
  • On-the-ground searching at patent offices, eminent scientific libraries, universities, conferences, special research institutions, and other resources in over 40 countries including in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, French, German, etc.
  • Keyword and classification-based searching, plus subject-specific coding/indexing
  • Access to obscure ‘grey’ literature and product catalogs
  • Page turning of technical journals

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Customized, Consultative Approach

Our Validity search solution is consultative and totally customizable to align with your specific objectives.  Multi-pronged searches can be conducted concurrently for accelerated results.

  • Clear legal obstacles by removing a competitor's patent
  • Prevent payment of significant damages that would result from losing an infringement lawsuit
  • Validate soon-to-be-acquired IP investments during a merger or acquisition
  • Reduce scrutiny on your company's own portfolio
  • Meet critical deadlines in the litigation and PTAB process
  • Prove IPR estoppel with a Diligent Skilled Searcher Prior Art Search

For projects that demand the deepest level of information discovery and invalidity research, ask about our signature Validity UltimateSM service, our scorched earth service.

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Deep Subject Matter Expertise

OUR ELITE TECHNOLOGY SEARCH TEAMS

With tens of thousands of searches under our belt, you can be assured of TPR’s technical search capabilities in both established and rapidly-developing technologies. We apply our exceptional searching proficiency and specialist subject knowledge to align with your search objectives and guarantee results that are the perfect fit.

“The results you generated allowed me to find the art I needed to support the invalidation of the patent we want to have revoked.  You came through yet again. Thank you!”

Outside Counsel for High-Tech Corporation

The Most Comprehensive Invalidity
Search Options in the Industry

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TPR is your trusted advisor for all your patent and literature searching needs.

Alternatively, email searches@TPRinternational.com or call 858.592.9084 to speak directly with a TPR Search Specialist.

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TPR is your trusted advisor for all your patent and literature searching needs.

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