Ever got stuck while locating prior art for general and common elements? Usually, searching for general features gives enormous search hits. It becomes extremely time-consuming and painstaking while noticing minute differences in obvious-looking art. But, according to Surbhi Gautam, Prior Art Search Specialist at GreyB, it is important to observe the evolution of features and plot it in a form of a timeline. As in one of her recent cases, she observed that there were a number of products covering similar features launched after the critical date of the patent. The strategy she came up with was plotting the timeline and narrowing it down to the specific timeframe which finally led her to the product. Let’s hear from her, the full story encapsulating all the deets.