Have you ever gotten stuck locating prior art for general and common elements? Usually, searching for general features gives enormous search hits. It becomes incredibly time-consuming and painstaking to notice minute differences in obvious-looking art. But, according to Surbhi Gautam, Prior Art Search Specialist at GreyB, it is essential to observe the evolution of features and plot it in a form of a timeline. In one of her recent cases, she observed several products covering similar features launched after the patent’s critical date. The strategy she came up with was plotting the timeline and narrowing it down to a specific timeframe, which finally led her to the product. Let’s hear from her; the entire story encapsulates all the details.