[mk_page_section bg_color=”#f9f9f9″ bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” min_height=”400″ js_vertical_centered=”true” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”32″ font_weight=”600″ font_family=”none”]Invalidation searches[/mk_fancy_title][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575033192502{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Consider a situation, when you need to invalidate a patent, and there are already a lot of products in the technology domain (apart from the one under litigation). For example – these can be consumer goods, mobile phones, printing machines, drones or a website, etc. Even those obsolete or current products can act as pretty solid prior art – generally known as ‘System prior-art’.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” url=”https://greybnew.dev.zippisite.com/services/patent-search/invalidation-searches/#contact” target=”_blank” align=”center” button_custom_width=”200″ margin_top=”20″]Let’s talk![/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column width=”3/4″][mk_padding_divider size=”50″][mk_title_box font_weight=”500″ font_family=”none”]Why We Prioritize It Over Other References?[/mk_title_box][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585134792586{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A System Prior art is different than other non-patent literature as it speaks for its authenticity. Such a reference provides a proof that the claimed technology was in practice before the critical date.
With extensive searching in product catalogs, user manuals, news articles, trade show/exhibition websites, or on YouTube product review videos – the evidence to support the presence of required features can be identified.
If that doesn’t work – we can also do offline research, for example – in books, printed tech magazines, catalogues etc. And even can reach out to people with relevant experience – for example, manufactures, developers, who have seen the entire evolution of the products over the years and may have useful information on the required concept. In fact, people who may have now shifted their career in another domain can also be valuable sources of information, as their experience goes back much further than current tech players![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column visibility=”visible-dt” width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1575285746252{padding-left: 5% !important;}”][mk_padding_divider size=”150″][mk_custom_box corner_radius=”8″ border_color_style=”single_color” border_color=”#d8d8d8″ border_width=”2″][mk_title_box color=”#423e3e” font_weight=”600″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]GET IN TOUCH[/mk_title_box][mk_title_box color=”#33c7d7″ size=”16″ line_height=”25″ font_weight=”500″ font_family=”none”]Deepak Syal
Deepak@greybnew.dev.zippisite.com[/mk_title_box][mk_title_box color=”#33c7d7″ size=”16″ line_height=”25″ font_weight=”500″ font_family=”none”]Chakshu Kalra
Chakshu@greybnew.dev.zippisite.com[/mk_title_box][mk_contact_info phone=”+1-202-455-5058″][mk_contact_info phone=”+65 84306322″][/mk_custom_box][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”50″][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1587373485592{padding-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” align=”center” fullwidth=”true”]3rd party submission during examination in the US[/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” url=”https://greybnew.dev.zippisite.com/services/patent-search/invalidation-searches/#contact” align=”center” fullwidth=”true”]Opposition Search for EP patents[/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” align=”center” fullwidth=”true”]Due diligence to check the strength of the patents[/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1587373485592{padding-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” align=”center” fullwidth=”true”]ITC cases[/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” align=”center” fullwidth=”true”]File IPRs in US[/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” align=”center” fullwidth=”true”]Ongoing litigation cases[/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”50″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”28″ font_weight=”600″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]
3rd party submission during examination in US
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Potentially, every patent can be invalidated on grounds of Prior Art
It is common to come across existing & granted 3rd party patents where the owner of the patent makes infringement complaints. One of the key strategies to follow apart from gathering opinion on non-infringement is to find out evidence that holds against the validity of these 3rd party patents. In other words, some circumstances require extensive and thorough search for locating prior art that can nullify the claims of the blocking patent.
Engage us on such complex evidence gathering tasks where we can assist you with extremely thorough & in-depth searches to locate invalidating prior art. We have consistently assisted US, European and Japanese Attorneys in finding evidence of prior disclosure for inventions. Many of our clients (litigation attorneys) are working with us on contingency basis with their clients and frequently engage us on Invalidation assignments.
After the search we do meaningful documentation of results and our analysis includes the technical grounds on which we find the prior art to be relevant against the validity of the claims.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”50″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”28″ font_weight=”600″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]
Due diligence to check the strength of the patents internally
[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1587381958741{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]——- Engage us on such complex evidence gathering tasks where we can assist you with extremely thorough & in-depth searches to locate invalidating prior art. We have consistently assisted US, European and Japanese Attorneys in finding evidence of prior disclosure for inventions. Many of our clients (litigation attorneys) are working with us on contingency basis with their clients and frequently engage us on Invalidation assignments.
After the search we do meaningful documentation of results and our analysis includes the technical grounds on which we find the prior art to be relevant against the validity of the claims.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”50″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”28″ font_weight=”600″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]
Opposition Search for EP patents
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Finding evidence to nullify the claim of novelty and inventive step
This type of search helps you to discover important prior art that can be used when filing for an opposition or a request for revocation of a right. At GreyB we search international patent databases and non- patent literature data sources to find prior evidence against the subject-matter of one or more of the claims. Along with relevant references, the scope of the search includes the references which in combination can challenge the validity of the patent. To make our reports meaningful, we chart the exact evidence of the claims in the prior art to make a case of opposition.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”50″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”28″ font_weight=”600″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]
ITC cases
[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1574353142067{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]ITC Section 337 is part of the Patent Litigation practice. Comparatively stringent and with a speedy action process, if infringement is proved, the accused products could be barred from being imported into the US.
So what are the options you have, when ITC infringement is proved without getting the Product Banned?
Invalidate the patent.
Yes, invalidating a patent could put an end to all your woes. When you’re faced with ITC litigation and there is a lot to lose, the best bet would be to find available prior art for asserted patent and prove the patent invalid.
We at GreyB understand the intricacies involved in ITC cases and have worked on complex ITC section 337 patent infringement cases, assisting the defendants. Here are three such instances where we conducted validity searches using unconventional strategies to find prior art for patents in question.[/vc_column_text][mk_blog style=”grid” grid_image_height=”150″ post_count=”1″ disable_meta=”false” excerpt_length=”0″ pagination=”false” orderby=”rand” posts=”13754″][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”50″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”28″ font_weight=”600″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]
File IPRs in US
[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1574354333081{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]An attorney fighting a litigation suit is not unlike a soldier on a battlefield. The soldier equipped with sniper or high-tech weapons could give a deadly blow to the enemy, however, that’s not enough. He also requires something to defend himself, and most importantly, a devised strategy to conquer at any cost.
An attorney, challenging the validity of a patent at Inter Partes Review – on behalf of his/her client – faces the same challenge nonetheless. Having a Tier-I reference is not always enough. To make the case stronger, it has to be looked into from every search angle. Besides, the attorney would also have to figure which elements in the claim appear weak, and how the supporting references can suffice the loopholes of the primary one, ensuring success in the pursuit.
In our decade of experience serving clients from various domains, we have experienced this first hand and have tried to incorporate the practice into our daily work. Thus, while finding bang-on prior art that can knock-off the target patent is our primary goal, we also try to find supporting prior art and documents in alternative domains which can assist our clients in building strong arguments when it comes to litigation proceedings.[/vc_column_text][mk_blog style=”grid” grid_image_height=”150″ post_count=”1″ disable_meta=”false” excerpt_length=”0″ pagination=”false” orderby=”rand” posts=”21423″][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”50″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”28″ font_weight=”600″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]
Ongoing litigation cases
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Be thorough and confident before claiming infringement
This type of search is conducted on your patent to be aware of important hidden prior art that can potentially create invalidity issues before claiming infringement or a transaction. You can commission GreyB for an international prior art search to locate the references that either unaccompanied or in combination can challenge the validity of the patent.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”28″ font_weight=”600″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]What our clients think about us[/mk_fancy_title][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/12″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”8/12″][mk_testimonials style=”boxed” count=”4″ text_color=”#444444″ author_color=”#848484″ font_size=”16″ font_weight=”400″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/12″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”28″ font_weight=”600″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]FAQs[/mk_fancy_title][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/12″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”8/12″][mk_faq style=”simple” view_all_text=”” sortable=”false” count=”2″ posts=”24747, 24801″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/12″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”28″ font_weight=”600″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]How Experienced We Are[/mk_fancy_title][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][mk_milestone icon=”mk-moon-location-5″ icon_color=”#f56a5f” stop=”37″ speed=”400″ text=”COUNTRIES” text_color=”#202020″ font_family=”none”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][mk_milestone icon=”moon-user-7″ icon_color=”#f56a5f” start=”180″ stop=”365″ speed=”700″ text=”CLIENTS” text_color=”#252525″ font_family=”none”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][mk_milestone icon=”icon-briefcase” icon_color=”#f56a5f” start=”1100″ stop=”2671″ speed=”1200″ text=”PROJECTS” text_color=”#202020″ font_family=”none”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][mk_milestone icon=”mk-icon-calendar” icon_color=”#f56a5f” start=”1800″ stop=”2007″ speed=”1500″ text=”SINCE” text_color=”#252525″ font_family=”none”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”28″ font_weight=”600″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]Whom we worked with[/mk_fancy_title][mk_clients height=”140″][mk_padding_divider][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”contact” sidebar=”eckb_articles_sidebar”][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#33c7d7″ size=”28″ font_weight=”600″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]Ready to get in touch?[/mk_fancy_title][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/12″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”8/12″][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/12″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/mk_page_section]
