For subjects and technologies including, but not limited to:
chemistry and pharmacology
biochemistry and biotechnology
electronics and electrical engineering
computers and telecommunications
we offer services including:
preparing state-of-the-art reports
researching new technologies
monitoring activities of competitors
maintaining technological awareness
tracking technological advances
researching in-depth validity of patents
The information we provide may be of vital importance for making informed
business decisions or for reducing the cost of doing business. By way of
example, we can help in:
reviewing patents and/or publications in an area of science and technology
before you embark upon a research project, to prevent duplication of R&D
cost and effort, or to identify existing technical solutions to your problem;
identifying and/or keeping track of patents granted to or papers published
by a company/organization or an individual, to monitor the work of your
competitors;
assessing in depth validity of a patent, when you are threatened with an
infringement suit or required to pay licensing fees;
identifying new products and processes which can be licensed from a patent
owner or used without licence, to open new business opportunities.
No information problem is too small or too complicated to receive our
attention and many specific problems may fall into the above broad categories.
We are equally ready to carry out a validity study as to solve your narrow and
specific information problems, be it toxicity data of a drug, particulars of an
important but hard to identify patent, or a recent review article on advances in
technology of nonlinear optical devices. Based on our knowledge and experience,
we were able to answer many such questions, even when the background information
provided by our clients proved to be inaccurate or incomplete. If your problem
is not particularly well defined, we may be able to help you in focussing it, by
using our considerable scientific and technical insight. If there is an answer
to your problem, we will find it. If there is a question about the answer, we
will explain it.
Patent-related services
Patent search services
We offer a full range of patent-related searches, including:
novelty/patentability searches
validity searches
infringement searches
assignee/inventor searches
watching searches
patent family searches
If requested or appropriate, we extend our art searches
to scientific and technical non-patent literature. This may be a recommendable
approach when assessing patentability of inventions originating from academic
research or for an in-depth assessment of validity of patents in many areas of
high technology.
Patent agent services
Services we offer as patent agents include:
patent application drafting and prosecution, in Canada and abroad
translation of English/French language patent specifications into Polish
performing infringement/validity studies
litigation support
The area of technical coverage for patent application drafting and
prosecution includes the subjects and technologies specified under
Technology-oriented services above and coincides with our educational
background and work experience. Our advanced scientific and technical knowledge
allows us to handle competently and with full understanding even the most
complex or interdisciplinary subject matter and results in patent specifications
which are logically structured and technically correct.
For infringement/validity studies and litigation support, we set up and
maintain computer databases of relevant technical and patent documents, assist
our clients in reviewing references relating to an area of science and
technology they may not be familiar with, brief them on scientific and technical
issues involved, and answer their questions in an easy to understand language.
Our clients find these services particularly helpful in handling any overflow
work, or when working under pressure to meet specific deadlines.
Other services
Translation services
For scientific and technical documents in foreign languages we are familiar
with, we frequently save our clients the cost of preparing full translation of
such references, by reviewing them in the original language, assessing and
reporting their degree of relevance and providing, upon request, short
English/French language summaries or full translations. Due to our unusually
broad scientific and technical background, the reviews and translations,
similarly as our searches, are always supported by in-depth understanding of the
subject matter at hand.
Training services
For companies and individuals, we provide in-house training in searching for
scientific, technical, and patent information, including the use of the Internet
for location and retrieval of such information. Our courses and workshops are
custom-tailored, depending on needs, area of interest, average knowledge of
participants, etc. If you need such a training for yourself or your employees,
please contact
us to discuss your particular needs and learn about pricing.
Please note that the above is not a detailed list of
all services we are willing and able to provide. Please feel free to contact us
regarding any specific service or investigation of interest to you not
explicitly mentioned on this page, but reasonably falling into one of the broad
categories listed above. In particular, please consider contacting us when
facing an information problem with no apparent solution, when all other attempts
to solve it have failed.
