Good site to research if a patent for your potential idea already exists?

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Re: Good site to research if a patent for your potential idea already exists?

Post by EPO / EPAL Team » Mon May 04, 2020 7:22 am

Espacenet is a good place to start your research. Go to https://worldwide.espacenet.com/ and have a look at the introduction video. This service is free and it has a dedicated forum espacenet-107/
There are more advanced EPO services to perform prior art searches like Global Patent Index (GPI).
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EPAL Team


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