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Is a pre-filing patent search necessary if I'm filing a patent application but not requesting examination? [Rewritten]

(Q) I'm going to ask a patent firm to file a patent.

I don't intend to request examination for the time being.

I'd like to keep the matter open for the time being.

In this case, should I conduct a patent search before filing a patent?

(A) Yes, it's better to conduct a patent search before filing a patent.

■① It's pointless if the content isn't valid.

The case you asked about is a common patent strategy.

Sometimes a patent is filed and then left on hold for the time being without making a decision.

However, if the invention is publicly known or a similar invention (an invention whose novelty and inventive step are uncertain), there's no point in filing a patent for such an invention.

In that case, it's not a matter of being open, but rather a matter of being in the dark.

When adopting this type of patent strategy, it's important to make others (other companies) think, "That patent application will eventually be patented."

Furthermore, even if you file a patent whose novelty and inventive step are uncertain, you run the risk of being viewed lightly thereafter. (★)

(★) We can also make judgments from the opposite perspective.

That is, we can also judge the validity of other companies' patents.

Please feel free to contact us.

■② And, of course, you may change your mind later.

Once you file a patent, you move forward with your business.

Eventually, you may want to request examination and obtain the patent.

If your business is going well, the cost of requesting examination won't be a concern.

The meaning of obtaining a patent also changes.

To prepare for that time, you need to file a patent with solid content.

Note that you have three years to leave your patent pending without requesting examination.

After three years, you must decide whether to request examination.

Please keep this in mind.

■If you don't produce results within three years, filing a patent will be meaningless!

I realized this again while writing this article.

Filing a patent is extremely effective when moving forward with your business.

You need to produce decent results within three years at the latest.

The meaning of filing a patent will then become less and less...

If you think about it that way, it might give you more motivation to do business, right?

Filing a patent will also accelerate your business!

That's one way of thinking about patents in business.

Please find this information useful.