Intellectual Property (IP)
Great idea?
At Rise ’n Shine we focus on first stage Intellectual Property services. We offer patentability studies and we can help you choose the best resulting actions.
The one question for anyone with a great idea; Did somebody else think of it too?
Let’s wake up and find out! At Rise ‘n Shine we put your dream to the test by searching the scientific literature and the worldwide patent literature for similar concepts. These ‘novelty searches’ or ‘prior art searches’ will assess the patentability of your invention. Chances are that someone did it before, but that information might save you considerable time and money that you otherwise would have invested in the development. This becomes clear in the example of exubera on the left. If it turns out your invention is truly original, you can file a patent application and bring your invention to the market, as is shown in the xerox exaple. Exclusively. Shine!
What if somebody else beat you to it?
Just the fact that someone was as brilliant as you and now holds a patent describing your very invention doesn’t necessarily mean that there are no options left open to you. What are these options? Well, a ‘clearance search’ will tell you exactly how much room there’s still left for you to operate. A ‘validity search’ puts an issued patent to the test by trying to find prior art that was missed by the patent examiner. This might render your competitor’s patent worthless.
So instead of wasting many hours of precious time and thousands of euro’s on starting to develop your idea, let our IP team help you find out if it’s worth it and what your best options are.
Choose to find out the potential of your idea today. Contact us for an offer on a patentability study.
