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Prior Art Search Request Form

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PRIOR ART SEARCHES
Type of search:
Novelty/patentability/pre-examination search
 State of the art/collection search
Freedom to operate/right to use search
 Accelerated examination search
Design search (US Only)
 Opposition search
Patent watch
 Chemical search
Validity/invalidity search
 Clearance/infringement search
Authorization amount (does not include disbursements)
 
Time of delivery
Delivery date (DD/MM/YY)
Comments (such as limit on total search budget, etc.)
INVENTION INFORMATION
Title of invention
Description of the invention/subject matter to be searched
Suggested keywords
Suggested patent classification (IPC, USC, ECLA)
Known patent/publication numbers
Known non-patent art
Other information, e.g. chemical structures
If I need to send some files, please have a reprensentative from CPA Global contact me
Do you have reason to believe that the subject matter of this disclosure is export-controlled
Notes
SEARCH DATES
Date ranges for the search (DD/MM/YY)
Cut-off date for the search, for example earliest date for an invalidity search (DD/MM/YY)
If no information is provided in the above boxes, the art will be searched until the PRESENT DATE.
SCOPE OF SEARCH
Please note that this information is quite critical for a Freedom to Operate search.
Patent jurisdictions and non-patent art to search
US Patents and published applications
 EP Patents and published applications
WIPO/PCT published applications
 Patent abstracts of Japan (available in English)
INPADOC Records
 Derwent
CAS
 GP patent applications
Worldwide (inclusive of all)
 Other, please specify below
Notes
I would like non-patent art to be searched
DELIVERABLE FORMAT
Deliver my report in the following format(s)
Report in MS Word format
Report in PDF format
Electronic copies of references
I would like electronic copies of the patent references
I would like electronic copies of the non-patent references
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS / OTHER COMMENTS
For example, please label the report as "Confidential & Privileged"
Please subscribe me to:
IP Review magazine
 Legal Strategy Review magazine
Please email me the following:
Latest stories, IP Review Online
 Events and promotions
 News and press releases

DISCLAIMER
Please note that the searches will be performed using English keywords. Documents having at least an English abstract will be analyzed from the search results. Any work will be performed in accordance with the CPA Global Terms of Business.