Patent Searches
Patent search is a search involving research to data mine the patent and non-patent literature helping the inventor to know about the existing technology before applying for his own “Patent Application”.
Boolean Search
Boolean search is a type of patent searching that enables the users to find relevant results by combining keywords with Boolean operators. Boolean operators are used in all types of patent searching including the patentability search, validity/ invalidity search, prior art searching/ novelty search and the like.
How to conduct a Patent serach?
For conducting a self patent search through any online patent search tools (global patent search), you should folllow different searching approaches.