{"id":35021,"date":"2025-05-03T13:49:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T11:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rolfclaessen.com\/?p=35021"},"modified":"2024-04-30T11:07:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T09:07:40","slug":"patent-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rolfclaessen.com\/en\/patent-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, it must be clear what the patent search is for. I present the two most common types of patent search in this article:<\/p>\n<p>1) the prior art search and<\/p>\n<p>2) the freedom-to-operate search (FTO, availability)<\/p>\n<p>For a patent search, I recommend consulting a patent attorney, as they may be better able to assess the results of a patent search. <\/p>\n<p>Please notice: This article is only available in German. 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