Zlogiks patent infringement search team consists of technologists with vast intellectual property coverage. We at Zlogiks help law firms, patent owners, practicing and non-practicing entities to quickly assess the value of their portfolio, identify possible licensing opportunities (or infringers), develop market and damages size potential and build the analysis required.
Infringement Search is conducted in the following phases:
- Phase 1: Patent Understanding
A detailed understanding of the subject patent is carried out with detailed analysis of every embodiment of the subject patent technology.
- Phase 2: File wrapper Analysis
File wrapper Analysis for the subject patent is performed to discover the novelty and other legal matters related to subject patent. We use public pair for file wrapper analysis.
- Phase 3: Selecting the broadest independent claim
The broadest independent claim for the subject patent is identified, having lesser claim elements which further increase the probability of finding infringing product.
- Phase 4: Short listing Competitor Companies
A list of competitors/bigger players working in the same domain as per our subject patent is prepared.
- Phase 5: Detailed search Analysis
Performing detailed Infringement search for shortlisted competitors which further includes analyzing their product manuals, manufacturing sheets, white papers and other official product documents similar to our subject patent technology.
- Phase 6: Short listing the Infringing products
After the detailed search, the probable infringing products are identified and shortlisted, which cover all the claim elements of the broadest independent claim.
- Phase 7: Evidence of use/Claim chart
Claim charts are prepared for the shortlisted infringing products.