The novelty assessment begins with a clear description of the technical features and how they function together. A worldwide search is then conducted for earlier disclosures that may already have made this teaching accessible. Relevant sources include the search tools and publications of Sakpatenti, WIPO PATENTSCOPE, Espacenet, national patent databases, technical literature, conference papers, product documentation and documented public uses. The search should combine keywords, technical synonyms, classification codes, applicants, inventors, citations and patent families. For any results, check the publication date, priority, patent family, legal status and the technical features actually disclosed. An expired or no-longer-effective patent can still contain prior art that destroys novelty. Your own publication, demonstration, website, sales material or non-confidential presentation before filing can also jeopardize novelty. Technical information should therefore be kept confidential until filing, and disclosures should be documented. A national search alone is not sufficient because novelty is assessed against publicly accessible prior art worldwide. The novelty search also does not automatically answer whether the planned use infringes another party’s active patent rights; that requires a separate assessment specific to the country and claims.
Checking an Invention’s Novelty Before Starting a Business in Georgia
An invention is novel for a patent in Georgia only if its technical teaching was not publicly accessible before the relevant filing or priority date. The prior art includes publications, presentations, uses and other public disclosures worldwide.
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