Searches and monitoring
Why conduct prior art searches and monitoring?
To assess the novelty and originality of a trademark, invention, or design, it is important to consult national and international databases. This allows the identification of any pre-existing products before filing the application, and this preliminary analysis helps avoid the registration of something that cannot be protected.
Patent monitoring and trademark protection
Patent and trademark monitoring is an essential tool for protecting industrial property rights. By constantly monitoring areas of interest and competitors' activities, this service allows for prompt action in case of potential conflicts or infringements. Brunacci & Partners supports its clients through prior art searches for patents and trademarks, providing a detailed analysis of the existing situation.
Patent monitoring with international databases
In addition to patent protection, the monitoring service tracks the existence of identical or similar trademarks to the one of interest, preventing potential conflicts in the relevant market sector. The analysis can be conducted on a global scale or limited to specific geographic areas, ensuring a targeted and customized control based on the client's needs.
Patent monitoring with international databases
Patent searches are conducted on a global scale, analyzing the major international databases. Consultants perform searches by name and by topic, providing clients with continuous updates on patents filed by competitors and emerging innovations in relevant technological sectors. This allows for the planning of effective protection strategies and helps avoid potential overlaps with existing patents.
Domain Name Search and Registration
To avoid possible interference and conflict between domain names and trademarks, it is advisable, before registering a domain name, to verify its availability through specific prior art searches .
The domain name plays a fundamental role in distinguishing oneself on the Internet . Specifically, the domain name, or domain name, is a virtual address with which a specific Internet site is indicated and recognized. The domain name plays a characterizing and distinctive role. The registration of a domain name is based on the principle according to which the domain name is assigned to the first user who requests it . Domain names are recognized as distinctive signs by industrial property and therefore protected by specific protection laws.
Priority search and trademark surveillance
The widespread internationalization of markets makes the protection of a company's distinctive signs around the world increasingly important.
Investing in a trademark must be carefully evaluated in order to avoid obstacles that could prevent its registration—such as already registered or pre-existing trademarks that could be confused with the chosen one.
Every trademark must be defended with consistency and determination against those who attempt to appropriate similar distinctive signs.
Prior art search and patent surveillance
It is increasingly strategic for companies to be aware of the state of the art in their field of activity—not only to monitor the progress made by competitors, but also to assess the novelty of their own research results and the possibility of protecting them through valid patents.
Equally important is knowing about competitors’ patents and being able to understand their scope of protection and actual validity, in order to avoid the risk of infringement.
