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Where should I patent my invention?

By Elizabeth Coulson.

To be patentable an invention must be new and must be inventive. Some things are not patentable for example methods of doing business and rules for games. We’ll need to discuss your invention in more detail with you to find out whether or not your invetion is patentable.

In the meantime you can get some idea of whether your invention is new by searching the patent documents in the following database: http://ep.espacenet.com/. It is a good idea to carry out a search to see whether anyone else has already come up with your invention not only because your invention must be new in order to be patentable but also to check whether anyone else already has established rights in the invention. We can offer more help with searching and freedom to use checks.

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