Patentability Search helps teams understand how a technical concept stands against relevant prior art before moving deeper into a protection strategy.
We identify the references that matter, assess technical differentiation, and structure the findings so IP and R&D teams can make a clearer protection decision. The focus is not on collecting more documents, but on understanding whether the invention has a defensible position.
A strong protection decision depends on more than identifying prior art. Teams need to understand how crowded the technical field is, where meaningful differentiation may exist, and what scope of protection appears realistically achievable.
Patent People combines technology-supported research with expert searchers in Germany and a structured assessment of the evidence. The findings support review by your IP team and counsel.
Every Patentability Search includes a directly usable Patentability Opinion — a structured, research-based assessment of the relevant prior art, the apparent technical differentiation, and the implications for a protection strategy.
The research-based opinion gives IP and R&D teams a practical basis for deciding whether and how to move forward with protection.
FTO Analysis helps teams identify potential blocking-risk hotspots for a product, feature, or implementation path before critical launch or market decisions are made.
We analyze relevant third-party rights, prioritize potential exposure areas, and structure the findings so IP, product, and engineering teams can understand where risk may exist and where mitigation or escalation may be needed.
FTO work becomes valuable when teams can see where risk may concentrate, which rights deserve attention, and what practical options remain. Patent People turns uncertain exposure into structured decision support for product, launch, and mitigation decisions.
The Mitigation Brief turns identified FTO risk into practical options such as mitigation, redesign, monitoring, or escalation. It connects prioritized findings to the next product or launch decision.
Invalidation Search helps teams identify prior art and argument directions that may weaken a threatening patent position.
When a patent right creates strategic pressure, teams need more than additional search results. They need to understand where the position may be vulnerable, which evidence matters, and how the findings can support opposition, invalidation, or negotiation strategy.
Strong invalidation work requires more than finding prior art. It requires understanding how claims may be interpreted, how technical features relate to the evidence, and which attack directions may matter in a real proceeding.
Patent People connects prior art to technical features and claim structure. The findings help your team and counsel evaluate potential challenge directions.
Every Invalidation Search includes an Attack Strategy Brief — a structured plan that connects attack-relevant prior art to claim structure, vulnerable technical features, and possible challenge directions.
The brief helps teams move from scattered references to a focused defensive strategy and supports review with counsel for opposition, invalidation, or negotiation.