C. Text for Novelty Search Report

• Author: Steven H. Voldman
• Profession: Is an IEEE Fellow and graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Pages: 259-259

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From Invention to Patent: A Scientist and Engineer’s Guide. First Edition. Steven H. Voldman.

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Published 2018 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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In the Novelty Search Report, the attorney provides the inventor and the inventor’s

corporation a report of the materials found as prior art. The Novelty Search Report

should include the following:

● Law Firm: The law firm that generates the report should be in the letterhead.

● Law Firm Address: The law firm address should be listed in the letterhead.

● Date: The date of the Novelty Search Report should be listed.

● Inventor’s Name: The inventor(s) names should be listed in the Novelty Search Report.

● Inventor’s Corporation: The inventor’s corporation should be listed on the Novelty

Search Report.

The formal Novelty Search Report should list the following:

Patent Attorney Name: The patent attorney who is writing the report should have his

name on the document.

Subject: The subject line should state “The Novelty Search of [Disclosure Number]”

and title of the disclosure.

Inventor(s) Name: The inventor’s names should be listed on the Novelty Search

Report.

This should be followed by the content of the patent search. The header should be as

follows:

“The following is the result of our novelty search for the subject invention

disclosure:”

This should be followed by the results of the search. Each item should include the

following:

● Patent type (e.g. Patent or Patent Application)

● Patent number

● Inventors

● Patent title

● Description of the relevant content.

This section should be closed with the following statement:

“In summary, there appears to be patentable differences over the above cited art. We

shall begin preparation of the patent application.”

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