Prior Art: Evidence of Use of Invention.

Chipworks conducts prior art patent searches with a unique blend of technical expertise combined with a broad view of the market. This combination of patent experience and visibility provides more comprehensive results. Chipworks has an extensive in-house prior art library containing information dating back to the advent of the integrated circuit. We also have the world’s largest and oldest archive of semiconductor devices.

While some firms focus exclusively on prior art searches, Chipworks builds it into a comprehensive suite of patent services designed to help IP groups and lawyers develop evidence and claim charts for licensing negotiations or litigation. We have both the patent knowledge and extensive expertise within the electronics and semiconductor industry – if it’s out there, we can find it and document it!

Chipworks Prior Art Search Process:

• Review/search internal Chipworks' resources and library, including human intelligence
• Search industry patent databases worldwide
• Search literature databases
• Search in-house prior art files
• Search in-house subject files
• Search in-house parts database, parts folders and data books
• Cross-reference language-specific inquiries
• Search hundreds of publicly-available technical databases

Prior Use - Evidence of Invention.

Chipworks also provides Prior Use services from our library. Our library contains data books, conference proceedings, marketing collateral and parts & devices dating back to the advent of the IC in the 1960's.

Chipworks Library Services

Chipworks has an extensive in-house library containing information dating back to the advent of the integrated circuit. We also have the world's largest and oldest archive of semiconductor devices. If you prefer to do your own prior art searching we can accommodate small groups in our library in a private and confidential setting.