Use case: Invalidity Search

Field

Coffee Machines

Type of Company

Large Enterprise

Challenge

The client had a product already on the market when they discovered a potentially dangerous patent held by a competitor, raising the risk of a lawsuit for infringement.

The solution

The patent provided by the client was granted and enforceable, but we conducted a deep prior art search to identify earlier documents that could challenge the patent's validity due to lack of novelty or inventive step.

The measurable results

• 3 invalidating documents identified to challenge the competitor’s patent.
• The evidence enabled the client to successfully defend themselves in court, leading to the invalidation of the competitor’s patent.