IP Search & Clearance

Before you file or launch, know the landscape. We run prior-art, Freedom-to-Operate and invalidation searches across Chinese patent and trademark databases, and deliver bilingual reports.

Prior-Art Search FTO Analysis Bilingual Report

What we handle

Evidence-based searches to reduce risk before filing, manufacturing or suing.

๐Ÿ”Patent Search

  • Prior-art search
  • Freedom-to-Operate (FTO)
  • Invalidation search

ยฎTrademark Search

  • Clearance / availability search
  • Confusingly-similar check
  • Class coverage analysis

๐Ÿ“ŠDeliverable

  • Bilingual written report
  • Risk mapping
  • Recommendations

How the process works

  1. Define scope โ€” technology or brand keywords, classes and goals.
  2. Search databases โ€” CNIPA patent & trademark official databases.
  3. Analyze hits & risks โ€” relevance and freedom-to-operate assessment.
  4. Deliver report โ€” bilingual findings and actionable opinions.

Our Fees

Agency fee only โ€” CNIPA official fees are billed at cost. First 30-minute consultation is free; translation at USD 0.10/word.

Prior-art / FTO / invalidation searchUSD 300โ€“600

See the full fee schedule โ†’

FAQ

Why FTO before manufacturing?

An FTO search tells you whether making or selling a product in China would infringe existing patents โ€” essential before production.

Does a search guarantee clearance?

No search is absolute, but it materially reduces risk and strengthens your position if challenged.

Can search support invalidation?

Yes. Prior-art found in a search is often the basis for attacking a competitor's patent.

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