Patent examination is the search for technical solutions in the worldwide resources of patent and non-patent literature, carried out by qualified patent attorneys and engineer specialists.

One can obtain from patent examination information on what kind of technical solutions and in what territory it is protected or intended to be protected. As a result, patent examination can be an objective and valuable source of technological information in a company, as well as in assessing the commercial potential of investment projects.

The most important benefits resulting from conducting patent examinations include:

• evaluation of the patentability of a specific technical solution (invention),

• evaluation of patent purity of a specific technical solution,

• minimizing the risk of refusal to grant a patent,

• monitoring competition activities,

• delineating the directions of industrial and development research,

• search for market niches,

• evaluation of commercial potential for the examined technical solution,

• constructing business strategies.