A prior art search can be helpful for a multitude of reasons. To assess a patent application's chances of success, it is almost inevitable to conduct a thorough search that allows to tailor the application to the available state of the art.
Further, the results of a patent search can be used to find out if a certain technology is protected by a valid patent, or if a patent protection has run out already (freedom-to-operate search, FTO).
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