Asian IP+: Asian IP Searches conducted in the Original Languages (CN/JP/KR)
“Asian patent information is not just interesting, it is critical. Researchers around the world cannot afford to ignore this growing hotbed of innovation. As the number of patent filings and grants from Asian nations skyrockets, it is critical that professionals pay attention to what is happening in this region of the world.”
— Rob A., senior director for DWPI (Derwent World Patent Index) at Thomson Reuters
“The EPO reports that its examiners read around 500,000 Korean patents, 1.5 million Chinese patents and 4.5 million-plus Japanese patents annually.”
— Intellectual Asset Management | November/December 2016
Asian prior art, e.g. Chinese, Japanese and Korean patent documents not only constitute part of the PCT minimum documentation, but also have formed an important part of the global prior art.
The number of Asian prior art documents, particularly patent documents in Chinese, has been growing steadily since 2000.
According to the European Patent Office’s (EPO) Patent Index 2021, Chinese companies have seen the largest growth in patent applications in 2021, with a total of 16,665 patent applications compared to the same period last year, representing an increase of 24%.
To help you overcome the challenges of identifying and analysing Chinese, Japanese and Korean patent information in a timely and efficient manner, we are pleased to offer our language skills and expertise in the field of Asian patent information. As well-trained and experienced Asian patent information professionals, we can conduct patent searches of Asian patent and non-patent documents in Chinese, Japanese and Korean in the original language.
Our Asian IP Search+ services offer the following highlights:
