Utilizing results typically provided by a professional patent searcher, we often can provide State-of-the-Art opinions.

A basic State-of-the-Art opinion typically describes the coverage of in-force patents covering the basic subject matter of interest, and can identify apparently unexplored areas that might be ripe for innovation and patenting.

Depending on needs, the opinion can describe the coverage of a sampling of the patents in the basic subject matter area, or nearly all of those patents plus expired patents (a.k.a., a "collection" opinion).

Advanced opinions can also describe the coverage of information disclosed via websites, newsgroups, English-language non-patent literature, and/or foreign-language patents, applications, and literature.