Viewing a patent

[anonymous-user]

I'm come up an idea, but there is a product similar but in different area, basically my idea is health and beauty product and there on is used for food.


I want to see the patent, i know the product but wondered how you can?

[dibblecorse]

https://www.gov.uk/search-for-patent

[anonymous-user]

dibblecorse said:

https://www.gov.uk/search-for-patent

Yes already looked at this but i need the publication number or the application number, which i don't have, and why i posted in here..

[2gins]

Espacenet, but you'll have to search. Think you can search on applicant (the company usually)

Or wipo if global or the us patent office. All have search feature

[anonymous-user]

is a US patent automatically carried over to the UK?

edit looks like it does, thanks anyway found patent. cheers

I wonder if there are any patent people on here.

Say i have an idea that is patented, but my way does similar in application but in a different way, then i don't infridge on the patent?

Edited by Thesprucegoose on Friday 27th September 22:39

[2gins]

No, us patents apply only in us. If a us applicant wants his patent enforced in the uk then he will have to apply for a separate probably European patent and pay the fees to enforce it in whatever countries he thinks are relevant.

As for your idea, it depends exactly on the wording of the claims. To file your own patent you need to show not only that your idea is novel / new but that it is also inventive, which is broadly defined as not being obvious to a person skilled in the field. So if you took a shoelace and used it to fasten a boot, novel but not inventive. But if you used some fancy hook snd loop type fasteners totally removed from clothing etc, and used it to fasten a shoe, then arguably there's the inventive step.

Your idea may fall outside the relevant competing patent(s), which if so you have freedom to operate. But that is not the same as your idea being independently patentable.

By the way. I am a scientist/engineer type who has dabbled in ip so I know a bit but ianal. You can do a lot but if you're serious you need a good patent attorney.