TPR International

Exceptionally High Quality Patent
and Prior Art Searches

For decades the Fortune 500, top IP law firms and IP litigators have relied definitively upon search results from TPR to make confident research, business and legal IP decisions. We are known for our exceptional subject matter expertise, profound searching skills and worldwide reach.

Deep Subject-Matter
Expertise

Mastery of Cutting Edge
Tools and Resources

Worldwide Reach
U.S., Europe, Japan, China…

Patent and Prior Art Search Services

High quality searches to support your legal IP and business objectives.

FTO,
Infringement

High quality, worldwide searches by the most experienced team for your Freedom to Operate, Clearance and Infringement objectives.

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Validity,
Invalidity

Most extensive worldwide prior art resources and foreign language search options to win your IP litigation cases.

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Landscape,
White Space

From the simplest to the most complex, our landscape searches are highly customizable to your precise objective.

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Patentability,
Novelty

High quality, fast and budget-friendly patentability and novelty searches for your new invention disclosures.

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Due Diligence

Extensive options for searching worldwide patent and non-patent literature, including in-country foreign language searching.

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IPR,
EP Opposition

Most extensive worldwide prior art resources and foreign language search options to support your IPR cases and EP Oppositions.

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State-of-the-Art

Highly customizable state-of-the-art searches, with your objective at the forefront of the strategy.

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Design Searches
Patent Alerts and Watches
Scientific Literature
Other, Custom Searches
Translations

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Technology Areas

We Truly Understand Your Technology

With tens of thousands of searches under our belt, you can be assured of TPR’s technical search capabilities in both established and rapidly-developing technologies.

We apply our exceptional searching proficiency and specialist subject knowledge to align with your search objectives and guarantee results that are the perfect fit.

Engineering

Computers, Signal Processing and Software

Communications Technology

Electronics and Semiconductors

Mechanical, Industrial, Civil, Other Electrical

Life Sciences and Chemistry

Biotechnology

Pharmaceuticals

Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Chemistry and Materials Science

TPR Clients

Corporate Counsel, Business, R&D and Patent Departments

Search support to help guide, build and protect your IP portfolio and business

Patent Owners and Licensing Executives

Searches for your commercialization and licensing activities

Patent Attorneys
in Law Firms

Searches for your Prep and Pros and FTO opinions

Patent Litigators and
PTAB Teams

Critical prior art for your IP litigation matters and trials at the USPTO

Why TPR For Your Searches?

The Gold Standard in Searching

If looking for the best patent search firm in the business, you’ve come to the right place. Expect the most professional, intelligent and effective search results, with outstanding customer service from start to finish.

The Gold Standard that sets TPR apart is impossibly difficult to imitate. It’s an earned reputation that takes years to build, total commitment to maintain, and the utmost care for every search like it’s our own.

US Based
Search Firm

Plus, Specialist Search Teams in Europe, China and Japan

Strong Scientific
and Engineering Knowledge

Top Rated Reputation
and Brand

Prior Art Searching in
Over 40 Countries

Tens of Thousands
of Searches Completed

25+ Years of Search Industry Roots

Outstanding Customer Service

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Faced with Complex,
High-Stakes Patent Litigation?

For the most successful outcome for your case, TPR offers the most extensive worldwide prior art search options, leveraging the most experienced subject-matter search specialists. U.S. searching plus in-country searching in Chinese, Japanese, European and other languages.

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TPR. The #1 Prior Art Search Firm for finding hidden art in the U.S., Europe, China, Japan and beyond

Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg

A Guide to Hidden Prior Art

Do you know the surprising percentage of worldwide patent filings hidden below the surface that are never filed in English? Get a snapshot of global filings and understand how this impacts your decisions and strategy when looking for unique prior art.

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I’m extremely happy with TPR’s quality and speed. We’ve tried other search firms, but the quality was just not on par with the level that TPR provides.
PartnerPatent Law Firm
We are very happy with the work TPR does. TPR is and will remain our first choice for patent searching.
In-house CounselPharmaceutical Company
I had high expectations for TPR's services and they were fully met. The work was professional, timely and relevant.
Corporate CounselChemical Company
The search uncovered some very good prior art that was not known to us. The coverage in Asia was particularly relevant to our case.
In-house CounselElectronics Company

Not Only Patents – Your One-Stop for Scientific Literature Searching Too

In addition to prior art literature searching for IP objectives in all areas of technology, TPR has a totally separate arm that specializes in searching biomedical journals and other published resources for the unique purposes of the highly-regulated pharma and biotech industries.

Nowhere else but TPR can you get reliable search reports across the entire therapeutic lifecycle, including early drug research, clinical trials data, safety, pharmacovigilance and regulatory compliance, as well as competitive intelligence and post-market surveillance.

Helpful Insights

and case studies of success

5-Star client rating on actual searches performed
The Fortune 500 and top IP law firms rely definitively on TPR for the highest quality searches
Tried and tested by the most discerning corporations, law firms and litigators

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TPR. Your Trusted Choice for Patent and Prior Art SearchesSM

SEARCHES YOU CAN STAKE YOUR REPUTATION ONSM

Exceptionally High Quality Patent and Prior Art Searches

Deep Subject-Matter Expertise

Mastery of Cutting Edge Tools and Resources

Worldwide Reach U.S., Europe, Japan, China…

Patent and Prior Art Search Services

High quality searches to support your legal IP and business objectives.

FTO, Infringement

Validity, Invalidity

Landscape, White Space

Patentability, Novelty

Due Diligence

IPR, EP Opposition

State-of-the-Art

More Services

Technology Areas

We Truly Understand Your Technology

Engineering

Life Sciences and Chemistry

TPR Clients

Corporate Counsel, Business, R&D and Patent Departments

Patent Owners and Licensing Executives

Patent Attorneys in Law Firms

Patent Litigators and PTAB Teams

Why TPR For Your Searches?

The Gold Standard in Searching

US Based Search Firm

Plus, Specialist Search Teams in Europe, China and Japan

Strong Scientific and Engineering Knowledge

Top Rated Reputation and Brand

Prior Art Searching in Over 40 Countries

Tens of Thousands of Searches Completed

25+ Years of Search Industry Roots

Outstanding Customer Service

Faced with Complex, High-Stakes Patent Litigation?

TPR. The #1 Prior Art Search Firm for finding hidden art in the U.S., Europe, China, Japan and beyond

Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg

A Guide to Hidden Prior Art

Not Only Patents – Your One-Stop for Scientific Literature Searching Too

Helpful Insights

and case studies of success

2023 Update on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Patent Searching

Considerations for combined Patentability and Freedom to Operate (FTO) Searches

A Guide to Hidden Prior Art – Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg.

5-Star client rating on actual searches performed

The Fortune 500 and top IP law firms rely definitively on TPR for the highest quality searches

Tried and tested by the most discerning corporations, law firms and litigators

Need Expert Help On a Search?

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TPR. The Most Trusted Name in Searching.SM

TPR. Your Trusted Choice for Patent and Prior Art Searches^SM

SEARCHES YOU CAN STAKE YOUR REPUTATION ON^SM

Exceptionally High Quality Patent
and Prior Art Searches

Deep Subject-Matter
Expertise

Mastery of Cutting Edge
Tools and Resources

Worldwide Reach
U.S., Europe, Japan, China…

FTO,
Infringement

Validity,
Invalidity

Landscape,
White Space

Patentability,
Novelty

IPR,
EP Opposition

Patent Attorneys
in Law Firms

Patent Litigators and
PTAB Teams

US Based
Search Firm

Strong Scientific
and Engineering Knowledge

Top Rated Reputation
and Brand

Prior Art Searching in
Over 40 Countries

Tens of Thousands
of Searches Completed

Faced with Complex,
High-Stakes Patent Litigation?

TPR. The Most Trusted Name in Searching.^SM