Definition of Patent Avoidance：
Taking patents vs. patents and, patents vs. commodities as avoiding targets; conducting the steps of a literal reading, Doctrine of Equivalents, prosecution history estoppels to implement patent avoidance.
The enterprises usually face issues about patent avoidance in technology research and product development. The enterprises need to evaluate whether the IP that is required to invent is needed to self-develop or to obtain authorization from outside in the perspective and method for the patent avoidance such that the enterprises can accurately grasp the substantive invention costs and the risk costs (such as encountering the infringement accused by the competitor after the products launch, or the rejection when patent/certification application and so on).
Key for Patent Avoidance：
Detailed reading and comparison, logical inference, experience orientation.
HOW：
The ExPER tool by InSearchIP proceeds the goal of “helping reading” and provides the most detailed graphic display, detailed comparison is relatively easy. In such a way, it is the most safeguarded for customers.
