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State-of-the-Art Search:

   A broadest patent search conducted for the purpose of providing a general review of a given area of technology. It is a market survey that ideally includes a broad view at everything that has been done in a given art.  State of art search is used to know what work has previously been done, what problems have been discovered and how they have been solved, who is active in the field of art and the chronological development of their work.  

Advantages:

• For making a decision of new entry into a particular field of art.
• To lay out the path to be followed to design around the current art.
• Saves a great deal of time and money.

First to File System is one system where all rights are owned by the first person who files a patent application for an invention. Most number of the countries are using this system.

First to Invent System is one  system where all rights are owned by the first inventor. This system is generally used by US Patent system.  The inventor conceives of an invention and diligently reduces the invention to practice (by filing a patent application, by practicing the invention, etc), the inventor’s date of invention will be the date of conception.