Bloom Patents and Trademarks

In order to obtain a valid and enforceable patent, an invention must be new or novel. Under the South African Patents Act, novely is judged by an absolute standard. This means that the invention must be new having regard to the entire world. Thus, if an invention is new in South Africa, but not in the United States then the invention will not be novel for the purpose of obtaing a South African Patent.

Novelty seraches are recommended to determine novelty. We can conduct accurate novelty searches througn the records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Our novelty searches are supervised by a US patent attorney.

We work with you to determine the best search strategy.