September 11, 2009, Newsletter Issue #184: Patent Searching as Competitive Intelligence

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Companies in competitive fields who need to keep abreast of the developments of others in the filed often use patent seach methods as a way of finding out where their competitors are heading.

For this purpose, patent searches can be conducted by classification or sub-classifications to find all patents in a specific category, or you can search by company to see what a specific competitor is up to.

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