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Free scoping call
30 minutes. You describe the invention; we ask the questions that scope the search, confirm a patent search is the right next step, and quote the flat fee in writing.
Patentability + prior-art search
Find out if your invention is patentable — before you draft.
An attorney-led search across the USPTO, EPO Espacenet, WIPO PATENTSCOPE, IP India, and the major global patent databases. The output is a written patentability opinion that tells you whether to file, how to draft around prior art, or whether to pivot.
From $400 — flat fee per jurisdiction, quoted before any work.
Prior art run
Global databases
Report delivered
Patentability opinion
Next steps clear
File or pivot
Legal team
GTC's patent team
Patent counsel
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How it works
Three steps to a patentability opinion.
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Search execution
A registered practitioner runs the search across 6+ global patent databases plus non-patent literature, documenting the strategy so the opinion is reproducible and defensible.
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Patentability opinion delivered
A written opinion in your portal: the most-relevant prior art, a novelty and non-obviousness analysis, and a clear recommendation — file as drafted, refine, design around, or pivot.
What it costs
Transparent, per-jurisdiction pricing.
Pick where you're filing — the professional fee below is the live catalog price. Government fees and any translations are quoted separately and passed through at cost.
What's included
- Free 30-min scoping call before any work begins
- Search across USPTO, EPO Espacenet, WIPO PATENTSCOPE, IP India, KIPRIS, J-PlatPat, plus non-patent literature
- Classification (CPC, IPC) search plus multi-synonym keyword search
- Up to 30 most-relevant references identified and analysed
- Written patentability opinion: novelty, non-obviousness, utility
- Recommendations: file as drafted, refine, design around, or pivot
- Opinion delivered as privileged attorney work-product
United States$500
flat patentability-search fee
A patent search carries no government fee — the price above is the all-in professional fee for the selected jurisdiction.
Get started
Order a patent search
Tell us what you've invented and a patent attorney will run a professional prior-art search and send a patentability read.
No payment required Reply within 1 business dayA GTC attorney reviews it & sends a flat-fee quote.
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03Your details
Brand details
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A short label — for example your invention or project name.
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Describe what it is and how it works. The more detail, the more thorough the prior-art search and patentability opinion.
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Helps us assign the right searcher and databases (USPTO, EPO, WIPO, and more).
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The aspects you most want cleared, if any — otherwise we cover the whole invention.
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Where you plan to file or sell, if known. The search covers the major global databases regardless.
Why GTC
The cheapest way to de-risk a filing.
Legal team
GTC's patent team
Patent counsel
Attorney-led prosecution
Search before you spend
A few hundred dollars on search and an opinion saves thousands on a doomed application — and often surfaces design-arounds that strengthen the filed claims.
Attorney-written opinion
The patentability read is written by a qualified practitioner and delivered as privileged attorney work-product, not an automated database dump.
6+ global databases
USPTO, EPO Espacenet, WIPO PATENTSCOPE, IP India, KIPRIS, J-PlatPat, plus non-patent literature and CPC/IPC classification search.
A clear go / no-go
You leave with a decision: file as drafted, refine the claims, design around the prior art, or pivot — never a vague maybe.
Your Customer Success Team
A dedicated team that owns your matter from start to finish.
Every GTC client gets a dedicated Account Manager and a Senior Account Manager who learn your business and stay with you from first email to final filing. They are named people who pick up the phone and already know your matter, so every step moves forward without delay.
Your Account Manager
Your day-to-day point of contact, who coordinates every matter, keeps things moving, and already knows your file. They have your full history, so you start every conversation where the last one left off.
Your Senior Account Manager
Senior oversight on strategy and escalations, stepping in as your needs grow, so every important detail stays on track.
A named person, on email or a call, at every step.
How we compare
Searching before you file? Here's what sets GTC apart.
| What you get | GTC | Online filing services | Doing it yourself |
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| Attorney-written patentability opinion (privileged work-product) | |||
| Search across 6+ paid global databases + non-patent literature | |||
| Classification (CPC / IPC) search, not just keywords | |||
| A flat fee quoted in writing before any work | |||
| Drafting / design-around recommendations included | |||
| Free databases (Google Patents) only |
Attorney-written patentability opinion (privileged work-product)
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Search across 6+ paid global databases + non-patent literature
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Classification (CPC / IPC) search, not just keywords
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
A flat fee quoted in writing before any work
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Drafting / design-around recommendations included
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Free databases (Google Patents) only
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
The timeline
From scoping call to a clear go / no-go answer.
A patentability search is the cheapest way to de-risk a filing. Here's how the two-to-three weeks break down — and where you get to course-correct mid-way.
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Day 1 — free
Scoping call
You describe the invention; we scope the search, confirm it's the right next step, and quote the flat fee in writing.
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Week 1–2
Search execution
A registered practitioner runs the search across the major global databases plus non-patent literature, documenting the strategy.
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Midpoint
Most-relevant prior art shared
We surface the closest references mid-way so you can adjust scope if the invention has shifted — no surprises at delivery.
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Week 2–3
Opinion delivered
A written patentability opinion lands in your portal with a clear recommendation. It's privileged attorney work-product.
In their words
All your legal, in one place.
One accountable team across every practice, operating since 2016.
1,436+
Patents prosecuted
10,747+
Clients served
11
In-house attorneys
10+
Years since 2016
Patent Search FAQ
Frequently asked questions
A patentability search answers 'can I get a patent on this?' (novelty + non-obviousness against prior art). A Freedom-to-Operate search answers 'can I sell this without infringing someone else's patent?' (active claims in your market). Different questions, different scope — talk to us about which (or both) you need.
De-risk the filing before you spend on drafting.
Ready when you are.
A free scoping call. We'll talk through the invention, scope the search, and confirm the flat per-jurisdiction fee in writing before any search work begins.
