Bates-IP

Marcus Bates B.Sc (Hons)
Intellectual Property Research Consultant
Innovation Analyst

Patents Searching
Industrial Design Searching
Non-Patent Literature Searching
Patent Watch Searching

I have been searching Patents and Designs since 1995 and have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering with Honours from Coventry University. During my studies I spent a year in Germany working for Volkswagen AG at their Wolfsburg headquarters and studying at the Fachhochschule in Wolfsburg/Wolfenbuettel. I search mainly Mechanical and Electrical Patents, but also search Industrial Designs. I have experience of many Patent and Design databases. I also visit the British Library, which is less than an hour from my base in West London to search Non-Patent Literature.

Types of searches conducted:

Infringement
Validity
Freedom to Operate
Novelty
State of the Art
Regular Watch Searches


For both Patents and Designs


Covering a wide variety of territories


Using many different IP databases