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Custom Patent Search

For clients who want a search run against their own criteria rather than a predetermined template.

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We take your brief and build the search strategy around it, applying well-reasoned tactics to find the right databases and source libraries and extract the material that actually answers your question.

What Clients Use It For

Map every future use of a technology area

To locate all the potential future uses for a given technology area, rather than only the ones already commercialised.

Evaluate companies quantitatively and qualitatively

To evaluate a set of businesses using both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Build dashboards for decision-makers

To build specialised dashboards for decision-makers inside large corporations, so the findings stay usable after the project ends.

Scout technologies that could solve a problem

To find every technology that could plausibly be developed to solve a specific problem you are facing.

Client Testimonials

Words From Our Clients

Verified LinkedIn reviews and client correspondence from patent attorneys and in-house IP teams who come back to us project after project.

LinkedIn review
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I used Synoptic for a validity search and was pleased with the results. The rates were highly competitive, the deliverable was on time, and the results were as good as (if not better than) other searches I’ve used.

Erin J. FoxErin J. FoxIntellectual Property Counsel · ITWPublic & verified
LinkedIn review
★★★★★

Ankit did a very thorough and professional job on a claim chart assignment for us. He showed great perseverance when things got difficult and was able to get the job done. I would work with him again.

Eric BrownEric BrownIP Consultant · Building Viable Licensing ProgramsPublic & verified
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Thank you — the search was quite helpful. We’ll have your invoice processed promptly.

Patent AttorneyQuarles & Brady · Client since 2018Name withheld
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Thank you for your work on this matter. We were pleased with the search and will consider you for future searches.

Patent AttorneyMerchant & Gould · Client since 2018Name withheld
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We were very pleased with the patentability and FTO report that you produced for us back in November 2024.

Client ContactFrontierBio · Client since 2024Name withheld

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Ankit Saxena, Head of Hi-Tech Patent Research at Synoptic IP
Reviewed ByAnkit Saxena Head of Hi-Tech Patent Research

Founder of Synoptic IP with 15 years in prior art research and patent analysis. Ankit reviews the search methodology behind this service.

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