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I want to personally thank Charlie Heal , Emily Fox, Cara McAtee, and the entire team at Albright IP for their hard work, dedication, and professionalism in helping me submit my first ever patent: the Baffer Ball fire suppression system.
From the very first meeting, Charlie and Emily made everything feel clear, comfortable, and respectful. They listened carefully to my ideas, even though I’m not from a technical or legal background – I’m a painter and decorator by trade. But they believed in my vision and treated it with such care and seriousness that I felt truly supported as an inventor.
Over several months, we worked closely by email and phone. Charlie and the team guided me step by step to build one of the strongest, clearest, and most professional patent drafts I could have hoped for. The claims they wrote are powerful, and the language used shows how deeply they understood my invention. They didn’t just file a document – they helped shape a legacy.
Charlie, even though he is young, is incredibly professional and experienced. I am amazed at how he managed such a complex project with kindness, patience, and precision. Emily and Cara were also fantastic throughout.
This was not just paperwork – this was my dream since childhood. And Albright IP helped me make that dream real.
💬 I look forward to working with them again on future patents. The Baffer Ball is just the beginning – and I am proud that Albright IP was there from Day 1.
Thank you so much again — from the bottom of my heart.
— Morteza
He’s not only incredibly knowledgeable, but also warm and approachable. No question has ever felt too small, and he genuinely cares about the success of my business. I’d highly recommend Marc to anyone looking for a dedicated, trustworthy, and skilled patent attorney.
The patent was filed within weeks and had a depth of technical input from Albright that was excellent. I'm very pleased.
I have filed patents in the past but working with Albright IP was a totally different experience. I recommend them without hesitation.
Their knowledge regarding the patent process is extensive.
They have help me navigate the complex process to gain patent granted on my first design and patent pending on my second design.
I feel reassured and confident to put my designs in their hands knowing they will give the best advice based on the facts and not for their own financial gain.
Brilliant company.
Kathryn Haslam
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They were also very clear regarding fees, and set out a very helpful visual timeline and cost breakdown on the whole patent application process at the pre-sales stage. This emphasis on making sure I understood all aspects of the work, and having documentation to help with that, is something I didn't see with any of the other patent services I was talking to at the time. This clear communication continued throughout our interactions.
Would recommend Albright IP to anyone looking to patent an invention. The patent they filed for me was for a software invention.
No upselling for their fee either, just a fair, professional appraisal...
Thanks to Allbright, I am not spending thousands on a low hope project (when I so easily could have been).
Then end result being that we accomplished everything I wanted to in time and budget.
Highly recommend.
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PATENT PRE-APPLICATION SEARCHING
Do you have a new invention? Do any similar ideas exist? Be sure to find out before proceeding with a patent application, by conducting a pre-application patent search.
In order for an invention to be patentable, one important criterion is that the invention is novel, that is, it is new. One way in which to establish whether your invention has the required novelty is to conduct a patent search.
Completing a patent search or pre-application patent search is a sensible starting point as not only will it allow you to determine whether your invention is known, it will also allow you to determine whether your invention has already been protected. This latter point is important, particularly in terms of infringement.
HOW TO CONDUCT YOUR OWN PATENT SEARCH
An effective and low-cost way to carry out a search, at least initially, is to conduct a search yourself. This is a useful starting point, and is something we would recommend you do.
An initial patent search can range from simple Google searching, through to the use of specific patent databases, such as Espacenet.
Espacenet, which is administrated by the European Patent Office, is a free online worldwide database and can be used for searching published patent applications and patents alike.
In our two-part article on ‘How To Do Your Own Free Patent Search’, we look at how to conduct your own search and provide tips and guidance on completing a search.
In How To Do Your Own Free Patent Search – Part 1, we provide a general overview of conducting a patent search. For the beginner, this is an excellent place to start.
How To Do Your Own Free Patent Search – Part 2, considers patent searching in more detail, and focuses on conducting a patent search by patent classification.
OTHER PATENT SEARCH OPTIONS
Having conducted a patent search of your own, you may also wish to consider instructing a professional search. We have a number of professional patent search packages that we offer and would be happy to discuss these options with you, to match the most suitable search package to your project.
Our search packages include bronze, silver and gold – as set out below:
Bronze patent search – cost-effective option, but thorough due-dilligence search. Includes a written summary prepared by one of our attorneys, and utilises commercial databases.
Silver patent search – an exceptionally thorough option that includes full-text searching in multiple commercial patent databases. Multiple searchers work together to complete this search, ensuring that the problem is approached from a variety of different angles.
Gold patent search – our highest level search ensuring comprehensive results. Recommended if budget is not an issue! Includes silver search options plus citation checks, inventor/assignee checks and small class searching.
An important point to remember is that no search is ever completely comprehensive, but searching is a good way to ascertain whether anything similar to your invention exists.