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In addition to the patentability search, there are other searches for existing patents and published technology that can be conducted. Keep in mind that the patentability search discussed above is directed to answering the question “Is the invention sufficiently novel and non‐obvious to be patentable?” Or to put it in a more practical way, “Should the inventor proceed to spend his or her resources to obtain a patent?”