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Another type of search that can be conducted is the state‐of‐the‐art search, which asks the question “What is the general state of the art or technology concerning the area of my invention?” The results of this search are broader in scope than a patentability search, but the search is still limited to the technology related to your invention. This type of search normally results in a collection of patents, published patent applications, and literature that yield valuable technical data and knowledge concerning the area of related technology, and may be useful to an inventor in further development of the invention, so long as potential infringement problems are avoided.