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Digital search works so well that it often feels magical—how else could systems sift through vast amounts of data in milliseconds and even seem to “understand” what you’re looking for? But there’s no magic involved—just some preparation behind the scenes. How Search Actually Works When you
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Since patents are national rights, the same invention is often covered by multiple patents in different countries. These related patents form a ‘patent family.’ Different data providers use their own methods and criteria to group patents into families, which can lead to variations in how families are defined. Patent families
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Some people think that if someone holds a patent, the invention is protected worldwide. But here’s a key fact to start with: patents don’t automatically apply globally. They’re national rights, meaning if you patent something in one country, it’s not protected in others. To simplify international