You can only officially check for a patent if you are an employee of a government agency with oversight functions, such as a tax office. If you are a private person, then you can carry out this operation by writing an application to such a state body, be sure to indicate the reason for your desire to check this patent.
Instructions
Step 1
Draw up an application to the tax office and draw up according to generally accepted samples, which you can find and copy on the stands installed in any institution of the tax office.
Step 2
Provide in the application full and detailed information about what prompted you to contact the tax office on the issue of checking the patent of this subject.
Step 3
If the reason for filing a statement with the tax office was a specific event, stock up on either written testimony or the consent of existing witnesses to confirm your words.
Step 4
If the question with which you decided to write a statement to the tax office is serious enough, make copies of this statement and copies of all papers that are directly related to this issue. All these copies must be certified by a notary.
Step 5
If your application has sufficiently serious grounds, you will definitely be summoned to the tax office for an interview. Be prepared for the fact that you will be asked a wide variety of questions leading to clarification of the circumstances, whether you have personal reasons to cause concern to the person to whom you wrote the application.
Step 6
Even if you receive comprehensive explanations on a question of interest to you, still ask tax officials to send you an official response to your application. It will be useful to you in case of complications in relations with the subject of verification.
