1.Novelty Search: It refers to the process by which a novelty search agency, based on the scientific and technological content provided by the client seeking novelty verification, conducts operations according to novelty search standards and draws conclusions.
2.Novelty Search Agency: It refers to an information consulting agency with the qualification to conduct novelty search business.
3.Novelty Search Project: It refers to the scientific and technological project that needs to be verified (pending verification) for novelty.
4.Novelty Search Points: They refer to the key points of content that need to be verified for novelty.
5.Novelty: It refers to the fact that part or all of the scientific and technological content of the novelty search project has not been publicly published in domestic publications before the date of the novelty search request.
6.Client Seeking Novelty Verification: It refers to a natural person, legal entity, or other organization that initiates a novelty search request.
7.Novelty Search Request Form: It refers to the agreement between the client seeking novelty verification and the novelty search agency, stipulating that the novelty search agency will handle the novelty search matters entrusted by the client.
8.Both Parties of the Novelty Search Request Form: They refer to the client seeking novelty verification and the novelty search agency that jointly conclude the novelty search request form.
9.Novelty Search Report: It refers to the formal statement made by the novelty search agency to the client seeking novelty verification in written form regarding the novelty search matters handled and the novelty search conclusions drawn.
10.Purpose of Novelty Search: It can be divided into project establishment novelty search and achievement novelty search. Project establishment novelty search includes applying for various scientific and technological plans at different levels and collecting materials before the start of scientific research projects; achievement novelty search includes conducting achievement appraisal, applying for awards, etc.
11.Requirements for Novelty Search: They refer to the specific expectations of the client seeking novelty verification for the novelty search. They are generally divided into the following four situations:
12.Hoping that the novelty search agency can prove through novelty search whether there are identical or similar studies domestically and internationally within the scope of the search;
13.Hoping that the novelty search agency can conduct domestic and international comparative analysis of the novelty search project separately or comprehensively;
14.Hoping that the novelty search agency can make a judgment on the novelty of the novelty search project;
15.Other expectations raised by the client seeking novelty verification.
16.Scientific and Technological Key Points of the Novelty Search Project: It focuses on explaining the main scientific and technological characteristics, technical parameters or indicators, application scope, and the novelty self-assessed by the client seeking novelty verification of the novelty search project.