Case Study: a chemistry customer achieves successful prior art research with RWS CrowdSearch

Chemistry Customer finds rare prior art in a day with RWS

A chemistry customer, a client in the animal nutrition field, needed prior art research on a rare livestock feed supplement, a highly niche area. They approached RWS to utilize its CrowdSearch service for this unusual challenge.

The RWS study manager immersed herself in the topic, even visiting a specialized university research center. This hands-on guidance helped direct the RWS crowd of researchers effectively, leading to a successful prior art study. The client reported that these extra steps provided invaluable firsthand guidance to the researchers.