Service
From references found to a reasoned view
A search tells you what exists. An assessment tells you what that means. This work interprets the closest references against the requirements an examiner applies, and identifies which distinctions are worth building a claim around.
- Who it is for
- Anyone holding search results and unsure how to read them
- You provide
- Your concept in its current form, including variants you are considering
- You receive
- Analysis of the closest references against your features
Who this is for
- Anyone holding search results and unsure how to read them
- Teams choosing between two versions of a concept
- Researchers deciding whether to file before publishing
What you provide
- Your concept in its current form, including variants you are considering
- The prior-art references already identified, ours or yours
- Your target countries, if you know them
What you receive
- Analysis of the closest references against your features
- The distinguishing features that appear most defensible
- Subject-matter and eligibility issues relevant to your field and jurisdiction
- A novelty hypothesis stated plainly, with its weak points
- A recommendation: refine, file, redesign, or stop
Process
How this work runs
Each step has an output you can read. If a step changes the answer to "stop here", we tell you at that step rather than at the end.
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Establish
We fix the concept and the feature set being assessed.
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Interpret
We compare the closest art feature by feature.
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Distinguish
We identify what is arguably new and what technical effect supports it.
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Advise
We set out the options, including the option not to file.
An assessment is a reasoned technical opinion based on the art available at the time. It cannot guarantee grant. Examination outcomes depend on the examiner, the claim wording, the jurisdiction, and art that may not yet be published. Formal legal opinions are provided by appropriately qualified professionals.
Often taken next
- Patent drafting — Specification, embodiments, drawings, and claim strategy, with review at each stage.
- Freedom to operate — Map in-force patent claims against your product features in the countries you sell in.
- Questions people ask before starting
Not sure this is the right service?
Describe the situation and we will name the step that answers your question first — even when that step is not one of ours.