— PATENTABILITY SEARCH & ANALYSIS
Know where your invention stands before you invest in prosecution.
Our patentability studies deliver a thorough, defensible prior art analysis conducted by analysts with decades of combined technical and legal experience, so you can file with confidence, advise clients with clarity, and allocate resources where they matter most.
— WHy IT MATTERS
What a missed prior art reference actually costs you.
An examiner finds what you didn’t.
Claims get rejected after months of prosecution work — and you’re back to drafting with less room to maneuver.
A competitor finds it after grant.
They use it to invalidate a patent your product line depends on, in litigation or IPR proceedings.
An investor finds it in diligence.
It changes how they see everything else in your portfolio — at exactly the wrong moment.
— When to commission a study
New Invention, Pre-Filing
Assess novelty and identify prior art before committing to prosecution costs. Know where you stand before you invest.
R&D Validation
Confirm technical differentiation before publishing a disclosure or filing, ensuring your innovation stands on solid ground.
Startup & Funding Prep
Substantiate IP value and defensibility ahead of a fundraising round. Give investors the confidence your portfolio deserves.
Law Firm Outsourcing
Trusted search capacity with the technical depth for complex, multi-domain inventions. Reserve your legal budget for prosecution and strategy.
In-House Search Scaling
A reliable, cost-effective partner for high-volume routine patentability work. Enterprise quality without the overhead.
Portfolio Strategy
Inform prosecution decisions across an active pipeline of innovation. Stay ahead of the landscape as your portfolio grows.
— A team built for This work
Domain experts, not generalist researchers.
Our analysts bring decades of real-world technical and legal experience to every engagement, including a former USPTO Patent Examiner, senior engineers with hands-on backgrounds in aerospace, chemistry, and mechanical product design, and researchers who have collectively conducted thousands of patentability studies across virtually every technology domain.
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace & Defense
Medical Devices
Automotive
Chemistry & Materials
Pharma & Biotech
Energy & Green Tech
Consumer Products
Software & Business Methods
Electrical & Laser Systems
Industrial & Robotics
Food & Nutraceuticals
Image Processing
HVAC & Fluid Mechanics
— What you receive
A complete, defensible patentability report.
Each study is a structured, confidential PDF covering a comprehensive search
of global patent and non-patent literature, delivered in 5–7 business days.
Summary of Invention
A clear articulation of the inventive concept and novel features targeted by the search
Bibliographic Data & Citations
Full citation records with relevant excerpts from each reference mapped to the inventive features
Search Methodology
Documented search strategy including keywords, CPC/IPC classification codes, and all query strings used
Global Patent Coverage
Major jurisdictions including USPTO, EPO, WIPO/PCT, CN, KR, JP and more, with English translation of foreign references
Results Summary
Organized tables of relevant patent and non-patent literature with publication numbers, titles, and dates
Non-Patent Literature Coverage
From IEEE Xplore, scientific publications, technical journals, and industry databases
See exactly what a completed study looks like.
Download a real sample report and walk through the structure, citations, and analysis methodology before you commit.
— How it works
A rigorous process. A trusted partner.
Every study is scoped to your invention, objectives, and timeline.
01
Consultation
Scoping & Alignment
A scoping call to understand your invention, objectives, and constraints, so the search is calibrated from day one.
02
search strategy
Custom Search Plan
We build a custom keyword, classification code, and semantic search plan across patent and non-patent databases tailored to your technology.
03
Analysis
Expert Review
Multiple query iterations refine results. Our analysts review claims and excerpts, mapping prior art against your inventive features.
04
Consultation
Confidential Report
A structured, confidential PDF report with full citations and methodology, delivered in 5–7 business days.
Research & analysis searches completed to date
5-7
Business days to delivery — scoping call to final report
ITAR
Compliant — US-based analysts, every search, every engagement
— Use Cases
When to Commission a Patentability Study
New Invention, Pre-Filing
Assess novelty and identify prior art before committing to prosecution costs.
R&D Validation
Confirm technical differentiation before publishing a disclosure or filing.
Startup & Funding Prep
Substantiate IP value and defensibility ahead of a fundraising round.
In-House Search Scaling
A reliable, cost-effective partner for high-volume routine patentability work.
Law Firm Outsourcing
Trusted search capacity with the technical depth for complex, multi-domain inventions.
Portfolio Strategy
Inform prosecution decisions across an active pipeline of innovation.
— GET STARTED
Start with a Conversation
Every engagement begins with a free consultation. We’ll learn about your invention, align on scope, and provide a clear timeline and quote before any work begins.
No commitment required
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Determine whether your product or technology can reach market without infringing active third-party patents across the jurisdictions that matter most.
State of the Art Search Services
Surface the full body of existing knowledge in a technology space — patents, literature, and competitive filings — to inform R&D direction before development begins.
Evidence of Use Services
Map patent claims to real-world products and processes already in market, supporting licensing negotiations, monetization strategy, and enforcement decisions.
Patent Landscape Services
Get a visual, analyst-curated picture of who’s filing in your space, where activity is concentrated, and where competitive whitespace exists.
Patent Invalidity/Validity Search
Challenge or defend the validity of a specific patent with a rigorous prior art search built for IPR proceedings, litigation, and acquisition due diligence.
Patentability Search Services
US-based analysts assess whether your invention is novel and non-obvious before you commit time and budget to prosecution.
