Instant Patent Invalidity Screening
Assess whether your client’s invention is novel before advising them to file delivered in minutes, not days.
Minutes
not days
From patent number to structured invalidity assessment
Lower external spend
Screen patents in-house
Before outside counsel is ever commissioned
Simple Process
How It Works
From initial client disclosure to a comprehensive novelty report, in three simple steps.
No setup or specialist knowledge required
Enter the number of the granted patent that has been identified as a potential blocking patent, documents are automatically retrieved showing extracts the relevant claims for analysis.
Same day, no waiting
We Analyse the Prior Art AI-powered search across global patent databases, retrieving the 50 most relevant earlier patents grouped by family and citation search on the patent’s own family to capture the references that matter most.
More efficient attorney time
Receive Your Report Get a structured invalidity assessment with an executive summary, the strongest invalidity arguments, a claim-by-claim invalidity chart, and a full strength versus weakness breakdown, before a single attorney fee is committed.
Built for Everyone Involved
The problem sounds familiar
Potential blocking patents with no quick assessment?
- Fast, affordable first-pass invalidity screening without committing to a full opinion
- Paralegals and junior attorneys handle early stage screening so senior counsel focuses only where it counts
- Respond with confidence, when a third-party patent is asserted, you already have a preliminary evidence base in hand
Escalating every patent straight to outside counsel?
- Bring first-pass invalidity screening in-house and cut external search costs significantly
- Only escalate to outside counsel when a patent genuinely warrants deeper analysis, stop paying for opinions ahead of time
- Make faster, more confident decisions on whether to monitor, work around, or challenge, before it holds up your pipeline
No in-house expertise, but patents you can’t afford to ignore?
- A repeatable, defensible screening process, no full patent department needed
- Stop over-engineering around weak patents, identify potentially invalid blocking patents before committing to costly design-around work
- Access the same quality of prior art intelligence as larger IP teams, at a fraction of the cost
Sample Output
Invalidity Claim Chart
Each report maps the patent’s claim elements against the closest prior art, with match ratings and substantive notes, giving you an earlier evidence base before any significant budget is committed.
Claim Element
Prior Art Reference
Relevant Disclosure
Ground
Body, cup, insert, floating restrictor
RU-2576179-C1
Housing with insert and ball float
§103
Barbed arm for drip line
ES-229731-U
Pin coupling to conduit
§103
Welded cup/body
US-8091800-B2
Over-molded/locked housing features
§103
Notched flow restrictor
SU-1618344-A1
Ball valve with water line cuts
§103
Complete Analysis
What’s In Every Report
10 Deliverables per Report
Executive Summary
Overview of the patent’s position against the prior art landscape, informing next steps without waiting on a full opinion.
Anticipation Check
Identifies any single prior art reference that appears to disclose all key claim features
Strongest Invalidity Arguments
The most compelling grounds for challenge supported by the retrieved prior art, covering both anticipation and obviousness. Know where the patent looks weakest before deciding whether to escalate.
Invalidity Chart
A claim-by-claim mapping of each claim element to the most relevant prior art disclosures, with applicable invalidity grounds and match ratings. A structured evidence base, ready before outside counsel is ever commissioned.
Prior Art Concerns
The closest blocking references and the risks they present to each claim element, so nothing obvious gets missed at the triage stage.
Strength vs. Weakness Assessment
A breakdown of where the patent appears robust and where it appears most vulnerable. Stop treating every blocking patent as an equal threat.
Top Prior Art References on a
The highest-value references ranked by invalidity potential, with explanatory notes. Focus on a deeper review only where it matters.
Full Prior Art Document
Further technical directions worth exploring for broader or more robust protection.
Alternative Invalidity Grounds
Additional angles worth exploring beyond the primary arguments, including combinations of references that may support obviousness-based challenges.
Observations
Practical insights covering where claim scope, prior art distinctions, or coverage may be worth reconsidering, to inform next steps without constituting legal advice.
Ready to strengthen your patent risk strategy?
Stop sending every potentially blocking patent straight into a full invalidity exercise. Screen smarter, spend where it matters, and respond with confidence when third-party patent risk lands on your radar.
