invention-intake

Screen invention disclosures for patent-triage risks and recommend pursue, investigate, or decline.

109|20|Updated Mar 7, 2025

Search Tags:#prior art #novelty #invention disclosure #patent triage #trade secret #bar dates #section 101

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Skill: invention-intake
Source: https://github.com/stakwork/stakgraph/tree/main/mcp/skills/ip-legal/invention-intake
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/stakwork/stakgraph --skill invention-intake-stakwork

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps triage invention disclosures before investing in a prior-art search or patent counsel review, while avoiding premature conclusions about patentability and identifying urgent filing risks.

Core Features & Use Cases

Structured Intake: Collects the invention, problem, differentiators, inventors, conception date, public disclosure history, usage status, and technology area.
Six-Screen Evaluation: Assesses novelty signals, obviousness flags, United States section 101 eligibility, public disclosure and bar dates, detectability, and strategic value.
Actionable Routing: Produces a work-product invention screen memo with a PURSUE, INVESTIGATE, or DECLINE recommendation, open questions, time-sensitive warnings, and next-step routing.
Use Case: When an engineer submits a new machine-learning technique, use this Skill to determine whether it warrants prior-art research, requires inventor follow-up, should receive specialist review, or may be better protected as a trade secret.

Quick Start

Use the invention-intake skill to screen the attached invention disclosure and produce the required triage memo.

Frequently Asked Questions about invention-intake

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I screen an invention disclosure for patent triage risks?▼

Screening an invention disclosure for patent triage involves assessing novelty, obviousness, section 101 eligibility, bar dates, detectability, and strategic fit to recommend whether to pursue, investigate, or decline. The process applies to software, hardware, biotech, and mechanical inventions.

What is preliminary patent triage and when do I need it?▼

Preliminary patent triage is an early screening of invention disclosures to identify risks before investing in prior-art searches or patent counsel. You need it when evaluating new submissions to avoid premature patentability conclusions and catch urgent filing bar dates.

Can I use patent triage screening for AI and machine learning inventions?▼

Yes, patent triage screening applies to AI and machine learning inventions, as well as software, hardware, biotech, mechanical, and business-related inventions. It evaluates section 101 eligibility, novelty signals, and detectability specific to these technology areas.

How do I assess public disclosure bar dates for a new invention?▼

Assessing public disclosure bar dates requires collecting the invention's conception date and public disclosure history during structured intake. The screening flags time-sensitive warnings and urgent filing risks to prevent losing patent rights due to statutory deadlines.

What's the best way to decide between pursuing a patent or protecting a trade secret?▼

Deciding between a patent or trade secret requires evaluating detectability, strategic value, and section 101 eligibility during screening. The resulting triage memo provides a PURSUE, INVESTIGATE, or DECLINE recommendation to guide this intellectual property protection choice.

What are the limitations of preliminary invention screening for patentability?▼

Preliminary invention screening identifies risks but avoids premature conclusions about patentability and does not replace registered patent practitioner review. It produces open questions and routes matters to specialists rather than providing final legal patentability determinations.