What problem does it solve?
Invention-intake helps you quickly triage an invention disclosure by screening for obvious disqualifiers and promising indicators, so you know whether to commission a prior-art search and a Chartered Patent Attorney review, request more facts, or decline to pursue.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Novelty signals screen: Flags self-evident lack-of-novelty patterns from the disclosure for fast triage (e.g., “known technique in a new domain”).
- Obviousness flags: Identifies predictable combinations, routine optimisation, and “obvious to try” features that need deeper review.
- UK eligibility check (PA 1977 s.1(2) + Aerotel/Macrossan): Routes borderline or excluded-subject-matter themes to specialist judgement rather than concluding patentability.
- Urgency on public disclosure / bar dates: Detects whether any public disclosure may have already destroyed absolute novelty under UK/EPC-style rules, and applies a time-sensitive warning when needed.
- Detectability vs trade secret: Helps decide whether the invention is likely protectable as a patent subject matter versus a trade secret path.
- Strategic value alignment: Assesses whether pursuit matches the company’s patent posture and technology-area interests using the practice profile guidance.
Quick Start
Run /ip-legal-uk:invention-intake with your invention disclosure text, or just the title, and answer the seven intake questions when prompted.
