invention-intake

To screen an invention disclosure before prior art searching, you can perform a structured single-pass intake that evaluates novelty, creativity, patent-eligible subject matter, public disclosure timing, detectability, and strategic value. This yields a screening memo and a routing decision.

You need to evaluate trade secret versus patent protection during the invention intake process by assessing the detectability of the innovation. This screening step helps determine whether patent filing or trade secret retention is the more appropriate intellectual property strategy.

The best way to assess public disclosure risk is through a structured intake screening that checks the public disclosure status and timing against patent filing deadlines. This identifies potential timing risks and generates urgency warnings if the filing window is closing.

Yes, you can use a structured intake skill for non-lawyer patent screening to perform an initial pre-check before attorney review. It provides a bottom-line routing decision to Proceed, Investigate, or Reject, but it does not replace a formal legal opinion or prior art search.

A limitation of screening an invention for patent-eligible subject matter is that the intake process flags boundary-case risks but does not provide a definitive legal opinion. It serves as a preliminary filter to identify potential eligibility issues before formal attorney review.

Invention intake screening does not require a complete technical disclosure to start. You can provide only the invention name and answer guided intake questions covering the problem solved, differences, inventor timing, and technical field in a single pass.