PROCESS

• Analysis of the patent, including:
  – Review of client-provided application or issued patent
  – Development of the logic pattern of the invention and its graphical depiction
  – Automated formulation of possible directions for enhancing the invention
• Evaluation of the invention’s evolutionary potential, including:
  – Mapping the invention onto related "patterns of evolution"
  – Assessment of key inventive elements in comparison with the prior art
• Revealing the basic resources employed within the invention, and identifying additional evolutionary resources
• Assessment of the patent’s potential and possible avenues for its expansion

DELIVERABLES

• Graphical depiction of the main elements of the invention and the connections between them

• List of automatically formulated directions for further development

• List of the basic resources employed in the patent and additional resources that may contribute to further development

• Conclusion that includes an assessment of the disclosure’s potential, and possible avenues for its expansion

BENEFITS

• A clear and comprehensive understanding of the invention that will improve the ability to identify and close deals with licensees

• Exposure of likely avenues for further development so that the broadest possible protection can be gained for the invention and related technology

• Enables the identification of all possible markets for the invention, along with a clear exposition of the boundaries of each

• For licensed patents, improved odds for closing investment deals

• Aids inventors' research programs and improves their ability to attract funding