Patentability Reports That Tell You File, Narrow, or Walk Away
Patentability and novelty searches that end in a decision, not a data dump, powered by AI-assisted prior art search and verified by qualified patent professionals.
A patentability search is a prior art search performed before filing a patent application to assess whether an invention is novel and non-obvious. A patentability report documents the closest prior art, compares it element by element against the invention, and ends with a clear recommendation: file, narrow, pivot, or drop.
What's inside a patentability report
Structured so the last page gives you a decision, not homework.
Documented search strategy
Databases, classifications, and keyword families recorded on the page, so the search is defensible and repeatable.
Closest prior art, ranked
The most relevant references identified and ranked by proximity to your invention, not a raw export of hundreds of unscreened hits.
Element-by-element comparison
Your invention's key features mapped against the closest references, showing exactly what is novel and what is not.
Novelty & obviousness assessment
A professional read on §102 and §103 risk: where the invention clears the art and where claims will need narrowing.
A clear recommendation
Every report ends with a decision (file, narrow, pivot, or drop) and the reasoning on the page, not left as an exercise for the reader.
Drafting-ready gap analysis
Findings structured to feed directly into claim drafting, so your application is written around the art from day one.
How we verify every deliverable
AI-assisted research, verified line by line by qualified patent professionals on every engagement, not just the big ones.
AI-assisted prior art sweep
Our tooling searches global patent databases and technical literature at machine scale, surfacing candidate references across classification boundaries manual searches stay inside.
Human verification of every reference
A qualified patent professional reads each candidate against your invention disclosure and keeps only what genuinely teaches the feature.
Expert review before delivery
The assessment and recommendation are reviewed for technical accuracy and decision-readiness, the standard behind our 1200+ delivered charts and reports.
The Zero-Hallucination Guarantee
Every patentability report we deliver is backed by our Zero-Hallucination Guarantee: every reference is a real document with a verified publication date and an honest mapping to your invention. If the art is bad news, the report says so plainly. A cheap “looks patentable” opinion costs you the entire filing.
Turnaround and pricing
Standard patentability reports are delivered in days, not weeks, up to 10× faster than traditional search firms. Rush scheduling is available when a filing deadline or an imminent disclosure drives the calendar.
Pricing is accessible and competitive: fixed-fee per search, with retainer arrangements and volume discounts for ongoing invention pipelines. Contact us with your invention disclosure for a scoped quote.
Ask for an anonymized sample patentability report when you get in touch. You will see the element-by-element comparison format and exactly how the final recommendation is framed.
Frequently asked questions
What is a patentability search?
A patentability search is a prior art search performed before filing a patent application. It checks whether an invention is novel and non-obvious by finding the closest existing patents and publications, so the filing decision is made on evidence, not optimism.
How much does a patentability search cost?
Cost depends on the technology area and the depth of analysis required. We offer fixed-fee pricing per search at accessible, competitive rates, with retainer arrangements and volume discounts for ongoing invention pipelines. Contact us with your invention disclosure for a scoped quote.
How long does a patentability search take?
Standard patentability reports are delivered in days, not weeks, up to 10× faster than traditional search firms. Rush scheduling is available when a filing deadline or a public disclosure date is approaching.
What is the difference between a patentability search and a novelty search?
Scope and depth. A novelty search is a quick check of whether an invention is new under §102. A patentability search goes further, assessing obviousness under §103 and how close combinations of references come. That is the analysis a filing decision and claim drafting actually need.
When should you do a patentability search?
Before filing, and before significant R&D or marketing spend. The ideal moment is when the invention is concrete enough to describe its key features but drafting has not yet begun. The report's gap analysis then shapes the claims instead of arriving too late to matter.
What is the difference between a patentability search and freedom to operate?
Different questions. Patentability asks “can I get a patent on my invention?” and looks at prior art everywhere, expired or not. Freedom to operate asks “will my product infringe someone's live patent?” and looks at in-force claims in your markets. Many projects need both, at different stages.
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