Invention intake resources for IP attorneys
Practical field notes on replacing passive disclosure with attorney-led discovery, cited candidate packages, and intake workflows that scale.
- ai-assisted invention inventorship
AI-Assisted Inventions: What the Revised USPTO Guidance Means for Disclosure
The USPTO rescinded its 2024 AI inventorship framework and reset the test to human conception. Disclosure intake has to capture the evidence that proves it.
By ALID
- patent enablement amgen sanofi
Patent Enablement After Amgen v. Sanofi: What the Disclosure Has to Carry
Amgen v. Sanofi tightened the enablement test for genus claims. The specification carries the load, and the disclosure feeding it has to support the full scope claimed.
By ALID
- first to file invention disclosure timing
First-to-File Pressure: The Cost of a Slow Invention Disclosure Pipeline
Under post-AIA Section 102, every week a disclosure sits in intake is a week of priority risk. The internal disclosure pipeline is the priority pipeline.
By ALID
- patent continuation strategy
Continuation Practice: Why Rich Disclosures Compound Across Applications
Continuation applications let counsel claim outward from the original disclosure. The breadth of that disclosure decides what the family can ever cover.
By ALID
- patent portfolio quality metrics
Patent Portfolio Quality Metrics In-House Teams Actually Track
Filing volume is the wrong KPI for an IP team. Real portfolio quality reads through allowance rate, claim structure, and citation impact, all downstream of intake.
By ALID
- provisional patent application strategy
Provisional Patent Applications and the Disclosure Inside Them
Provisionals are only as useful as the specification they contain. A thin provisional buys a filing date that the eventual claims may not actually earn.
By ALID
- section 101 software patent disclosure
Section 101 Eligibility Starts With the Disclosure Record
Patent eligibility under Section 101 is now fact-bound after Berkheimer. The technical record built at disclosure decides the outcome long before drafting.
By ALID
- trade secret vs patent software
Trade Secret or Patent? A Decision Framework for Software and AI Inventions
Most software and AI inventions face a real patent-versus-trade-secret choice. The factors that decide the right route should be evaluated at intake, not after.
By ALID
- attorney-led invention discovery
Attorney-Led Invention Discovery Is the Missing Intake Layer
Attorney-led invention discovery gives IP counsel a proactive way to find patent candidates from engineering work before IDFs arrive and context fades.
By ALID
- invention disclosure best practices
Invention Disclosure Best Practices for In-House IP Counsel
Use these invention disclosure best practices to improve intake quality, reduce engineer burden, and give in-house IP counsel more candidates to capture.
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- passive invention disclosure process
The Passive Disclosure Trap
Passive invention disclosure programs miss filings when engineers self-report. Learn how attorney-led discovery gives IP counsel more candidates to capture.
By ALID
- Why Engineers Don't File Invention Disclosures
Why Engineers Don't File Invention Disclosures
Engineers rarely file invention disclosures on their own. Learn why passive IDF intake fails and gives IP counsel stronger patent candidates to capture.
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