We score your idea on the 72 signals that decide whether a patent holds up, then give you a straight verdict. Worth filing? We help you file the provisional too.
A lawyer only gets paid once you file — so that's what you'll hear, even when your idea won't hold up or a trade secret would protect you better. You can drop $10–15k just to learn it wasn't worth it. We do it the other way around: find out first, file second.
A description, a doc, a sketch — whatever you've got. More detail, sharper read.
We find what already exists, so you know what you're up against before an examiner does.
72 signals across prior art, legal doctrine, and market value — scored and explained.
The market read tells you what your IP is worth, not whether the business will fly.A score, a clear call, and exactly what to fix before you spend a dollar on filing.
If it's a go, we help you prep and file it — the cheap, fast way to lock your priority date.
Priority date = when your protection starts counting. You then have 12 months to file the full thing.Patent, trade secret, or skip it — with the reasoning. So you stop paying to file things that won't hold up.
The factors that actually decide outcomes — prior art, legal doctrine, market value. Data, not a hunch.
We help you prep and file it, so your priority date's locked without the paperwork maze.
We never train our models on what you upload — and we keep your invention confidential, because disclosing it publicly before you file can cost you the right to patent it.
Every report is built and reviewed by top patent attorneys and IP analysts — not just a model. Click through a real sample.
Your invention sits in a relatively clear lane, with strong commercial value and a real novelty hook in the weather-data calibration. The main risk is breadth — described as broadly as it is now, it could run into §103 obviousness§103 is the "non-obviousness" bar. Even if no single document shows your invention, a patent can be refused if the difference would be obvious to combine from existing art. once you pursue full claims. Tighten the description (see the Tips tab) and lock your date with a provisionalA provisional application is a low-cost filing that secures your priority date for 12 months. It isn't examined and doesn't include claims — it just has to fully describe the invention..
Describe the weather-data calibration in depth. It's your strongest novelty, and a provisional only protects what it describes — detail now means stronger claims later.
Document the closed-loop feedback method step by step. It reads as distinct from the closest prior art and could support its own claim in the full application.
Spell out the calibration algorithm in the spec. A thin written description§112 written description: the filing has to teach the invention fully. A thin one is the top reason a provisional fails to support the full filing 12 months later. is the #1 reason a provisional can't support the full filing later.
Consider a trade secretA trade secret protects valuable, non-public know-how with no filing or expiry — but only as long as it stays secret. Good for things competitors can't reverse-engineer. for the sensor-fusion weighting. It's hard to detect in a shipped product, so a patent on it may be tough to enforce.
Everything above, plus help filing your provisional. The USPTO fee is separate — it goes to the government, not us.
Grade my idea ►Run every disclosure through the grader and get a ranked shortlist of what's actually worth patenting — so your budget goes to the strongest inventions, not just the loudest ones. We offer pricing for multiple inventions; tell us about your pipeline and we'll scope it.
Trarian — the IP strategy firm behind this — does patent valuation and IP strategy for companies, with guidance from top IP executives.
No. We give you a data-driven read and help you file a provisional — but we're not your lawyers, and this isn't legal advice. When you need an attorney, we'll point you to one.
Then you just saved real money and time. We'll explain why, and whether a trade secret protects you better. A clear "no" early beats an expensive "maybe" later.
It's a fast, low-cost filing that locks in your priority date — your place in line. You then get 12 months to decide on the full (non-provisional) application. It's the cheapest way to stake your claim.
No. Your submissions never go into our models. Beyond being the right thing to do, keeping your idea private helps protect your ability to file it.
No — we keep your invention confidential, and nothing you share with us counts as a public disclosure. That matters: disclosing an invention publicly before you file can start a clock (you generally get 12 months in the US) or bar a patent outright in many other countries. Keeping it under wraps protects your filing options.
We help you prepare and file the provisional. For the full non-provisional, we refer you to an IP attorney.
A real verdict in minutes — and help filing your provisional if it's worth it.
Grade my idea ►Not legal advice · No attorney–client relationship · USPTO fees paid separately