Technical landscape analysis with search methodology & trend insights
Go beyond the snapshot. STARTER reveals the search strategies, filing trends, and competitive dynamics behind your innovation space—so you can make more confident, data-informed decisions about your next steps.
You’ve validated your idea. Now you need the full picture. STARTER goes deeper than a surface-level scan—it shows you how we searched, what trends are shaping your space, and gives you the tools to keep monitoring on your own.
Built for inventors and founders who are serious about moving forward, STARTER delivers the technical depth and strategic context you need to plan your next steps with confidence—at a fraction of traditional patent search costs.
What’s included in your STARTER report
A detailed 3–5 page technical analysis with full search methodology and trend intelligence.
Search Strategy Transparency
We reveal the exact keywords, Boolean search strings, and CPC (Cooperative Patent Classification) codes used in your search—so you clearly understand how your landscape was mapped and can replicate or refine the search yourself.
5-Year Filing Trend Analysis
See how patent filing activity in your space has changed over the past five years. Identify whether innovation is accelerating, plateauing, or declining—critical context for timing your entry into the market.
Assignee Activity Breakdown
Detailed analysis of who’s filing in your space—from major corporations to independent inventors. Understand the competitive landscape at the entity level, including filing frequency and technology focus areas.
DIY Monitoring Toolkit
Walk away with a ready-to-use monitoring setup: saved searches, alert configurations, and recommended databases so you can track new filings and product launches in your space on an ongoing basis—at no additional cost.
How the STARTER process works
Typical turnaround: 2–4 hours from submission to delivery. Maximum turnaround: 48 hours for complex concepts or high-volume periods.
Submit your concept
Provide a description of your idea, including the problem you’re solving and how your solution works. The more detail you share, the more targeted your results will be.
Multi-source AI search
Our system runs an expanded search across USPTO, PatentsView, and product databases using multiple CPC classification strategies and keyword variations to capture a wider net of relevant prior art.
Analyst deep-dive review
An experienced researcher conducts trend analysis, maps assignee activity, documents the full search methodology, and builds your personalized monitoring toolkit.
Receive your technical report
You get a comprehensive 3–5 page PDF with search transparency, trend visualizations, competitive intelligence, and your DIY monitoring setup—delivered within 48 hours.
Who STARTER is designed for
Technical depth for inventors, product teams, and entrepreneurs moving past the idea stage.
Serious Inventors
You’ve moved beyond the napkin sketch. You need to understand the technical landscape—who’s filing, what’s trending, and where there appear to be openings in the current landscape—before investing in prototyping or patent counsel.
Product Development Teams
Your team needs landscape intelligence with enough depth to inform product roadmap decisions and competitive positioning—without commissioning a $5K+ professional patent search.
Pre-Patent Planners
You’re preparing to engage a patent attorney and want to walk in with solid landscape intelligence and search methodology so you can have a more productive (and cost-efficient) conversation.
Our approach to STARTER reports
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