Systems and methods for determining the probability of an invention being granted a patent

Abstract

This invention provides the ability for an inventor to determine the probability of their invention being granted a patent. The invention disclosure and/or any type of patent document is classified before, during or after being filed by using any of the existing classification systems (e.g., CPC codes) or others such as a new and novel business vernacular classification system (as described as part of this disclosure). This newly created invention persona (classified document) is then compared to the existing patent database to discover granted patents that are similar and may be compared to other public and non-public databases to discover prior art. An analysis is then performed using various algorithms pertaining to the similarity of the classification by examining the branches, proximity, density etc. of the various assigned codes which will uncover the novelty, non-obviousness, and utility of the invention disclosure. A further search can then be undertaken to discover the “white spaces” and the inventor then has the ability to use the analysis and search discovery to adjust the invention to better reflect the “white spaces” for maximum probability of a patent being granted.

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