Workflow
- Define the invention or claim features under review.
- Search for earlier evidence that may disclose those features.
- Compare evidence passages against the review question.
- Preserve references for expert patentability review.
Glossary
What is prior art?
Prior art is earlier public evidence that may be relevant to whether an invention is new or inventive. It can include patents, published applications, technical publications, standards, products, or other public disclosures.
Evidence model
- Prior-art evidence can be selected and frozen into report payloads.
- Output should cite references instead of making unsupported claims.
- Evidence gaps should remain visible.
What IPClavis does not do
- Decide novelty or inventive step.
- Guarantee that a search is exhaustive.
- Replace patent attorney review.
Legal boundary
Prior-art content must remain a review aid. Patentability conclusions require professional judgment.