Life-science patent searches for small teams
We handle the heavy lifting on FTO, prior-art and landscape work, providing a quality service at competitive prices relative to corporate patent searchers serving BigLaw firms.
Freedom-to-Operate searches (FTO)
When you’d use this
- Before committing serious resources to a lead program
- Before signing an in-license or option
- In preparation for investor or partner due diligence
What we deliver
- A curated set of patents and applications plausibly relevant to your product, process or platform
- Mapping of which claims cover which aspects of your program (target, payload, vector, formulation, method, etc.)
- A risk-oriented summary you can present to investors
Prior-art & Patentability sweeps
When you’d use this
- Drafting a first filing on a new program or platform
- Evaluating how strong an in-licensed patent really is
- Sanity-checking novelty before spending on drafting and prosecution
What we deliver
- A structured overview of the best prior art
- Notes on novelty and obviousness factors to discuss with your patent attorney
- Pointers to potential claim angles, fall-back positions and white-space
Because startups live on limited patent budgets, the goal is a targeted filing strategy that supports valuation and partnerships. We provide the information needed to make optimal use of your resources.
Competitive & IP landscapes
When you’d use this
- Positioning your story for a seed, Series A or non-dilutive grant
- Explaining to a board or partner who else is in the space and how you’re different
- Considering a new indication, target or delivery approach and wanting to sanity-check crowding
What we deliver
- A visual overview of key players and their IP—by target, modality or mechanism
- A short narrative you can reuse in pitch decks and technical memos
- An optional follow-up call to walk through the implications for your roadmap