Author: Aindrila Mitra

Finding the right information isn’t just about speed—it’s about accuracy. In patents, a single missed detail can cost you protection, time, and money. AI tools can scan mountains of data in seconds. Humans can spot the tricky details AI often misses. When you blend the two, you get searches that are fast, sharp, and reliable.…

When you’re building something new, the last thing you want is to find out later that someone else already had the same idea — and protected it. That’s what “prior art” is: proof that your invention, or part of it, already existed before you filed for a patent. It could be buried in an old…

When you’re building something new, there’s one silent threat that can stop you cold: prior art you didn’t know existed. It’s the hidden landmine in the patent world. Miss it, and you could waste years, lose your rights, or end up fighting an expensive battle you didn’t need. Start With a Crystal-Clear Description of Your…

Patents live or die based on one thing: prior art. Miss a single relevant piece, and your patent could be weakened, challenged, or even thrown out. For founders and inventors, that’s a nightmare. The problem is, finding prior art is slow, exhausting, and—when done manually—full of human blind spots. This is where AI changes the…

If you’re building something new, you know ideas move fast. In tech, science, and engineering, a single overlooked detail can change the course of your invention. Many founders focus on patents when checking for originality. But there’s a whole other world of knowledge that matters just as much — and sometimes even more. It’s called…

When you’re building something new, every day matters. You can’t afford to wait months to know if your invention is worth patenting. The faster you can check if your idea is unique, the sooner you can move forward — and the less chance someone else will beat you to it. Why Speed Matters in Patentability…

Finding out if your idea is truly new is the first big step before filing a patent. In the past, this meant hiring a human expert to dig through old patents, papers, and technical documents. They’d search for anything similar to your invention. It worked—but it was slow, costly, and left room for human error.…

If you’re building something new, the last thing you want is to spend months developing it… only to discover someone else filed for it first. That’s why smart founders check for prior art early. But here’s the problem: old-school searches take forever, cost a fortune, and often miss what’s hiding in plain sight. Why “Hidden”…

When you’re building something new, you want to know if you’re the first—or if someone else got there before you. In patents, that’s called prior art. Finding it fast can be the difference between winning a strong patent or wasting months (and thousands of dollars) on something that gets rejected. Why Prior Art Analysis Is…

If you’ve ever tried to do a prior art search, you know it can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack—except the haystack is on fire, and the needle is hidden in another haystack on the other side of the world. For years, inventors and startup founders had to spend days, even weeks,…