PatentFlare

How It Works

A second pass on every disclosed finding

Strong-looking claim charts often fail under review because the cited evidence does not directly disclose the limitation. PatentFlare runs an audit step on every disclosed finding to catch that before the chart leaves the system.

The failure mode the audit is designed for

The most common credibility failure in a claim chart is not fabricated evidence. It is overreach: real evidence that does not actually disclose the limitation it is cited against, but instead implies it through some inferential chain. A component is cited as evidence of a structure it implies. A technology is cited as evidence of a specific mechanism it might use. A capability is cited as evidence of a feature it could support.

Each of these is a finding a sophisticated reviewer will flag. Each of them turns a strong chart into a chart that fails the first cross-check. The audit pass is built to catch these before the chart leaves the system.

What the audit does not do

The audit does not generate new evidence. It does not re-extract quotes. It does not change phrase scores outside the disclosed bucket. Its single job is to distinguish direct disclosure from inferential disclosure on the findings already in the chart.

It also does not opine on infringement. A finding that survives the audit as disclosed is direct evidence of the limitation, not a legal conclusion that the limitation is met. The legal conclusion remains the work of counsel reviewing the chart.

What this changes in the final chart

The chart you receive has already been pressure-tested against the kinds of overreach sophisticated reviewers look for. What stays as disclosed is direct disclosure; what depends on inferential reading is marked accordingly.

See the audit on your own chart

Run your first chart free. Review the audit categorizations on the disclosed findings and see which were downgraded. No credit card required.