Prior-art research
Search beyond patents: technical papers, manuals, product archives, standards, source code, and forgotten public disclosures.
FIND WHAT THE EXAMINER MISSED
INDEPENDENT PATENT INVALIDITY RESEARCH
Some patents
should never have
been granted.
We find the prior art, dissect the claims, and surface the evidence that helps expose weak patents.
BAD PATENTS DON’T JUST HAPPEN.THEY GO UNCHALLENGED.
THE PROBLEM
Broad claims. Old ideas.
Expensive consequences.
A granted patent is not necessarily a valid one. Important prior art can be overlooked, claim language can stretch beyond the actual invention, and the cost of responding can pressure companies into paying rather than fighting.
PatentShredder helps uncover what was already known before the filing date—and puts the evidence where it belongs.
WHAT WE DOEvidence beats
Evidence beats
intimidation.
Claim-by-claim analysis
Break asserted claims into their individual limitations and map each element to documented, dated evidence.
TEST EVERY LIMITATION
Invalidity evidence
Assemble a clear research package designed to support counsel evaluating anticipation, obviousness, and patent challenges.
BUILD THE RECORD
HOW IT WORKSFollow the facts.
Follow the facts.
Not the threats.
Identify the target
Patent number, asserted claims, and the relevant priority date.
Reconstruct the field
What engineers, researchers, and competitors already knew.
Find the evidence
Earlier patents, publications, products, demonstrations, and archived material.
Connect the dots
An organized, claim-focused evidence package your counsel can evaluate.
Built for people
who push back.
Companies facing infringement demandsPatent and litigation counselInventors and operating businessesTeams evaluating problematic patent claims
START WITH THE PATENT NUMBERLet’s see what
Let’s see what
they missed.
Have a patent that deserves a closer look? Tell us the patent number, the claims at issue, and what is at stake.
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