Invention disclosures

Generate draft invention disclosure documents from a target structure plus the platform's prior-art and route data. Open Patent Center → Invention Disclosures to manage your drafts.

Status lifecycle

Each disclosure carries a status:

• Draft: actively being edited
• In Review: submitted to internal patent counsel
• Filed: passed to outside counsel for filing
• Abandoned: no longer pursued (kept for the audit log)

The status is metadata you set; the platform doesn't gate state transitions. Use it to keep your IP queue legible.

Required fields

A disclosure draft must include:

• Title
• Inventor name(s)
• Problem solved
• Novelty statement
• Contribution statement

These are marked with a red asterisk in the form. Optional fields (prior art, related publications, target SMILES, generated route metadata) populate from the linked task when you create the disclosure from a finished retrosynthesis result.

Export

Each disclosure renders as a structured PDF that includes:

• Identifying metadata (inventors, dates, target structure)
• The substantive sections (problem, novelty, contribution)
• A boilerplate IP-disclaimer page consistent with our Terms of Use

The PDF is generated server-side and downloads via the action menu on the disclosure detail page.

Audit log

Every disclosure event (create, edit, status change, export) is logged. Admins can review the full trail at /manage/audit/invention-disclosures.

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