Inventors
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We review outside inventions on stated terms and answer within ten business days. Send the non-confidential description first; confidential material moves only after terms are signed.
We read every well-formed submission and answer within ten business days. We are most useful on things we know firsthand: clinical workflow and interoperability, software in and around medical devices, clinical trials operations, records authorization and insurance evidence, digital payments and marketplaces, precision education and training, and metrics and telemetry systems. A well-formed submission says what the invention does, what result it produced, and how that result was measured.
What to include
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A one-paragraph description of the invention in non-confidential terms, and which market it applies to.
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The measured result, with the method, the sample, and the date. For example, denial turnaround across 12,000 authorizations, or repair order cycle time across three stores.
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What people do today instead, and how much better this is.
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Any existing filings, publications, conference talks, or customer demos, with dates.
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The inventors, and any employer, health system, or institution that may have a claim to the work.
What happens next
A reviewer checks the submission against what we are already building and against the surrounding art. If it fits, we propose terms: assignment, license, a joint filing, or a defensive publication. If it does not fit, we say so plainly and give the reason, usually within the same ten days.
Send the non-confidential summary to hello+disclosures@intellectualfrontiers.com. Unsolicited confidential material is deleted unread. That protects the sender's rights and ours, which matters if either side later files.