๐Ÿฆฉ Vanguard IP-Researcher

Build, search, and defend your IP โ€” with AI.

A workbench that connects you to the USPTO, searches global prior art, and uses AI to draft your patents, defensive publications, and IP strategy โ€” the same engine Apex Vanguard used to file 6 patents and publish 14 inventions.

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$200/month after trial ยท cancel anytime ยท no patent attorney required to get started

The workbench

Everything to research and author IP.

Prior-art search, AI drafting, and filing guidance in one place โ€” token-light where it counts, attorney-grade where it matters.

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USPTO + prior-art search

Live connection to the USPTO Open Data Portal plus arXiv and Semantic Scholar. Find blocking art fast โ€” and a deep AI patentability read when you need the verdict.

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AI patent drafting

Turn an idea into a USPTO-ready provisional: specification, figures, claims, and a cover sheet โ€” drafted, adversarially examined, and narrowed by AI to survive the art.

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Defensive publications

Author citable, defensible publications that block competitors โ€” formatted for TDCommons and IP.com, with AI suggestions on what to publish vs. patent.

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Strategy suggestions

AI guidance on the patent-vs-publish-vs-trade-secret call, field-of-use scope, and what to file first โ€” with a portfolio view of everything you're building.

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Filing guidance

Step-by-step Patent Center walkthroughs, micro-entity fee help, and the natural-person inventor rules โ€” pro-se assistance built in.

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Portfolio tracking

Track disclosures, prior-art reports, filings, and 12-month deadlines in one dashboard โ€” so nothing lapses.

How it works

Idea to filing in four moves.

Capture

Describe your invention. The workbench structures it into a disclosure.

Search

Scan USPTO + academic prior art; get an AI patentability score.

Draft

AI writes the provisional or defensive publication โ€” examined and narrowed.

File / publish

Follow the guided steps to file at the USPTO or publish openly.

Membership

One plan. Start free.

Everything above, for one monthly membership. Try it free for 30 days.

Vanguard IP-Researcher
$200/month
โœฆ 30-day free trial โœฆ
  • USPTO + prior-art search
  • AI patent & publication drafting
  • Defensive-publication authoring
  • Filing guidance & portfolio tracking
  • Cancel anytime
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