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INVENTION GO/NO-GO™ — Pre-Patent Decision System
A 27-page, 100-point pre-patent readiness workbook. Six dimensions, defined criteria, and one of four documented outcomes — so the filing decision is made on evidence rather than momentum.
INVENTION GO/NO-GO™ is an educational decision-support tool. It is not legal advice, not a patentability opinion, and not a substitute for professional legal or patent advice. Assessment of patentability requires a qualified patent professional.
Short answer
INVENTION GO/NO-GO™ is a 27-page, 100-point workbook that assesses whether an invention is ready for a patent filing decision. It scores six dimensions — invention clarity, novelty position, disclosure and timing risk, technical readiness, commercial purpose and protection strategy — and returns GO, GO WITH CAUTION, HOLD or NO-GO FOR NOW. It is an educational decision-support tool, not legal advice and not a patentability opinion.
The problem it addresses
Patent costs are back-loaded. Filing is the visible expense; drafting quality, prosecution, translations, national phase entries and annual maintenance are where the money actually goes, and every one of them compounds whatever decision you made at the start. A filing made from an unclear invention description, an unexamined novelty position or an undocumented disclosure history carries that weakness forward for years.
The other common failure is quieter: a technically sound filing that no business decision depends on. Protection with no buyer, licensee, tender or market behind it is an expense, not an asset.
This workbook exists to surface both failure modes early, while changing course is still cheap.
The six dimensions
- 01
Invention Clarity
Can the invention be described in one unambiguous sentence, with a defined problem, mechanism and boundary?
- 02
Novelty Position
What is already known in the field, and can you articulate a difference that is technical rather than cosmetic?
- 03
Disclosure & Timing Risk
Has the invention been shown, pitched, published, demonstrated or sold in a way that affects your filing options?
- 04
Technical Readiness
Is the invention developed far enough that a specification can describe how it works and how to make it work?
- 05
Commercial Purpose
Who benefits from the protection, in which markets, and what commercial decision does the filing actually support?
- 06
Protection Strategy
Is a patent the right instrument here, and does the sequencing of filings match your resources and timeline?
The four outcomes
The workbook does not produce a percentage and leave you to interpret it. Scores resolve into one of four positions, each stated with the reasoning behind it.
GO
Readiness is sufficient across the dimensions that matter for your situation. The decision moves to professional evaluation and filing preparation, with your evidence already assembled.
GO WITH CAUTION
The case for proceeding holds, but with specific named weaknesses — often disclosure history or an untested novelty position — that must be handled deliberately.
HOLD
At least one dimension is weak enough that filing now would likely produce a poor specification, avoidable cost, or protection that no business decision depends on.
NO-GO FOR NOW
The invention or the business rationale is not yet at a stage where a filing decision is meaningful. The output identifies what would have to change.
What is inside the 27 pages
- A structured invention description exercise that forces a single unambiguous statement of the invention.
- A 100-point scoring structure distributed across the six readiness dimensions.
- Prior art orientation prompts covering patent literature, products, publications and non-obvious sources.
- A disclosure history log for capturing demos, pitches, exhibitions, papers, posts and sales.
- Technical readiness prompts tied to whether a specification could be written from what you hold today.
- Commercial purpose questions that connect the filing to a specific business decision.
- A protection strategy comparison covering patent, trade secret and sequencing considerations.
- A decision summary page that records the outcome, the reasoning and the identified gaps.
What it is not
- It is not legal advice and creates no professional relationship.
- It is not a patentability opinion and does not evaluate novelty or inventive step as a legal matter.
- It is not a substitute for a patent agent, patent attorney or legal counsel.
- It is not a prior art search, a freedom-to-operate analysis, or a valuation.
- It is not a filing service; it does not prepare, submit or manage any application.
How to use it well
Answer in writing, and answer honestly — the value of the assessment is entirely in the candour of the inputs. Where you cannot answer a question, record that as a gap rather than guessing; the gaps are the output that saves money. When the assessment supports proceeding, bring the completed workbook to your patent professional, technology transfer office or research management centre. It shortens their work and yours.
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Raja Muhazam Farid
IP & Patent Practitioner
Raja Muhazam Farid works on intellectual property and patent matters, with a focus on the decisions inventors and organisations make before filing: whether an invention is clear enough, developed enough, and commercially justified enough to move forward. RAMUHA INNOVATION publishes decision-support material based on that practical vantage point.
This page is general information for decision-making purposes. It is not legal advice and does not assess the patentability of any particular invention.