How Valigent works
Take an idea from first thought to a clear next step.
Valigent gives R&D and IP one recurring workflow for developing ideas, using prior art and choosing what happens next.
- Step 1 · Shape the idea
Start with the difference, not the form.
An inventor begins with the technical change they believe matters. Valigent guides them through the problem, the solution, how it works and what makes it different.
No patent language. No blank IDF. No need to have every answer from the start.
- Step 2 · Complete the technical details
Make the technical story clear.
Valigent identifies gaps, asks follow-up questions and brings the important details together in one structured invention description.
IP can see the reasoning behind the idea—not just the current wording.
- Step 3 · Pressure-test it
Bring prior art in while the idea can still improve.
Relevant prior art is used to test the invention’s assumptions, clarify its differences and reveal where more technical development may be needed.
Similar prior art is not automatically the end of the idea. It can be the start of a better one.
- Step 4 · Refine the invention
Improve the idea, then test it again.
Inventors can update the invention as they learn. Each iteration sharpens the technical difference and creates a clearer basis for evaluation.
- Step 5 · Choose the next step
Give IP the information needed to choose a path.
IP receives the current technical description, prior art, open questions and development history in one shared case.
Valigent prepares the information. Your IP team and advisers choose the legal, protection and commercial path.
Valigent prepares the case. Your team makes the decision.
The case brings together the current technical description, prior art, open questions and development history. Your IP team and advisers remain responsible for legal, protection and commercial decisions.