From legal-ops
Intellectual property protection workflows: patent landscape analysis, freedom-to-operate (FTO) preliminary assessment, trademark monitoring, copyright and OSS licence compliance, and IP clause review within contracts. Produces research scaffolding for IP counsel review.
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Use when: assessing technology landscape before product launch, investment
Maps IP landscapes for tech domains: analyzes patent clusters, white spaces, competitors, FTO risks, and strategic positioning. Use before R&D, market entry, or patent filing.
Conducts Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) patent claim analysis using Espacenet tools to identify in-force patents, map claims to product features, check legal status, and produce structured risk assessments.
Provides IP guidance for developers: prior art searches, patentability assessments, claim drafting, strategy advice, full patent drafts, and FTO analysis. Informational only.
Share bugs, ideas, or general feedback.
Use when: assessing technology landscape before product launch, investment decision, or patent filing strategy.
Prompt structure: /legal-brief topic:"patent landscape analysis" subject:"[technology description]" key-competitors:"[named entities]" scope:"[date range]" jurisdictions:"[US, EU, UK, etc.]"
Output includes:
MANDATORY GOVERNANCE NOTE: This output is a RESEARCH SUMMARY, not a freedom-to-operate opinion. A qualified IP attorney must review before any product launch or investment decision that relies on FTO assumptions.
Use when: preparing research scaffolding for IP attorney to assess FTO.
Output structure:
MANDATORY GOVERNANCE NOTE: This output is preliminary research scaffolding ONLY. It is NOT an FTO opinion. FTO opinions are privileged legal documents signed by qualified IP counsel. Never rely on agent output alone for a product launch decision.
Use when: monitoring for infringement of registered or pending marks.
Prompt structure: /legal-brief topic:"trademark monitoring" mark:"[your mark]" class:"[Nice classification]" jurisdiction:"[jurisdictions]"
Monitoring dimensions:
Output:
OSS licence hierarchy (most to least restrictive):
ESCALATION TRIGGER: Any GPL/AGPL component in a proprietary product -> escalate to IP counsel immediately.
Always check:
Who owns work product created during the engagement? RED FLAG: Vendor claims ownership of deliverables created using our data, our systems, or our specifications.
What licence does each party get to the other's IP? Check: scope, exclusivity, sublicensing, term, geography, termination consequences.
Are there obligations to assign IP to the other party? RED FLAG: Broad assignment clauses capturing pre-existing IP or improvements.
What IP indemnity is provided? STANDARD: Mutual indemnification for third-party IP infringement. RED FLAG: One-sided indemnity; no indemnity in a technology contract.
IP RESEARCH BRIEF
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Type: [Patent Landscape / Trademark Monitor / FTO Research]
Technology: [technology area]
Jurisdictions: [list]
Period: [date range]
FINDINGS:
[numbered list of key findings with relevance assessment]
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
[numbered list -- each marked: Immediate / Within 30 days / Monitor]
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NOTE: This is research scaffolding, not a freedom-to-operate
opinion. All findings require review by qualified IP counsel.