Patent Pruning
Stop operating on gut instinct. Make data-driven portfolio pruning decisions with AI-powered claim analysis, detectability scoring, and cost projections—so you keep the patents that matter.
Common Challenges
Gut-instinct decisions
Teams review hundreds of cases quarterly using subjective judgment. Without data on claim breadth or market relevance, you keep patents that should be dropped and drop patents that have value.
Manual evidence-of-use research
Finding evidence of use for each patent family means hours of manual searching per asset. At scale, it is simply impossible to research every patent before a pruning deadline.
Annuity costs spiraling
Maintenance and annuity fees become a major cost driver as portfolios age. Without clear data tying each patent to business value, budgets bleed on low-value assets.
No quick way to assess claims
Reviewers jump between documents to read claim text, check family members, and understand scope. The triage process is slow because the information is scattered.
Key Features
Claim Breadth Analysis
AI categorizes every claim as broadest, narrow, complementary, or sunset—giving you instant visibility into the strategic role of each patent in your portfolio.
Detectability Scoring
Each patent is scored on how easily infringement can be detected in the market, so you prioritize enforceable assets over ones that are impossible to prove.
Family-Based Grouping
Patents are organized by family with sibling grouping, so you evaluate entire family strategies instead of making isolated per-patent decisions.
Cost Projections
See projected maintenance costs per patent and per family over 5, 10, and 20 years. Understand exactly what you save by pruning specific assets.
Deep Research Claim Charts
AI-generated claim charts with real evidence of use help you determine which patents have active market coverage before you make keep-or-drop decisions.
Export & Track Decisions
Export pruning decisions with full rationale. Custom taxonomy and decision history let you track savings per quarter and defend recommendations to leadership.
How It Works
Import Your Portfolio
Upload patent families or connect your docketing system. ArcPrime groups assets by family and applies your custom taxonomy automatically.
AI Analyzes Every Asset
Claim breadth, detectability, cost projections, and evidence-of-use research run in parallel across your entire portfolio—no manual research needed.
Triage with Claim Tooltips
Review patents with inline claim text tooltips for quick triage. Filter by breadth category, detectability score, or cost to focus on high-impact decisions.
Export Decisions & Track Savings
Mark patents as keep, license, abandon, or review. Export decisions and track cumulative savings against your annuity budget each quarter.
35%
Average portfolio cost reduction
10x
Faster than manual pruning review
500+
Patents analyzed per hour
$2.1M
Average annual savings per enterprise