The Second-Look Evaluation

1. STEP 1

   Nonconfidential preliminary intake

   A broad, nonconfidential description of the problem and your stage.

2. STEP 2

   Conflict and eligibility screening

   We screen for conflicts before receiving any detailed information.

3. STEP 3

   Appropriate confidentiality agreement

   Safeguards are put in place before detailed disclosure.

4. STEP 4

   Detailed invention discovery

   Only after safeguards are in place.

5. STEP 5

   Bounded reconnaissance

   Technical, prior-art, existing-solution, and commercial research within an agreed scope.

6. STEP 6

   Next-Dollar Report

   An evidence-based recommendation on your next step.

Possible recommendations

These are business and technical evaluation recommendations. They are not legal patentability determinations or legal opinions.