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Patent family

The applications and grants across offices sharing priority claims to one original filing — the unit of global portfolio analysis.

SallyIP builds family graphs; an offline bench metric for family reunion is under revision (disclosed); see patent AI.

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Patent AI — Software assisting patent professionals with prior-art search, novelty assessment, drafting, office-action response and portfolio analysis.
Prior art — All public information available before a filing date — patents, publications, public use, sales — that can defeat novelty.
Novelty search — A single-reference test: does one prior-art document disclose every element of the claimed invention?

What is patent family?

The applications and grants across offices sharing priority claims to one original filing — the unit of global portfolio analysis. SallyIP builds family graphs; an offline bench metric for family reunion is under revision (disclosed); see patent AI.

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