Patent Quality
Metadata proxies — claim count, family size, forward citations, prosecution speed — are decoupled from what quality is supposed to predict. Contist scores every matter from the prosecution history itself: rejection distribution, argued-vs-amended patterns, scope-delta magnitudes, and appeal history. Reasoning attached to every score.
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Portfolio tools score patent quality from bibliographic proxies — claim count, family size, forward citations, prosecution speed — that are decoupled from what quality is supposed to predict: whether the claims survive PTAB and district-court scrutiny.
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Quality analysis you can defend. Every number is grounded in specific prosecution events — an attorney can see which facts moved the score, and why.
Every matter carries a per-feature quality score computed from the prosecution record: rejection-type distribution (§102 / §103 / §112 / §101), argued-around vs. amended-around per §-section, scope-delta magnitudes across the amendment chain, limitations added and removed, terminal-disclaimer status, and interview / appeal history. Reasoning is attached to every score — an attorney can see which prosecution facts moved the number.
Per-matter and per-portfolio breakdowns across §102 (novelty), §103 (obviousness), §112 (written description, enablement, definiteness), and §101 (subject-matter). Trend lines show whether the estate is accumulating specific weaknesses.
Per §-section: what did counsel argue around versus concede via amendment? The ratio matters for estoppel exposure. Scope claimed in arguments is preserved; scope conceded through amendments is not.
A canonical claim-scope summary computed after every sync: as-filed versus current claims, per-claim narrowed / broadened / added / deleted counts, limitations added or removed, and a net direction of NARROWING, BROADENING, MIXED, or STABLE.
Every examiner interview and appeal event is captured as a first-class signal — outcomes, argument summaries, and whether they led to allowance or further prosecution. A common blind spot for metadata-driven quality tools.
Every score has a "why." Click through and see the underlying prosecution events — the specific office action, the specific amendment, the specific argument. Defensible in front of a partner, a board, or opposing counsel.
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Quality analysis is powered by the same structured prosecution intelligence.