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invention-intake

Invention disclosure first-pass screen — novelty, obviousness, SMK m.82 eligibility, bar dates, detectability, and strategic value. Use when an invention disclosure comes in and needs triage on whether to pursue a prior-art search and patent counsel review, investigate further, or decline.

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# /invention-intake

**This is a first-pass screen by a non-specialist, not a patentability
opinion.** The screen never concludes that an invention is patentable — it
concludes that it passes the initial screen and warrants a prior-art search
and registered-practitioner review, that it needs more information, or that
it hits a disqualifier. A prior-art search is a separate step; this skill
does not do one.

## Instructions

1. Read `~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/ip-legal/CLAUDE.md`. If it
   contains `[PLACEHOLDER]`, stop and direct to `/ip-legal:cold-start-interview`. If the
   practice profile shows trademark- or copyright-only (no patent practice),
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