From captured invention to filed application.
Filing takes four steps: write down what’s new, check what’s already public, draft the claims, and file. Our registered patent attorneys do the last three from your spec, and you approve before anything is filed.
An attorney replies with questions and next steps. Nothing starts until you agree. Not ready to file? Start free
- Reading the invention record
- Listing what the attorney will need
- Sending it to Managed IP
Ready to hand over, with one gap. An attorney will reply with questions and next steps.
- RecordSensor fallback, v3. Inventors confirmed.
- GapCold-test result. Add it now, or later.
- NextHand it to an attorney. Nothing is filed without you.
Nothing is filed without your approval.
Used by more than 200 deep tech companies across the US and EU.
Four steps. You approve each one.
From the record you built, through to the patent office.
Send what you have
A spec, a deck, or a pull request. If you’ve captured it in Lightbringer, the record goes with it.
Talk it through
An attorney comes back with questions and next steps.
Draft and review
A registered patent attorney drafts and checks what’s already public. You review and comment.
Approve and file
The person who signs off for your company approves. We file and handle the back-and-forth with the patent office.
When it’s time to file, nobody starts from a blank page.
Platform first. Attorneys when it’s worth filing.
Capture the invention in the platform. When it’s worth filing, a registered patent attorney drafts from that record.
Connect Claude or ChatGPT, or start in the web app.
Capture inventions with the reasoning, and decide what’s worth protecting.
Hand it to a registered patent attorney. Nothing is filed without your approval.
An authorised person on your side approves every filing.
How TERASi protects its mm-wave radio technology.
“Lightbringer saved me time and made the process much easier, especially knowing that everything is quality-checked by both a human and AI.”
James Campion, co-founder and CEO, TERASi
Read the TERASi storyThe attorneys who draft and file your patents.
Registered patent attorneys, each with a jurisdiction and a focus. They make the legal calls, and you approve every step.
Already have a firm? Keep them. Your counsel can work from the same record.
Questions
Write down what’s new and how it works, check what’s already public, then file an application with a patent office. The claims decide what you own, so most companies use a patent attorney. With Lightbringer, you capture the invention first, and our attorneys draft and file from that record.
A UK application covers the UK. A European application at the EPO can cover many European countries through one procedure. An attorney helps you choose the route, usually based on where you build and sell.
Drafting and filing are part of Managed IP, sold as plans that include the platform. Official fees depend on the office. Talk to an attorney about your invention.
Often, yes. Publishing first can make protection harder to get, so capture the invention and talk to an attorney before it goes public.
Ready to file? Start from your record.
Talk to a patent attorney about your invention. Nothing is filed without your approval.