Invention capture · Autessa IDF Manager
Invention disclosure form
Autessa IDF Manager includes a structured invention disclosure form (IDF). An inventor names the invention, describes the problem it solves, summarizes how it works, states what is novel and lists known prior art, so every patent idea reaches reviewers in the same, complete shape.
- Required: a title, plus a summary or a novelty statement
- Guidance under every section
- Markdown supported
The problem
Great ideas arrive as half an email
Most invention programs start with an inbox: a sketch, a paragraph, a "we should patent this". Reviewers then spend weeks chasing the inventor for the problem, the mechanism and what is actually new. A structured invention disclosure form asks for exactly those things up front, and keeps the bar low enough that people actually use it.
What you get
- Clear sections in a logical order: title, description, problem statement, summary of the invention, what is novel, and known prior art.
- Each section carries a prompt in plain words, such as "What has nobody done before? This is the heart of a patent claim."
- Only two things are required: a title, and either a summary of the invention or a statement of what is novel. Early ideas can be captured in a minute.
- Sections support Markdown, so inventors can use headings, lists, bold text and code where it helps.
- The title is limited to 200 characters and long sections to 128,000, with a clear message if a limit is passed.
- The same form is used to create and to edit, and Cancel always returns to where you came from.
- A new disclosure starts as a Draft that only its author (and Admins) can edit.
How it works
How does invention disclosure form work in Autessa IDF Manager?
Choose New idea
From the dashboard or the Patent Ideas list, anyone with the Contributor, Reviewer or Admin role chooses New idea.
Describe the invention
Write a title and a one or two sentence description (the description is what people see in the list), then the problem, the summary of the invention, what is novel and any prior art you know of.
Name the people and tag it
Add the inventors by email, any additional collaborators, and tags such as a technology area.
Create the disclosure
Press Create disclosure. Missing or invalid fields are highlighted in place. The disclosure is saved as a Draft with a reference code, and you land on its record page.
Refine, then submit
Edit the draft as often as you like. When it is ready, open it and press Submit for review.
Every option
Disclosure form fields
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Title | Required. A short, descriptive name for the invention, up to 200 characters. |
| Description | One or two sentences shown under the title in the list. |
| Problem statement | What problem does this solve, and what is deficient about existing approaches? |
| Summary of the invention | How it works. Markdown is supported. Required unless "What's novel" is filled in. |
| What's novel | What nobody has done before: the heart of a patent claim. Required unless the summary is filled in. |
| Known prior art | Existing patents, papers or products the inventor is aware of. |
| Inventors | Email addresses of everyone who contributed to conception; each is checked as an email. |
| Additional collaborators | Names or emails of contributors who are not named inventors. |
| Tags | Free-form labels used for search and filtering. |
| Author | Set automatically to the signed-in person; not typed on the form. |
Permissions
Who can do what?
Admin, Reviewer, Contributor and Viewer. Anyone not given a role is a Viewer.
| Role | Can |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Create disclosures, and edit and submit the ones they authored. |
| Reviewer | Create disclosures and edit their own; read every disclosure. |
| Admin | Create disclosures and edit anyone's. |
| Viewer | Read disclosures. Cannot create or edit. |
Connected
How it connects to the rest of IDF Manager
IDF MANAGER FEATURE
Inventors and collaborators
Name everyone who contributed to conception, and everyone who helped.
IDF MANAGER FEATURE
Figures and documents
Attach drawings, lab notes and data once the disclosure exists.
IDF MANAGER FEATURE
Disclosure pipeline
Submit for review moves the draft into the reviewers’ queue.
IDF MANAGER FEATURE
Built-in guide
Walks new inventors through writing their first disclosure.
FAQ
Questions about invention disclosure form
What is required to save an invention disclosure?
A title, plus either a summary of the invention or a statement of what is novel. Everything else is optional, so an idea can be captured quickly and completed before it is submitted.
Can I format the disclosure text?
Yes. The disclosure sections support Markdown, so you can use headings, lists, bold and italic text, links and code blocks.
Can I save a disclosure and finish it later?
Yes. Every new disclosure is saved as a Draft. You can edit it as often as you like until you press Submit for review.
Can I customize the questions on the form?
Yes. The form works out of the box with the sections patent reviewers need (problem, summary, novelty, prior art), and tags are free-form so you can label disclosures however your program likes. Because IDF Manager runs in Autessa, you can also tailor its fields, workflow and look to how your IP team works.
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Try invention disclosure form in Autessa IDF Manager
Autessa IDF Manager includes a structured invention disclosure form (IDF) with a problem statement, summary of the invention, what is novel and known prior art, so every patent idea arrives in the shape a reviewer needs.
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Use it out of the box, then change anything. Ask Autobot, Autessa’s AI builder, for a new field, screen, report, workflow or agent and it builds it into your copy of the app. Or open the code and edit it yourself. Nothing is locked: the app, its data and its code are yours.
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