Patently AcademicTM, provides patenting guidance to University faculty investigators from the inception of a project to the point of disclosure to a Tech Commercialization office or patent attorney. This "Pre-disclosure Consultation" is delivered by a consultant with experience both as a faculty investigator and as a patent prosecutor. The consultant has the time and experience to become fully immersed in an investigator's developing research project, and to survey the relevant prior art. The consultant then provides guidance to target the project toward the production of inventions that will be readily patentable, with broad and valuable claims. The guidance takes into account considerations such as the relevant prior art, the current eligibility rules of the USPTO and other patent offices, and the numbers and types of working examples needed to support broad claims. The consultant also provides the investigator with practical assistance in drafting disclosure documents, and in working with patent attorneys during the drafting of a patent application and the process of examination.For more information, visit our www.PatentlyAcademic.org