FOR RESEARCHERS & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES

Struggling to clearly communicate your invention?

Turn rough research visuals into structured, patent-ready figures — so disclosures are easier to evaluate, protect, and move forward.

💡 Optional Cloud Workspace supports Mac, iPad, Linux, and locked-down campus environments.

University disclosure workflow using standardized, editable invention figures with the IP DaVinci Visio workflow

What Is the IP DaVinci System?

A structured way to turn research visuals into patent-ready figures.

In many research environments, invention visuals are difficult to interpret.

Slides, screenshots, and sketches capture ideas — but not in a form ready for patent drafting.

This leads to:

  • Clarification cycles between researchers and TTO
  • Reinterpretation by outside counsel
  • Redraw delays before filing
  • Lost time between disclosure and protection

The IP DaVinci Patent Drawing System™ introduces a shared, structured figure workflow.

Researchers, TTO staff, and counsel work from the same editable file.

The system combines:

  • Role-based training for researchers and support staff
  • Patent-ready templates & stencils that enforce structure automatically
  • Optional Cloud Workspace for mixed-device academic environments
  • Studio support for complex or high-volume matters

The result: clearer disclosures, faster evaluation, and smoother handoff to counsel.

What Researchers and TTO Offices Gain

Clarity first. Faster decisions follow.

CLARITY

Improve disclosure quality

Structured figures make inventions easier to understand and evaluate.

  • Clear embodiment visualization
  • Less ambiguity in disclosures
  • Better communication of complex ideas
SPEED

Accelerate evaluation and decisions

Clear visuals reduce back-and-forth and speed up go/no-go decisions.

  • Faster review cycles
  • Less clarification before drafting
  • Quicker path to filing
EFFICIENCY

Reduce redraw cycles

Keep figures editable instead of rebuilding them.

  • Counsel finalizes instead of recreates
  • Fewer vendor redraws
  • Less wasted effort
CONTINUITY

Maintain reusable invention visuals

Figures evolve with research instead of being recreated.

  • Easier updates as research progresses
  • Stronger IP continuity
  • Better commercialization readiness

Where the System Is Used

From disclosure to filing.

Invention Disclosures

Create structured visuals that clearly explain the invention.

TTO Review & Evaluation

Simplify technical assessment and decision-making.

Counsel Handoff

Provide clean, editable inputs to reduce redraw cycles.

Research Iteration

Update figures easily as experiments evolve.

ADOPTION PATH

Start with a Pilot. Expand as Needed.

Adopt at the lab or TTO level first.

Typical Campus Path:

  1. Pilot with one research group or department.
  2. Standardize disclosure visuals across labs.
  3. Expand campus-wide with optional support and cloud access.

Implementation Model

1

Pilot

Start with one research group or TTO workflow.

2

Standardize

Align expectations across researchers and review teams.

3

Scale

Expand across departments as disclosure volume grows.

Used by Research & TTO Teams

“Clearer figures reduced clarification cycles immediately.”

— Technology Transfer Officer

“We can explain embodiments without turning disclosures into design projects.”

— Principal Investigator

“Revising in the same file saved hours.”

— Graduate Researcher

Interested in a pilot for your lab or TTO?

Tell us how your disclosures work — we’ll suggest a simple rollout.