FOR RESEARCHERS & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES
Turn invention visuals into clear, patent-ready figures
A structured Visio-based workflow that improves disclosure clarity, speeds review, and reduces redraw cycles — without requiring design expertise.
💡 Optional Cloud Workspace supports Mac, iPad, Linux, and locked-down campus environments.
What Is the IP DaVinci System?
The IP DaVinci Patent Drawing System™ helps researchers and Technology Transfer Offices create clear, structured invention figures in Microsoft Visio — so disclosures are easier to evaluate and protect.
In many research environments, invention visuals start as:
- PowerPoint slides
- Lab screenshots
- Whiteboard photos
- Hand sketches
While useful internally, these formats often require reinterpretation before filing. That leads to clarification cycles, redraws, and delays between disclosure and patent drafting.
IP DaVinci introduces a shared figure framework so researchers, TTO staff, and outside counsel collaborate using 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 is clearer disclosures, faster review, and smoother handoffs to counsel.
What Researchers and TTO Offices Gain
Clarity first. Speed follows.
Improve disclosure quality
Structured invention figures reduce ambiguity and make inventions easier to evaluate.
- Cleaner embodiment visualization
- Fewer follow-up clarification requests
- More complete technical capture
Accelerate review and go/no-go decisions
Clear, standardized visuals help TTO teams and counsel evaluate disclosures faster.
- Shorter time from disclosure to drafting kickoff
- Less back-and-forth before filing
- Same-day figure updates when needed
Reduce redraw cycles
Keep figures editable instead of rebuilding them from slides or sketches.
- Counsel finalizes instead of recreates
- Fewer vendor redraws
- Less wasted effort
Maintain reusable invention visuals
Editable figures persist across amendments, continuations, and related filings.
- Easier updates as research evolves
- Stronger IP continuity
- Better commercialization readiness
Where the System Is Used
Across disclosure, review, and commercialization.
Invention Disclosures
Create structured, patent-ready visuals that make disclosures easier to understand and evaluate.
TTO Review & Evaluation
Standardized figures simplify technical assessment and go/no-go decisions.
Counsel Handoff
Provide outside counsel with clean, editable inputs — reducing redraw dependency.
Amendments & Research Evolution
Update figures directly in the same file as experiments evolve or embodiments expand.
ADOPTION PATH
Start with a Pilot. Expand as Needed.
Adopt at the lab or TTO level first.
Typical Campus Path:
- Pilot with one research group or disclosure-heavy department.
- Standardize disclosure visuals across participating labs.
- Expand campus-wide with optional support and cloud access.
Implementation Model
Pilot
Begin with one PI group or TTO workflow.
Standardize
Align figure expectations across researchers and review teams.
Scale
Expand to additional departments as disclosure volume grows.
Used by Research & TTO Teams
“Clearer figures reduced clarification cycles immediately.”
— Technology Transfer Officer
“We can communicate embodiments clearly without turning every disclosure into a design project.”
— Principal Investigator
“Revising in the same file saved hours during drafting.”
— Graduate Researcher
Interested in a research or TTO pilot?
Share your disclosure workflow and device environment — we’ll recommend a simple rollout aligned with your volume and structure.