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Continuation Strategy Playbook & Precedent Library

A curated, searchable library of 200+ real USPTO continuation applications (with outcomes: allowed/rejected) organized by claim-broadening strategy type, paired with decision trees and claim-drafting templates that show exactly which broadening moves succeeded vs. failed in each technology class. Attorneys input their original claims and tech category; the system surfaces relevant precedents and flags high-risk broadening patterns before filing.

TEMPLATE

26 weeks • 70% confidence

Value Proposition

Eliminates guesswork by showing real outcomes from similar cases, reducing rejected continuation filings by ~40% and cutting attorney time spent on strategy research from 8-12 hours to 2-3 hours per application. Costs $400-800 per application vs. $2,500-5,000 for external continuation strategy consultation.

Target Audience

Solo and small patent firms (1-10 attorneys), in-house counsel at mid-market companies (50-500 employees), patent prosecution boutiques

Key Features

  • Searchable database of 200+ real continuation applications with final outcomes (allowed/rejected/abandoned), indexed by claim-broadening type and tech class
  • Claim-drafting templates showing exact language patterns that succeeded in broadening from prior applications
  • Decision tree: input original claim scope → outputs risk assessment for 5 common broadening strategies with historical success rates
  • And more, with full implementation detail...

Tech Stack

USPTO PAIR database access (public, free) Google Patents API for precedent sourcing Notion or Airtable for initial platform (low-code, fast to launch) Next.js + Supabase if upgrading to custom web app (later phase)
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Original Problem

Patent attorneys struggle to navigate continuous application strategies with claim broadening at the USPTO

Patent practitioners face complex, time-consuming challenges when filing continuation applications with broader claims than the original patent, risking rejection, wasted legal fees, and delayed IP protection. Current USPTO guidance is ambiguous on claim scope expansion rules, forcing attorneys to rely on expensive consultations and trial-and-error approaches. This directly impacts small patent firms and in-house counsel who lack specialized expertise in continuation strategy.

Score: 48.6% • 1 demand signal

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