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IP-MANAGEMENT5 MIN READ

Run a first-pass prior art triage

Translate an invention description into a first-pass patent search plan with keywords, synonyms, classifications, and evidence notes.

The invention note says: "Our model matches duplicate customer records better." The team needs a first-pass search plan, not a final legal opinion. Prior art triage = concepts + synonyms + classifications + references + distinction notes The trap is searching only the internal product name or one marketing phrase. Patent documents often use different vocabulary from product teams. Extract concepts Problem: duplicate customer records. Means: graph-based matching model. Effect: fewer false merges. Domain: enterprise data integration. Concepts are more stable than product language. Generate synonyms Search terms: entity resolution, record linkage, identity stitching, probabilistic matching, duplicate detection, conflict scoring.…

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