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Patent Disclosure Evaluation

A rigorous, multi-step review
for every invention disclosure
submitted to KAU.

The IEC evaluation mechanism performs a 13-step patentability and commercialization analysis on each disclosure — covering prior-art search, novelty and inventive-step assessment, jurisdictional eligibility, market sizing, and strategic alignment with Vision 2030 and KAU research priorities. Inventors submit once; the IEC team reviews, refines, and responds by email.

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The Process

From intake to executive report — thirteen deliberate steps.

Each disclosure is evaluated against patentability, commercialization potential, and strategic fit. Inventors do not run the analysis; the IEC team initiates, reviews, and refines the report before any outcome is communicated back.

  1. 01

    Intake & Completeness

    Form validation, PDF parsing, inventor verification.

  2. 02

    Invention Profile

    Canonical extraction: problem, solution, features.

  3. 03

    Eligibility

    Subject-matter review per SAIP / USPTO / EPO.

  4. 04

    Prior Art Landscape

    Deep-research scan of patents and literature.

  5. 05

    Novelty & Inventive Step

    Per-feature comparison against closest prior art.

  6. 06

    Applicability & Sufficiency

    Industrial use, disclosure adequacy, residual risks.

  7. 07

    Patentability Verdict

    Composite score and recommended filing track.

  8. 08

    Market Analysis

    TAM/SAM/SOM, named competitors, regulatory map.

  9. 09

    Commercialization Scoring

    Maturity, readiness, business model, IP strategy.

  10. 10

    Strategic Alignment

    RDI priorities, Vision 2030, KAU research areas.

  11. 11

    Final Recommendation

    Cross-axis verdict with confidence band.

  12. 12

    Executive Report

    Rendered Markdown with citations and audit trail.

  13. 13

    IEC Review & Send

    Manual review, version edit, dispatch to inventor.

  14. +1

    Arabic Translation — optional, on-demand

    IEC-initiated bilingual report production.

For Inventors

What happens after you submit

  1. You receive a confirmation email with your IECPAT-YYYY-#### reference.
  2. The IEC team reviews your submission for completeness. If anything needs revision, you'll hear from them directly.
  3. Once accepted, the multi-step evaluation runs (typically 20–30 minutes of analysis time).
  4. The IEC team reviews the generated report, edits it as needed, and sends the final version to you by email.

You will not receive any automated report — every communication is reviewed by an IEC officer first.

For IEC Staff

Your dashboard

Sign in to see every disclosure in a single table — status, applicant, current pipeline step, assigned officer, and the latest update. Drill into any request to start a run, review individual steps, edit the report, and dispatch to the inventor when ready.

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