Draft patents. Respond to office actions.
mar:ker supports patent attorneys and in-house IP teams with AI for patent applications and office action responses. You review and edit the text and make the professional decisions.
- Prior art · D1–D3
- Invention disclosure · Your documents
- Essential features
- Features a–c · c is new
- Claim draft
- Claim 1 · Sensor unit (10)
- Claim set
- Claims 2–7 · Claim tree
- Generated
- Description · Per claim
- Figure description
- Fig. 1–3 · 18 reference signs
- Export
- DPMA · A4 · German
- EPO · A4 · English
- USPTO · Letter · English
- PCT · A4 · WIPO rules
Set out as an invention
The state of the art, and what mar:ker adds to it.
A patent application needs features worked out against the prior art, claims built from them, and reference signs that hold across text and figures. General AI chat writes text from a prompt. Here is mar:ker set out the way you would set out an invention.
| Feature | D1General AI chat | D2Word processor with text blocks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preamble | 1.Software for drafting patent applications, comprising | ||
| a)an editor for claims, description and figures, and | not disclosed | disclosed | |
| b)a language model that drafts text from the documents you upload, | disclosed | not disclosed | |
| characterized in that | |||
| Characterizing partnew | c)the person skilled in the art is defined first, as a team of experts for the field, | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| d)the claims are built step by step from the essential and distinguishing features, worked out against the closest prior art, | not disclosed | not disclosed | |
| e)each document feeds only the AI steps you allow it, and | not disclosed | not disclosed | |
| f)reference signs and terms are checked across the text and every figure. | not disclosed | not disclosed |
Features c to f are disclosed in neither D1 nor D2
Our assessment · D1 and D2 name kinds of tools, no particular product
A complete workflow for drafting patent applications.
Each step builds on the previous one. Nothing is lost, everything stays editable.
| AI step | Disclosure12 p. | D118 p. | D39 p. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential features | used | not used | not used |
| Distinguishing features | used | used | used |
| Closest prior art | not used | used | used |
| Claim draft | used | used | not used |
| Description | used | used | not used |
D1 EP 3 812 004 A1 · D3 journal article
- 01Upload
- 02Check
- 03Assign
You set the rules.
You choose jurisdictions, claim structure, and language up front. A document matrix controls which file feeds which AI function.
- Upload the invention disclosure, the prior art and your reference documents
- Tick which document each AI step may read
- Scans that cannot be read reliably are flagged
| Document | Relevance | a | b | Newc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1EP 3 812 004 A1 | High | disclosed | disclosed | not disclosed |
| D2US 2019/0194 A1 | Medium | not disclosed | disclosed | not disclosed |
| D3Journal article | Low | not disclosed | disclosed | not disclosed |
c) Damping layer (16)
- Technical effect
- Shields the electronics of the control module (14) from the vibrations it measures.
- Technical advantage
- A longer service life on vibrating machines.
Feature c disclosed nowhere · characterizing part
- 01Rank by relevance
- 02Compare features
- 03Find what is new
Which features of your invention are new?
mar:ker incorporates relevant prior publications and distinguishes your invention from them, so it is clear from the outset what is new.
- Closest prior art ordered by relevance
- Each distinguishing feature with its technical effect and advantage
- The description starts with the closest document
Claim 1 · independent · device
1. A sensor unit (10) for vibration measurement, comprising a) a support element (12) and b) a control module (14) carried by the support element (12), characterized in that c) a damping layer (16) is arranged between the support element (12) and the control module (14).
Claim 2 · refers to 1
2. The sensor unit (10) according to claim 1, wherein the damping layer (16) is made of an elastomer.
Reference signs
- 10Sensor unit
- 12Support element
- 14Control module
- 16Damping layer
- 18Housing
24 terms · consistent
- 01Write
- 02Check signs
- 03Consistent
Every application starts with a blank page.
Claims and description are generated as a cleanly structured AI draft. Start with a reviewable version instead of a blank page.
- Claim categories suggested from your documents
- Features ranked, with the main feature first
- Reference signs checked as the text grows
Claim 1, a device, with dependent claims 2 to 6. Claim 7, a method, stands on its own.
6. The sensor unit (10) according to claim 4, wherein the control module (14) is soldered onto the circuit board.
Jump to claim
- 01Draw the tree
- 02Open a claim
See how your claims connect.
The claim tree shows every dependency at a glance. Spot gaps in your protection strategy before they become expensive.
- Every dependent claim is drawn to the claim it refers to
- Click a claim to read it, and jump to it in the list
- Numbering follows every change
- 1 · Technical fieldGenerated
- 2 · Prior artGenerated
- 3 · ProblemEdited by youKept as is
- 4 · SolutionGenerated
- 5 · AdvantagesGenerated
- 6 · Claim 1 in detailGenerated
1 · Technical field
The invention relates to a sensor unit (10) for vibration measurement, with a control module (14) carried by a support element (12).
The AI fills empty fields only
- 01Write the empty sections
- 02Keep your text
The description follows your claims.
From the technical field to the advantages, generated per claim. The AI fills unfinished sections and keeps the wording you have already refined. You decide what to generate next.
- The AI writes only the sections that are still empty
- Your own wording stays as it is
- Descriptions that no longer match changed claims are flagged
Figure 1 shows
the sensor unit (10) in section. The control module (14) sits on the support element (12), with the damping layer (16) between them.
18 Housing · drawn, not described
- 01Sketch to drawing
- 02Place the signs
- 03Check
A sketch becomes a patent drawing.
Photos and sketches become formal line drawings. You place reference signs by drag-and-drop directly on the drawing.
- A photo or sketch becomes a formal line drawing, four candidates to choose from
- You drag reference signs onto the drawing, with leader lines
- Each figure lists the signs that are drawn but not described
Shared with the client · until 30 Nov · claims and description
[0012] … wherein the damping layer (16) is bonded to the support element (12) and …
Agreed, I'll widen it to bonded or clamped.
Resolved
- 01Share
- 02Highlight
- 03Comment
- 04Resolve
Your client reviews too. Without editor access.
A password-protected link shows the draft as a reading view. Comments land right at the passage, and you resolve them in the editor.
- You set a password, an expiry date and which sections the client sees
- The client highlights a passage and comments on it, no account needed
- You reply, and resolve the thread once it is settled
- Applicant
- Example Ltd
- File reference
- P-2026-014
- Reference signs
- In the claims
- Germany (DPMA)A4 · Times · 1.5Download
- Europe (EPO)A4 · Arial · 1.5Download
- USA (USPTO)Letter · Times · 2.0Download
- PCT (WIPO)A4 · Times · 1.5Download
- 01Configure
- 02Generate
- 03Download
Ready to file, with no rework.
A filing-ready PDF per office, with the right formal rules for DPMA, EPO, USPTO, and PCT. No reformatting before submission.
- The office rules apply on their own; you choose what the office leaves open
- Applicant, file reference and where reference signs appear
- One file per office, replaced when you export again
The AI drafts. You decide.
It sounds like your firm.
mar:ker learns terminology, claim language, tone, and level of abstraction from your reference documents. The draft reads as if you wrote it.
- Terminology
- Claim language
- Style and tone
- Abstraction
Your wording stays your decision.
mar:ker works on one section at a time and leaves the rest of the document as it is. A section gets new text only when you start it and confirm.
- Section by section
- Empty fields only
- New text only on your confirmation
Consistency is built in.
Reference signs and technical terms are checked across the whole document. Contradictions show up before you file.
- Reference signs
- Technical terms
- Drawn and described
One tool, three situations.
01Firms
Patent law firms
AI supports your work on patent applications and office action responses. Professional review and protection strategy remain in your hands.
02Companies
In-house IP departments
Invention disclosures are captured and pre-qualified in a structured way before they reach the firm. Fewer loops, clearer briefs.
03Research
Research & technology transfer
Inventions from academia reach the patent attorney as a draft that can be reviewed.
Frequently asked questions
Your documents are used exclusively for your draft and are not used to train AI models.
No. mar:ker helps you draft patent applications and office action responses. Professional review and responsibility remain with the patent attorney.
Drafts in German and English, export with the formal rules of DPMA, EPO, USPTO, and PCT. Further jurisdictions are carried along in translation.
From your own reference documents. This yields a style profile for terminology, claim language, tone, and abstraction that you can view and regenerate.
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Dr. Weber · client · on [0012]
Bonded is too narrow. In practice it is also clamped.