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How a VC Used FTO Snapshot to Kill a Bad Investment in 20 Minutes
A seed-stage investor was about to lead a $2M round into a robotics startup. A 20-minute FTO Snapshot revealed the startup's core invention was already patented — by a competitor they'd never heard of.
“FTO Snapshot caught a blocking patent our keyword search completely missed. It saved us from a $2M mistake.”Solo Founder
How a Solo Founder Saved $15K by Checking Prior Art First
Before spending $15K on a patent attorney, a hardware founder ran his idea through PatentBrief's Idea Check. He found prior art he'd missed — and pivoted to a stronger, actually-novel claim set.
“Idea Check found the patent that would have killed my application — before I spent $15K on it.”