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      "slug": "which-ip",
      "title": "Which IP Do I Need?",
      "blurb": "Patent, trademark, copyright, or trade secret — which fits your situation.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/which-ip"
    },
    {
      "slug": "patentability",
      "title": "Is My Idea Patentable?",
      "blurb": "Run an idea through novelty, non-obviousness, utility, and eligibility.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/patentability"
    },
    {
      "slug": "eligibility-check",
      "title": "Patent Eligibility Check (§101)",
      "blurb": "Walk the Alice/Mayo two-step to test §101 eligibility.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/eligibility-check"
    },
    {
      "slug": "prior-art-search",
      "title": "Prior Art Search Starter",
      "blurb": "Build a structured prior-art search plan with queries and links.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/prior-art-search"
    },
    {
      "slug": "patent-roi",
      "title": "Patent ROI Calculator",
      "blurb": "Decide whether filing is worth it for your invention.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/patent-roi"
    },
    {
      "slug": "patent-cost",
      "title": "Patent Cost Calculator",
      "blurb": "Estimate the all-in cost of a patent by entity size and complexity.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/patent-cost"
    },
    {
      "slug": "entity-status",
      "title": "USPTO Entity Status",
      "blurb": "Micro, small, or large entity — which USPTO fee tier applies.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/entity-status"
    },
    {
      "slug": "inventorship",
      "title": "Inventorship Determiner",
      "blurb": "Who legally counts as an inventor — and who doesn't.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/inventorship"
    },
    {
      "slug": "claim-builder",
      "title": "Patent Claim Builder",
      "blurb": "Draft a well-formed independent claim element by element.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/claim-builder"
    },
    {
      "slug": "claim-checker",
      "title": "Patent Claim Checker",
      "blurb": "Lint a draft claim for the §112 issues examiners reject on.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/claim-checker"
    },
    {
      "slug": "claim-support",
      "title": "Claim Support Checker (§112)",
      "blurb": "Check that each claim term is described in the specification.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/claim-support"
    },
    {
      "slug": "provisional-builder",
      "title": "Provisional Patent Generator",
      "blurb": "Draft a structured provisional application fast.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/provisional-builder"
    },
    {
      "slug": "invention-disclosure",
      "title": "Invention Disclosure Builder",
      "blurb": "Capture an invention on the record before seeing an attorney.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/invention-disclosure"
    },
    {
      "slug": "explain-claim",
      "title": "Patent Claim Explainer",
      "blurb": "Turn dense claim language into plain English.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/explain-claim"
    },
    {
      "slug": "office-action",
      "title": "Office Action Deadline Calculator",
      "blurb": "Response deadlines and extension fees for an Office Action.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/office-action"
    },
    {
      "slug": "filing-timeline",
      "title": "Patent Filing Deadline Calculator",
      "blurb": "Plot the key pre-grant deadlines from your filing date.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/filing-timeline"
    },
    {
      "slug": "claim-tree",
      "title": "Claim Dependency Mapper",
      "blurb": "Map claim dependencies and tally excess-claim fees.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/claim-tree"
    },
    {
      "slug": "claim-chart",
      "title": "Claim Chart / FTO Tool",
      "blurb": "Map a claim against a product for infringement or freedom-to-operate.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/claim-chart"
    },
    {
      "slug": "claim-diff",
      "title": "Patent Claim Diff",
      "blurb": "Word-level redline between two versions of a claim.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/claim-diff"
    },
    {
      "slug": "c-and-d",
      "title": "Cease & Desist Response Triage",
      "blurb": "Severity, posture, defenses, and next steps for a patent assertion letter.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/c-and-d"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pct-strategy",
      "title": "PCT International Filing Planner",
      "blurb": "Route, priority countries, cost, and 30-month timeline for foreign filings.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/pct-strategy"
    },
    {
      "slug": "fto-snapshot",
      "title": "Freedom-to-Operate Risk Snapshot",
      "blurb": "Risk score, CPC classes, search strategy, and FTO depth before you ship.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/fto-snapshot"
    },
    {
      "slug": "patent-value",
      "title": "Patent Value Estimator",
      "blurb": "A heuristic estimate of what a patent is worth.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/patent-value"
    },
    {
      "slug": "patent-strength",
      "title": "Patent Strength Scorecard",
      "blurb": "Grade a patent A+ to F across five axes.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/patent-strength"
    },
    {
      "slug": "patent-expiry",
      "title": "Patent Expiry Calculator",
      "blurb": "When a patent lapses, with maintenance-fee deadlines (GATT-aware).",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/patent-expiry"
    },
    {
      "slug": "patent-term-adjustment",
      "title": "Patent Term Adjustment Calculator",
      "blurb": "Estimate the §154(b) B-delay that extends a patent's term.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/patent-term-adjustment"
    },
    {
      "slug": "patent-number-decoder",
      "title": "Patent Number Decoder",
      "blurb": "Read any patent number — country, type, kind code, and era.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/patent-number-decoder"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cite",
      "title": "Patent Citation Generator",
      "blurb": "Cite a patent in Bluebook, APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, or BibTeX.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/cite"
    },
    {
      "slug": "maintenance-schedule",
      "title": "Maintenance Fee Schedule",
      "blurb": "See a US patent's 3.5, 7.5 & 11.5-year maintenance-fee deadlines.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/maintenance-schedule"
    },
    {
      "slug": "claim-infringement-check",
      "title": "Patent Claim Infringement Check",
      "blurb": "AI element-by-element analysis of active patents vs. your product.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/claim-infringement-check"
    },
    {
      "slug": "prior-art-finder",
      "title": "Prior Art Finder",
      "blurb": "Semantic AI search for patents similar to your invention.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/tools/prior-art-finder"
    }
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