Resources

Learn, then invent

Guides to walk you through the process, articles on invention and IP, and a help centre for when you are stuck.

Guides

Step-by-step

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The FORGE method

How the five phases and their gates take you from idea to filing.
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Patents explained

Why patents matter and how the rules differ around the world.
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Working with experts

How to bring in and tune the right domain experts for your invention.
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Learn from examples

Real inventions worked all the way through, open to read.
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Getting started

Try IPGuru, create a free account and start your first scenario.
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Brainstorming guides

The crew, the Idea, research, testing, documents, Studio and Scenario Director.
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Use IPGuru from your AI assistant

Connect Claude, Codex, ChatGPT, Grok and others to your IPGuru account.
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The IPGuru skill

A free download that teaches your assistant how IPGuru works.
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MCP reference

Addresses, sign-in, permissions and every tool, for developers.
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The imaging loop

Picture your invention first, then derive the words.

Coming soon

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The attorney binder

What is in the handoff package and how to use it.

Coming soon

Blog

From the team

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Why most good ideas never get protected

Perspective · Coming soon

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Prior art, in plain language

Guide · Coming soon

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Greenfield vs brownfield invention

Method · Coming soon

These articles are coming soon.

Help centre

Get unstuck

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FAQ

Answers to the questions people ask most.
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Contact support

Reach a human when you need one.
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What we do and don't

The honest limits, plainly stated.

Brochures

Two pages each, made to print

Mostly white, so they print without using much ink.

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Brainstorming

How a brainstorm starts, samples from real brainstorms, the tools the expert panel uses, and PIVOT.

2 pages · A4 · PDF
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Idea validation

Five scored stages, from "is it ready?" to a formal patent search, and the report at the end.

2 pages · A4 · PDF · Service coming soon
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Projects

The five FORGE phases and their gates, the crew on each phase, and what you leave with.

2 pages · A4 · PDF
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Deep Ideation course

What makes an idea an invention, the eighteen classes and six labs, the invention pack, and the formats.

2 pages · A4 · PDF