For scouts and introduction partners
Help identify the right buyer-side owner without becoming the legal firewall.
Provisionally uses scouts for relevance, readiness, and routing judgment. You are not certifying patentability, ownership, confidentiality, infringement risk, or deal value.
The scout's job is fit, not legal safety.
A good scout can read a non-confidential fit brief and say whether a company, team, or open-innovation owner is worth contacting. That is valuable precisely because it happens before the invention itself is disclosed.
This is not seller representation, a patent broker listing, an auction, or a commission-driven deal process. The buyer still owns intake. Counsel still owns legal review. The inventor still controls substantive disclosure. The scout helps find the door that might actually open.
What makes a useful routing partner
- Real buyer coverage.You know actual companies, teams, functions, or strategic needs — not just a category name.
- Non-confidential judgment.You can assess whether the brief is relevant enough, mature enough, and specific enough to justify an intro.
- Clear conflicts.You disclose when a target is too close to your own interests, clients, employers, or confidential work.
- Responsible noes.“Wrong owner,” “too early,” “use the portal,” and “not enough fit” are all useful answers.
Intake
Scout intake
Tell us where your buyer knowledge is concrete.