Help Shape the Future of Patent Innovation Tools
We're conducting customer discovery research as part of the NSF I-Corps program. We're exploring how AI-powered tools could help university inventors, researchers, and patent professionals capture and document invention disclosures more effectively.
This is not a sales pitch. We're in early discovery phase and genuinely want to understand your current workflows, pain points, and how you currently handle invention documentation.
Your insights will help us understand whether there's a real need for better tools in this space and, if so, what those tools should look like.
Research Team

Laura Donovan
Entrepreneurial Lead (EL)
Co-Founder and Entrepreneurial Lead with legal and accounting background. Licensed Attorney specializing in tax strategy with expertise in patent asset accounting and business structures. Leading go-to-market development and customer discovery.

Bradford Donovan
Principal Investigator (PI)
Patent Attorney with 20-years helping Fortune 100 to protect and monetize patent assets. Extensive experience in patent preparation, prosecution and litigation. ASU Law '04. Believes that AI can democratize patenting for individual inventors and university researchers.
What to Expect
- 15-minute conversation about your current processes and challenges
- No sales pitch – we're here to learn from you
- Confidential – all insights shared under NSF research guidelines
- Zoom or phone – whatever works best for you
Schedule Your Interview
Participating in NSF I-Corps Aspire Program
Questions? Email brad@trogonpatent.ai