SOFTWARE • SOLUTIONS • COMMERCIALIZATION

Software and expertise that move technology forward.

We build software, connect workflows, and help teams turn research and technology into practical solutions—from commercialization decisions to AI-agent oversight.

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Solutions built by Clearpath.

Purpose-built software for evaluating technology, preparing patent materials, moving opportunities forward, and overseeing AI agents.

CompassIP

Assess IP, market opportunity, and capital readiness; identify potential buyers and partners; and organize outreach in one workspace.

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CaptureIP

Organize invention disclosures, prepare specifications and claims, and support prosecution workflows with AI-assisted drafts for practitioner review.

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Clearpath Assure

Oversee reported AI agent activity against boundaries, record human review, and bring reviewable evidence to client and governance discussions.

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Praxis Robotics

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CaptureIP prepares drafts for practitioner review; it does not submit filings to the USPTO. Each platform is offered on its own terms.

Software built around your work

Start with the work your team needs to do. We shape the application, connections and review steps around it. Scope, timing, deliverables and fees are agreed per project before work begins.

Custom applications & dashboards

Bring your team's tasks, decisions and reporting into a web application shaped around how you work.

Data & system integrations

Connect agreed data sources and systems so information can move into a usable workflow.

AI-assisted workflows

Support research, drafting and review with AI assistance and appropriate human review and approval.

Ongoing improvements

Refine the application as operating needs change, with support and improvements defined in the project scope.

Why work with Clearpath

Builders and operators

We build and operate our own solutions, bringing that practical experience to your project.

Software meets technology expertise

Combine software development with technology, IP and commercialization expertise—not just a set of screens.

Research made usable

Connect research and data to workflows, evidence and deliverables your team can use.

Built for your operating needs

Tailor implementation to the decisions, responsibilities and systems that shape your actual work.

Give your technology portfolio a next step.

Whether you are bringing research to market, representing IP for sale or exploring licensing opportunities, progress takes evidence, positioning and sustained follow-through.

Clearpath adds capacity for patent and scientific-literature prior-art research, claim and patent landscape analysis, preliminary freedom-to-operate screening, market assessment and industry outreach. We connect the findings to practical recommendations for your technology or portfolio.

Start with one technology or a defined portfolio. You receive the evidence, the recommendation and a record of what happens next.

A reviewed recommendation

Advance, Strengthen or Pass, with reasons and gaps.

A ranked buyer and partner landscape

Who to approach, why they fit and where to start.

A managed outreach record

Contact attempts, actual responses and next steps.

Research at scale. Opportunities that need a path to market.

Every year, substantial research investment and hundreds of thousands of patent filings expand the landscape of potential innovation. Turning a technology into a commercial opportunity takes additional work: identifying where it could be used, what needs validation, and which organizations have a reason to engage.

Annual patent activity

Measure	United States	Worldwide
Patent applications filed	603,000+	3.7 million
Patents granted	326,000	2.1 million

Note: 2024 invention/utility patent figures, rounded. U.S. figures include domestic and foreign applicants. Counts represent applications and grants, not unique inventions. Applications and grants in the same year are not the same cohort.

Sources: WIPO (opens in a new tab), NSF (opens in a new tab)

U.S. research investment

Measure	FY2024
Federal R&D obligations	$194.2 billion
University R&D spending	$117.7 billion
Federal funding included in university R&D	$64.6 billion

Note: Federal funding is included in university R&D spending. These figures overlap and should not be added. Patent activity above covers all sectors and is not attributed solely to this research funding.

Sources: NSF federal R&D (opens in a new tab), NSF university R&D (opens in a new tab)

The challenge is finding the right application and the right partner.

For larger technology transfer offices, portfolio volume makes it difficult to give every opportunity sustained attention. For smaller teams, limited bandwidth constrains research and outreach.

Promising inventions can remain without a clear commercial path while patent costs accumulate and researchers wait for progress. An application outside the original field—or a potential licensee in an unfamiliar industry—can be easy to overlook.

Clearpath combines proprietary software with SME-reviewed research to help uncover commercial and defense applications, prioritize opportunities, and pursue relevant licensees and development partners. Your team retains control of institutional relationships, negotiations and transaction decisions.

Commercialization is a core strength

Prior-art research • Preliminary freedom-to-operate screening • Market assessment • Targeted outreach

You control the relationships, negotiations and transaction decisions.

Assess the Technology

Review prior art, published claims, potential freedom-to-operate concerns and technical readiness.

Define the Market

Identify commercial and defense applications, competing approaches, customer needs and adoption requirements.

Identify the Right Partners

Prioritize potential buyers, licensees and development partners using company-specific evidence and a clear fit rationale.

Advance the Opportunity

Prepare positioning, identify relevant contacts and conduct authorized outreach with follow-up and response tracking.

See our work in action

Explore examples of technology assessments, market research, partner identification and outreach supported by CompassIP.

IP assessment scorecard: example CompassIP screen — 1 of 44
IP assessment scorecard
Assess IP strengths and gaps with a structured scorecard.

Example screens shown for illustration. They are not live opportunity listings.

How the analysis works

Our proprietary platform connects patent, scientific, company and funding information across three assessments. SME-reviewed findings inform commercialization recommendations and company targeting.

Four patent applications pending.

IP Position & Prior-Art Research

Patent and scientific-literature prior-art research, published-claim analysis, patent landscape review and preliminary freedom-to-operate screening. Identify potential differentiation, third-party patent concerns and evidence gaps.

Commercialization Pathway

Evaluate potential applications, market fit, competing technologies, adoption requirements and routes to market, including licensing, development partnerships, spinouts and sales.

Capital Readiness

Assess development milestones, funding needs, potential grant and non-dilutive funding sources, SBIR/STTR fit and investor alignment.

Partner Targeting

Connect the assessment findings to potential licensees, buyers, development partners and funders. Company research explains the evidence behind each match and helps prioritize further qualification and outreach.

The combined assessment supports an Advance, Strengthen or Pass recommendation, with supporting evidence, limitations and next steps.

Research depth and source coverage depend on the agreed scope and available evidence. Preliminary FTO screening identifies issues for patent counsel's review; it is not a legal opinion or clearance.

Sources include USPTO, EPO, SBIR.gov, SAM.gov, USASpending, SEC EDGAR, Census, BLS and proprietary deal references.

Who Clearpath serves

Technology Transfer Offices

Evaluate disclosures, prioritize portfolios and connect technologies with potential licensees and industry partners.

IP Brokerages & Corporate IP

Assess portfolios, identify buyers and licensees, and support commercialization and monetization.

Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs

Explore an idea or technology, assess IP and commercial potential, identify funding opportunities and find partners for customer discovery, testing and pilots.

Entrepreneurship & Training Programs

Enhance your program with technology assessments, Jobs to Be Done and customer-discovery education, shared office hours and a digital workspace for each team.

Accelerators & Investors

Screen technologies, cohorts and portfolios by IP position, commercial potential and capital readiness.

Ways we help

Start with a technology, a portfolio or a program. Clearpath combines proprietary software, evidence-based research and SME review to help your team decide where to focus and what to do next. Scope, timing, deliverables and fees are agreed in writing before work begins.

Technology assessment & commercialization strategy

For technology owners deciding what to pursue next. Review IP position, potential applications, market fit and capital readiness with subject-matter expert review.

You receive an assessment, SME-reviewed Decision Summary, evidence gaps, industry alignment and a prioritized action plan. Outreach execution is separate.

Portfolio review & prioritization

For teams comparing technologies, planning patent investment or reviewing dormant IP. Evaluate a defined portfolio against consistent evidence and criteria.

You receive individual recommendations, a comparative ranking with reasons and gaps, and next steps for licensing, development or further review.

Industry partner, buyer & licensee research and authorized outreach

For organizations preparing industry conversations or adding campaign capacity. Identify relevant companies, explain fit and prepare approved positioning.

You receive a target map, available business contacts, outreach materials and—where authorized—a campaign record of attempts, responses and next steps. You retain negotiations and transaction decisions.

Education & entrepreneurship programs

Enhance your existing entrepreneurship program. Each team receives the full Assess & Prioritize assessment scope, with shared teaching and office hours. No patent or established company required.

You receive team assessments, SME-reviewed summaries and action plans, supported by shared teaching, office hours and defined assessment rounds.

Tailored platforms & ongoing support

For organizations needing a platform shaped around their workflow or continued commercialization capacity within an agreed scope.

Agree the intake, evaluation, collaboration and reporting workflows, support responsibilities and client deliverables before work begins.

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Clearpath Enterprise

Your own technology commercialization platform.

Clearpath builds and manages platforms tailored to your organization's workflow, from evaluating technology to developing opportunities and connecting with partners.

Built for technology transfer offices, IP brokerages, corporate IP teams, accelerators and investors moving technology toward market.

Bring your workflow. We'll help shape the platform around it.

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Sensitive information stays under the owner's control.

Clearpath works from public evidence and owner-approved material. Confidential information is exchanged only after a written agreement, and no counterparty is contacted without written authorization.

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Founded by Justin Mahan, a 20-year Air Force veteran and former head of technology partnerships at a corporate consulting firm.

Discuss an asset, a need or an engagement.

First conversations are short and non-confidential.

Discuss an Opportunity

From evidence to transaction.