One patent expert's method, aimed at one job — not a general chatbot.

General AI will happily write you a provisional — but it won't tell you what's missing, won't warn you that a public tool may not keep your idea confidential, and won't stop you filing something flawed. In patents, one missing detail or an early disclosure can cost you protection for good. Patent Machine aims that same AI at one job, with a patent expert's method and guardrails around it: every section IP Australia expects, a first-pass prior-art scan, and a clean draft to file yourself or take to an attorney. As the AI gets better, so does the tool — the judgement about what belongs in your provisional is what you're paying for.

Yes — your details are only used to build your draft, not published or shared. But file before you tell the world.

Your invention details are used only to build your draft — they're not published or shared. But be clear on one thing: chatting with Patent Machine is not the same as talking to your own attorney — there's no legal privilege over the conversation, so treat it as non-confidential. The bigger risk isn't the tool, it's the world: showing your idea around publicly before you file can destroy novelty and block protection in most countries, Australia included. So the rule is simple — get your provisional filed first, then talk.

You can file yourself, but we recommend an attorney reviews your draft — Patent Machine gets you there faster and cheaper.

You can file a provisional yourself, and plenty of inventors do. But we strongly recommend a registered patent attorney reviews your draft before you rely on it. Patent Machine does the heavy lifting an attorney would otherwise bill you for by the hour — pulling your invention out of your head, structuring every section, running a first-pass prior-art scan — so you arrive with a clean, complete draft instead of a blank page. That means your attorney spends their time (and your money) on the sharp end: novelty, claim strategy and filing timing. It's not attorney or Patent Machine. It's Patent Machine so the attorney is faster, cheaper and focused.

A complete provisional specification, written in your own words, in the format IP Australia expects.

You come away with a full provisional specification you wrote yourself: an abstract, background and prior-art notes, a detailed description, your own claim concepts, embodiments and alternatives, figure guidance, and a filing checklist for what comes next. It's designed to be reviewed by a registered patent attorney before you rely on it. Patent Machine is a tool you operate — you write the draft, it doesn't give legal advice, and it doesn't file on your behalf.

Free to chat and ask questions. $499 AUD once-off when you're ready to write your provisional — no subscription.

Asking questions and exploring your idea with the tool is always free. You only pay when you're ready to sit down and write your provisional: a single flat fee of $499 AUD, once-off. There's no subscription and no per-hour billing. Compare that to the blank-page hours an attorney would otherwise charge you for before they even get to the sharp end.

One guided interview, at your own pace — many people get to a first draft in a single sitting.

There's no fixed clock. Patent Machine walks you through every section in one guided conversation, and you move as fast or as carefully as you like. Plenty of inventors work through to a first complete draft in a single sitting; others come back to it over a few days. Because it's structured, you're never staring at a blank page wondering what belongs where.

It secures an early filing date and gives you 12 months to refine and decide your next move.

A provisional application is the first, lower-cost step. Filing one establishes a priority date — an official marker of when you got there first — and starts a 12-month window in which you can keep developing the idea and then decide whether to file a full (complete) application, in Australia or overseas. Filing first is what protects novelty: once you've filed, you can safely show the idea around without destroying your ability to protect it.

Not on its own — but an Australian provisional starts the clock and preserves your international options.

An Australian provisional doesn't grant you rights in other countries by itself. What it does is set a priority date and give you 12 months to file complete or international applications — for example via the PCT route or directly in individual countries — that claim back to that same date. So it doesn't cover the world, but it keeps every overseas door open while you decide. Which countries are worth filing in is a great question for your attorney.

Yes — a first-pass scan surfaces the nearest existing products and patents for you to weigh up.

Patent Machine runs an automated first-pass scan that surfaces the 3 nearest existing products and the 3 nearest existing patents to your idea, so you can read them and judge for yourself how your invention stands apart. Be clear on what it is: a starting check to get you oriented, not an exhaustive professional prior-art search and not a legal opinion on whether your idea is patentable.

Yes, you can draft a provisional for these — but whether they're patentable is a case-by-case question for an attorney.

You can absolutely use Patent Machine to draft a provisional for a software product, an app or a business method — describing how it works, section by section. One honest caveat: patentability of software and business methods is assessed case by case and is more nuanced than for a physical device. That's exactly the kind of question worth putting to a registered patent attorney early, and your draft gives them a clear starting point to advise on.

Yes — that's the whole point. It's structured the way an attorney expects to see it.

The draft is built in the same sections and order a patent attorney works in, so instead of pulling your invention out of your head from scratch, they can pick it up and review it. That means their time — and your money — goes on the parts that need a professional: novelty, claim strategy and filing timing. It's not attorney or Patent Machine; it's Patent Machine so the attorney is faster, cheaper and focused.