Signal Sources (v8 Triple Source)

Trigger

출원 급증으로 특허사무소의 명세서 작성·기한관리·관납료 추적 등 반복 업무를 자동화하는 SaaS 수요 폭발

Market

특허사무소 클라이언트 포털 — 사무소 운영 효율화 버티컬 SaaS

Workflow

변리사 사무장이 수백 건의 기한을 엑셀로 수동 관리 — 기한 누락 시 권리 소멸 리스크

Problem

As the number of patent applications managed by patent law firms surges, they manually track intermediate event deadlines and annual registration fee payment deadlines in spreadsheets. Missing just one deadline can lead to loss of rights and customer liability risk, and each firm spends over 30 hours per month on deadline monitoring.

Solution

Automatically syncs application status from KIPRIS/KIPO APIs and sends step-by-step alerts for upcoming deadlines via Slack, email, or KakaoTalk. As each firm's application portfolio grows, deadline pattern prediction (e.g., average office action period for specific examiners, prioritization of at-risk unpaid fees) becomes more sophisticated.

Target: Patent law firms (1-10 patent attorneys) — office managers/deadline management staff

Revenue Model: Monthly ₩50,000 (approx. $37.50) base (up to 100 applications) + ₩300 (approx. $0.23) per additional application — 15% discount on annual contracts

Ecosystem Role: -

MVP Estimate: 2_weeks

NUMR-V Scores

N Novelty

3.0/5

U Urgency

5.0/5

M Market

4.0/5

R Realizability

5.0/5

V Validation

4.0/5

NUMR-V Scoring System

N Novelty	1-5	How uncommon the service is in market context.
U Urgency	1-5	How urgently users need this problem solved now.
M Market	1-5	Market size and growth potential from proxy indicators.
R Realizability	1-5	Buildability for a small team with realistic constraints.
V Validation	1-5	Validation signal quality from competition and demand data.

N=.15 U=.20 M=.15 R=.30 V=.20

Feasibility (81%)

Tech Complexity

40.0/40

Data Availability

21.2/25

MVP Timeline

20.0/20

API Bonus

0.0/15

Feasibility Breakdown

Tech Complexity	/ 40	Difficulty of core implementation stack.
Data Availability	/ 25	Practical availability and cost of required data.
MVP Timeline	/ 20	Expected time to ship a usable MVP.
API Bonus	/ 15	Bonus for viable public API leverage.

Market Validation (62/100)

Competition

8.0/20

Market Demand

6.2/20

Timing

16.0/20

Revenue Signals

10.5/15

Pick-Axe Fit

13.5/15

Solo Buildability

8.0/10

Validation Breakdown

Competition	/ 20	Signal quality from competitor landscape.
Market Demand	/ 20	Demand proxies from search and mention patterns.
Timing	/ 20	Fit with current shifts in tech, behavior, and regulation.
Revenue Signals	/ 15	Reference evidence for monetization viability.
Pick-Axe Fit	/ 15	How well the concept serves participants in a trend.
Solo Buildability	/ 10	Practicality for lean-team implementation.