What's new in Junior
Every Junior release in one place — newest first, with what shipped, why it matters, and where to see it in action.
September 2026
Freedom to Operate Analysis
Drop in a product's drawings and description. JR3 breaks it into elements, searches granted, in-force patents (U.S., Europe, China, Japan, Korea), charts every element red, orange or green, and generates a draft FTO opinion (.docx) you finish in Word.
Patent Citation Monitoring
Citation Watch tracks when USPTO examiners cite your patents to reject other applicants' claims under §102 or §103, ranks those applicants by overlap, and lets JR3 chart their products against your claims.
July 2026
Office Action Builder
File wrapper to filed response in one guided build. Sift Canvas and Examiner Analytics shape every argument as the response comes together.
Prior Art Search & Charting
Describe the invention and Junior searches 11 patent offices worldwide. The chart builds live with cited evidence, then ships as a Word report or straight to your inbox.
Universal Claim Charting
One grid for SEP, infringement, prior art, family and enablement analysis. Every limitation carries element-by-element confidence scoring.
May 2026
May 27 Releases
The overview of everything that shipped on May 27 — Universe 1.0.8 and the PGW 3.0.9 Word Add-In, in one place.
Universe 1.0.8
OA Responses informed by Examiner Analytics, plus near-instant US and EPO filewrapper access. Adds patent litigation intelligence and Workflow Builder.
PGW 3.0.9 Word Add-In
Faster USPTO filewrapper import and Inputs handling inside Word. Adds Quiet Mode and Document Review Monitors.
See the latest release on your own matters
Bring a file wrapper, a claim set, or an invention disclosure — we will run it live.