IP due diligence redaction is the removal of personal data from data-room files. A bidder is buying the chain of title, so the signed writing that Patents Act 1977 s.30(6), CDPA 1988 s.90(3), and TMA 1994 s.24(3) each demand has to stay legible while the people drop out. anonym.plus runs offline and keeps title and status intact.
When this applies
A diligence set lists inventors, owners, and agents across many files. To open the data room to a bidder, strip that personal data first.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Point anonym.plus at the data-room folder on your device.
- The tool finds inventor, owner, and agent names.
- Chain of title and status detail stay in place.
- Swap each name with a steady label across the set.
- Save the clean files on your device.
What you need to provide
- A folder of files (PDF, DOCX, CSV, or mixed).
- An operator; Replace keeps the asset detail aligned.
- Optional steady map so one person maps to one label.
PII entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Names | PERSON | Inventor list → [INVENTOR_n] |
| Org | ORGANIZATION | Target Acme Co Ltd → [TARGET] |
| Names | PERSON | Agent of record → [AGENT] |
| Reference | PATENT_NUMBER | asset IDs → [ASSET_n] |
| Contact | EMAIL_ADDRESS | ip@example.co.uk → [EMAIL] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | filing dates → [DATE] |
Compliance achieved
- Tests the chain of title against the writing requirements in Patents Act 1977 s.30(6), CDPA 1988 s.90(3), and TMA 1994 s.24(3).
- Flags unregistered transactions, which can lose priority under Patents Act 1977 s.33 and lose costs under TMA 1994 s.25(4) beyond the six-month window.
- Frames the bidder disclosure on a documented UK GDPR Art. 6(1)(f) legitimate-interests basis.
- Keeps a steady label per person across the data room.
- On-device AES-256-GCM guards the working files.
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Limitations & cautions
Granted assets are often public, so patent IDs can re-link to named owners on a register. Swap the IDs too for a blinded set. Mixed folders lean on OCR for scans, so review low-confidence flags from image files.
Frequently asked questions
Can one owner stay steady across the set?
Yes. A shared map swaps each name the same way, so the same owner reads as one label across every file in the data room.
Is the chain of title kept?
Yes. Title and status detail stay. Only personal IDs change.
Can the folder mix PDFs, DOCX, and scans?
Yes. Mixed types work. Scanned files are read with local OCR before the check.