Patent Prior-Art Research Specialist Needed

We are seeking an experienced individual Patent Prior-Art Researcher / Patent Analyst for a one-time, fixed-price research assignment. Our internal team has already completed substantial prior-art research. We need an independent specialist to investigate one narrowly defined technical gap and identify potentially overlooked prior art. Required expertise: - Patent prior-art, novelty and invalidity searches - Claim-level mapping and patent family analysis - CPC/IPC classification and citation searching - US, WO/PCT, EP, KR, JP and CN patent literature - AI, robotics, industrial control, IoT, automotive or security technologies - Professional patent database experience preferred (Derwent, Orbit, PatSeer, PatSnap or equivalent) Deliverables: - Source-supported research report - Relevant patent references and exact source links - Claim-element mapping with paragraph and figure references - Priority and patent-family verification - Documented search strategy and limitations Contract Conditions: - Fixed-price: CAD $180 total (Canadian dollars, NOT USD) - One-time assignment, not hourly employment - Individual freelancers only; no agencies - No patent drafting or legal representation - Confidential technical materials provided only after appropriate NDA arrangements - No unauthorized subcontracting or external AI uploads Applicants should provide relevant experience, databases used, searchable languages, a redacted work sample if available, and their proposed delivery schedule. Budget: CAD 150–180