About
Patently is a comprehensive AI-native patent platform designed for patent professionals, law firms, and corporate IP teams. Unlike general-purpose AI tools, Patently is purpose-built for patents — from first search to final outcome. Patently Search ranks results by relevance rather than keyword match, helping users find the right patents faster and more accurately. Patently Create and Patently Shape accelerate the entire drafting and prosecution workflow, shortening cycle times and keeping legal professionals in control throughout. For Standard Essential Patent licensing and rate negotiations, Patently License provides continuously monitored SEP data across 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi, and other standards — covering ownership, geography, and essentiality scoring so teams have the inside track on every share of the patent stack. Patently Rate brings collaborative project management to patent reviews, enabling teams to share comments, ratings, and insights at the family and asset level. It supports fully customisable workflows for FTO analysis, novelty searches, invalidity projects, and competitor monitoring, complete with smart reports and automatic 30-day refreshes. Trusted by over 1,000 patent teams in more than 40 countries and delivering up to 85% reduction in review time, Patently is built from the data up for every major patent job — drafting, prosecution, oppositions, litigation, licensing, and strategic portfolio projects.
Key Features
- Relevance-Ranked Patent Search: Patently Search ranks patents by semantic relevance rather than simple keyword match, helping teams find the most pertinent prior art faster and with greater accuracy.
- AI-Assisted Drafting & Prosecution: Patently Create and Patently Shape shorten cycle times from first draft to final outcome across patent drafting, prosecution, oppositions, and litigation — with the attorney always in control.
- SEP Analytics & Licensing Intelligence: Patently License delivers continuously monitored Standard Essential Patent data — ownership, geography, and essentiality — across 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi, and beyond for confident rate negotiations.
- Collaborative Patent Project Management: Patently Rate synchronises teams with shared comments, ratings, and insights at family and asset level, with customisable workflows for FTO, novelty, invalidity, and competitor projects.
- Automatic Portfolio Refresh & Smart Reports: Projects automatically refresh every 30 days and generate smart reports, ensuring patent teams always work from up-to-date intelligence without manual effort.
Use Cases
- Patent attorneys conducting prior art searches for novelty and freedom-to-operate (FTO) analysis with AI-ranked relevance results.
- Corporate IP teams managing large patent portfolios across multiple jurisdictions with collaborative rating and automated 30-day refresh cycles.
- Licensing professionals negotiating Standard Essential Patent (SEP) royalty rates using verified ownership, geography, and essentiality data for 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi standards.
- Patent prosecution teams accelerating office action responses and claim amendments using AI-assisted drafting tools.
- IP litigation support teams preparing invalidity arguments and opposition filings with AI-accelerated document review and analysis.
Pros
- Dramatic Time Savings: Users report up to 85% less review time, making it one of the highest-impact productivity tools available for patent professionals.
- Full Patent Lifecycle Coverage: From search and drafting through prosecution, oppositions, litigation, and SEP licensing, Patently covers every major patent workflow in a single platform.
- Purpose-Built AI for Patents: Unlike generic AI tools, Patently's models and data pipelines are specifically trained and tuned for patent law, delivering higher accuracy and relevance for IP professionals.
- Trusted at Scale: Adopted by 1,000+ teams across 40+ countries, the platform has proven enterprise-grade reliability and broad international applicability.
Cons
- Enterprise Pricing with No Public Rates: Patently requires a demo booking to discuss pricing, which makes it difficult to evaluate cost without direct sales engagement — likely a barrier for smaller firms or individuals.
- Steep Learning Curve for Niche Workflows: The depth of features across search, drafting, SEP analytics, and project management means onboarding may require significant time investment for new users.
- Specialised Use Case: Patently is exclusively designed for patent professionals; it has no utility outside the IP and patent law domain.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of patent work does Patently support?
Patently supports the full patent lifecycle including prior art search, claim drafting, prosecution, oppositions, litigation support, SEP licensing analytics, and collaborative portfolio management for FTO, novelty, invalidity, and competitor projects.
How does Patently Search differ from traditional keyword-based patent search?
Patently Search uses AI to rank patents by semantic relevance rather than simple keyword matching, so users find the most pertinent results faster without needing to craft complex Boolean queries.
What is Patently License and who is it for?
Patently License is a SEP (Standard Essential Patent) analytics module designed for licensing teams and legal departments engaged in rate negotiations. It provides continuously monitored data on SEP ownership, geography, and essentiality across 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi, and other standards.
How many teams use Patently and in which countries?
Patently is used by over 1,000 patent teams across more than 40 countries, covering law firms, corporate IP departments, and licensing organisations globally.
How much time can Patently save patent teams?
According to Patently, users experience up to 85% less review time compared to traditional manual patent workflows, significantly accelerating turnaround on drafting, prosecution, and project review cycles.
