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IP Author alternatives and competitors

The closest alternatives to IP Author are XLSCOUT, IPRally, Cypris and Amplified.

IP Author is an AI patent platform for practitioners, covering drafting, prior art search, office action responses, claim drafting, invention management and patent classification.

The list

10 alternatives to IP Author

Starting prices are as each vendor publishes them, in its own currency and billing unit.

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    XLSCOUT

    XLSCOUT is a large language model platform for patent work, sold to IP departments, patent attorneys and research teams as nine separately marketed modules.

    Starting price: Not yet recordedIP Author vs XLSCOUT →
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    IPRally

    IPRally is a patent search and analysis platform for corporate IP departments, R&D teams, patent attorneys and search professionals.

    Starting price: No published figure
  3. C

    Cypris

    Cypris is an R&D and IP intelligence platform sold by IP Web, Inc. of New York City.

    Starting price: No published figure
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    Amplified

    Amplified is an AI patent search and research platform that ranks a global patent collection by conceptual similarity rather than keyword match.

    Starting price: From $500 per month
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    Patent Bots

    Patent Bots is a suite of tools for patent preparation and prosecution from Patent Bots, Inc., founded in 2018 by patent attorney Jeff O'Neill.

    Starting price: From $100 a month or $400 a year
  6. P

    PowerPatent

    PowerPatent is generative AI drafting software for patent applications, sold to patent attorneys, agents and the inventors who work with them.

    Starting price: $199 for 200 tokens
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    Ankar

    Ankar is an AI platform for patent professionals, covering the work from invention capture to enforcement.

    Starting price: No published figure
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    Minesoft PatBase

    Minesoft PatBase is a global patent search and analytics platform used by more than 90,000 IP, legal and R&D professionals for prior art searching, freedom to operate work, portfolio…

    Starting price: No published figure
  9. S

    Solve Intelligence

    Solve Intelligence is an AI platform for patent work, used through a browser editor called Patent Copilot by law firm and in house IP teams.

    Starting price: From $599/user/month on an annual commitment
  10. &

    &AI

    &AI is an AI workspace for patent litigation built by AndAI, Inc., based in New York. Litigators and in house patent teams use it to search prior art across more than 60 million patent publications, nonpatent literature and product materials such as manuals, standards and video.

    Starting price: $625 / user / month
Questions

IP Author alternatives, answered

What are the best alternatives to IP Author?

The closest alternatives to IP Author are XLSCOUT, IPRally, Cypris, Amplified and Patent Bots. XLSCOUT is a large language model platform for patent work, sold to IP departments, patent attorneys and research teams as nine separately marketed modules. IPRally is a patent search and analysis platform for corporate IP departments, R&D teams, patent attorneys and search professionals. Cypris is an R&D and IP intelligence platform sold by IP Web, Inc. of New York City.

Who are IP Author's competitors?

IP Author competes in IP & Patents. Other vendors in that category include XLSCOUT, IPRally, Cypris, Amplified, Patent Bots and PowerPatent.

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