IP Author

Introduction

IP Author is an AI-powered patent workflow platform founded in 2023 and headquartered in Fremont, California, built for patent attorneys and agents. It automates some of the most time-consuming parts of the patent lifecycle: drafting full patent applications, including editable flowcharts and block diagrams, in around 15 minutes; generating office action response arguments; and running prior art searches across 100+ jurisdictions with AI similarity scoring. The company does not publicly disclose customer names or which underlying model provider it uses, describing its engine only as a proprietary “Gen AI tech stack.”

Legal Research

IP Author’s prior art search module works as a focused research tool specifically for patent professionals — searching across 100+ jurisdictions and returning novelty summaries and similarity scores — but it is not a general legal-research tool for case law or statutes.

Contract Analysis

IP Author does not offer contract analysis; its scope is patent prosecution and IP documentation, not commercial agreements.

Document Drafting

This is IP Author’s core strength: it generates complete patent applications, including diagrams, in around 15 minutes, and drafts office action responses that the company says cut response-drafting time by 70-80%.

Legal Translation

IP Author does not offer a dedicated legal translation feature.

Predictive Analytics

Beyond prior art similarity scoring, IP Author offers a free “Prosecution Insights” tool and an “Evidence of Use Assistant,” giving some analytical support around patent claims, though this is not the platform’s central focus.

Pricing

IP Author publishes clear self-serve pricing: the Patent Drafting tool and the Office Action Response tool are each $4,800/year for unlimited use (20% discount for the annual commitment), or $9,590/year bundled, with USPTO and EPO support noted as available “for now.” Enterprise customers can request a custom quote, and a 14-day free trial is available.

User Reviews and Ratings

No G2 or Capterra reviews were found for IP Author at the time of this review, consistent with it being a company founded in 2023.

Verdict

IP Author is a narrowly focused patent-drafting and office-action tool rather than a broad IP platform — a reasonable fit for solo patent practitioners and small IP boutiques wanting fast first-draft applications without paying for a sprawling enterprise suite, though buyers should confirm current jurisdiction coverage directly.