IP strategy consulting
An IP plan built around where the business is going, not just what it has already invented.
Intellectual Property Consulting
Intellectual property consulting that ties your patents to growth
Most companies treat IP as a legal cost. Our IP consulting treats it as a growth asset. We read your patents for what they're worth to the business, not just whether they're valid, and build an IP program that supports the plan.
Results across every industry
47 protectable innovations, $20M raisedXTEND’s IP strategy was built for the markets it was entering, not just what it had already invented.
2 exits in 90 daysWe built GET Trakka’s portfolio, split it across two companies and structured the licensing between them.
2 days · 1 analystClaim charting that usually takes a team several months takes us two days with one analyst.
Intellectual property consultants who cover the whole lifecycle
Most IP providers work at one end. Law firms file and defend patents. Licensing shops try to earn money from them. Very few connect the two, or link either to your growth plan.
We've built and run IP programs from the first invention through to commercial deals. That means the advice on what to file, what to keep and what to license all points the same way: toward growth.
Intellectual property consulting services
Patent consulting
Practical advice through the patent process, alongside your attorneys: budgets, prosecution strategy, office action reviews, notices of allowance, and continuation and divisional strategy.
IP valuation and rights
What your IP is worth, what rights you actually hold, and how that changes your options.
IP portfolio management
Keep, prune or build: a portfolio that costs what it should and covers the markets that matter.
Patent landscapes and freedom to operate
Who else holds patents in your space, and whether anything stands in the way of your plans.
Claim charting
Mapping patent claims against products, delivered in days rather than months.
IP licensing consulting
Finding and structuring deals to license your technology in or out.
Faster, with the same rigor
Our platform, EVOS, does the searching and sorting. Every finding still traces back to its source, so your attorneys can check it.
IP that holds up when someone looks closely
When an investor or buyer runs diligence, your IP will be examined. We make sure it's documented, valued and easy to defend, so it adds to the price rather than raising questions.
IP work we've delivered
Built and ran a full IP program, from invention through to commercial deals.
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Patent support across more than 4,000 patents in 68 technology domains.
Read the caseMonths of work reduced to two days with one analyst.
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Acted as a turnkey IP department for a new product team: nine potentially patentable inventions captured in two weeks, and nine patent applications filed.
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After a mid-eight-figure investment, set up a trade secret protection plan and a patent strategy covering what to protect and in which countries.
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An IP strategy to take existing technology into new markets: 47 protectable innovations identified, supporting a $20M Series A.
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Designed and built the patent portfolio, split the IP across two companies and supported the licensing between them. The company exited twice in 90 days.
Read the caseThe team at Rapid Alpha delivered immediate returns on investment for us. They not only help us increase the value of our business through a comprehensive and affordable IP strategy, but they also help us take steps to negotiate from a position of strength.
IP consulting questions
Are you a law firm?
No. We don't file patents or give legal opinions. We work alongside your patent attorneys and make sure the IP strategy supports the business plan.
What's the difference between IP consulting and IP legal services?
Lawyers protect your rights. IP consultants help you decide which rights are worth having, what they're worth, and how to use them to grow.
Do you work with companies that don't have an IP team?
Yes. For many clients we act as the IP department, until they're ready to build their own. 9 applications in 2 weeks: for StanleyX, we were the IP department, so the engineers kept building.