Intellectual property is entering a phase where the volumes of filings, the complexity of technologies and the intensification of litigation imply a redefinition of the working methods of specialized teams. Legal services and firms still operate with poorly integrated, often heterogeneous tools, which fragments the monitoring of files. Solve Intelligence offers a platform that brings together invention, writing, analysis and workflow management in a single environment.
The multiplication of filings, the evolution of compliance standards and cross-border disputes put pressure on teams who must produce more, faster, within a coherent methodological framework. Intelligent workflows respond to these constraints by capitalizing on standardized documentary analysis models, systematic traceability and continuity between invention and protection phases.
Solve Intelligence initially structured its offering around the drafting and prosecution of patent applications. The platform covers the identification of inventions, the preparation of draft applications, the management of derivative or complementary applications, as well as responses to notifications from intellectual property offices. The objective is to unify tasks that are often dispersed between several tools and several stakeholders, whether inventors, in-house lawyers or specialized firms. This approach restores readability to processes and limits loss of information during transitions between actors.
The introduction of Charts marks an expansion of scope with support for invalidity and infringement analyses, freedom to operate studies, standards-essential patent mapping and portfolio comparisons. These activities, which are particularly time-consuming, occupy a central place in disputes linked to semiconductors, embedded systems, telecommunications and artificial intelligence. Their integration into a unified environment modifies the work rhythm of the teams. They can now produce first versions of analysis tables in a few hours, which reorganizes the preparation of files and exchanges with specialized firms.
The unification of workflows also meets an organizational imperative. Inventors, in-house lawyers and lawyers do not intervene according to the same constraints or within the same deadlines. The platform offers a framework where contributions follow one another without documentary interruption. Customized workflows, systematic citation, and reasoning exposition give teams increased visibility into the consistency of analyzes and facilitate cross-reviews. This standardization is particularly sought after in environments where several teams, sometimes geographically distributed, collaborate on the same portfolio.
Solve Intelligence supports this expansion with a presence in two major areas. Munich is at the center of European institutional dynamics with the Unified Patent Court and remains a hotspot for SEP litigation. New York concentrates the corporate, M&A and litigation practices of large American firms. These two hubs structure a significant part of the strategic decisions linked to patent portfolios and attract companies for which workflow continuity becomes an operational asset.
Investors are highlighting this development, including Rob Lacher, founder of Visionaries, who tells us: “We are watching how the team has consolidated its position in the United States and Europe. More than 60% of customers are already in the United States. The functional depth of the product is notable and we believe that Solve Intelligence can become the benchmark AI platform for intellectual property, capable of supporting the entire lifecycle of a patent and unifying a currently fragmented ecosystem. »
Solve Intelligence announces that it has raised 40 million dollars, or 34 million euros, in a Series B round co-led by Visionaries and 20VC. The company raised a total of 55 million dollars, or 46.75 million euros. Investors include Thomson Reuters, Y Combinator and several technology company founders. The company was founded by Sanj Ahilan, Angus Parsonson and Chris Parsonson, and has more than 400 user IP teams worldwide.
Solve Intelligence’s ambitions are part of a landscape already occupied by several players in Europe and the United States. On the patent research and analysis side, companies like IPRally or IamIP in Europe, or even platforms like Patsnap and LexisNexis PatentSight, offer portfolio mapping, monitoring and scoring tools. Other players, mainly American, are working on augmenting legal teams with AI bricks applied to drafting or analysis, but often remain confined to a specific functional scope or enriched database logic. Solve Intelligence positions itself differently by seeking to connect the uses of writing, analysis and litigation in the same working environment, rather than adding an additional layer of tools to an existing stack.
