Patenty.ai
Category: AI in Legal
AI-powered patent workspace enabling human-AI collaboration for the full patent lifecycle - from prior art search to drafting, OA response, and global filing - saving 70% of patent attorneys' time Patenty.ai was founded in 2025. The company is led by Sangmin Simon Lee. Based in Busan, South Korea. Team size: 2-10. Total funding raised: $150K. Latest round: Pre-Seed. Key investors include Individual Patent Attorneys (Angels).
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Busan, South Korea
- Team size
- 2-10
- Total funding
- $150K
Value proposition
Patenty.ai augments patent professionals with AI that understands their workflow — not a replacement, but a trusted co-pilot that drafts, adapts, and refines under expert guidance. 70% time reduction; Human-in-the-Loop ensuring attorney control; Full patent lifecycle integration; Asia-first, IP5-ready platform
Products and solutions
AI Claims Generation - intelligently analyzes inventions to propose initial patent claims, AI-Powered Draft Generation - automatically drafts up to 80% of patent specification, Prior Art Search & Analysis with context retention, AI-Assisted OA Response - drafting and amendment of responses to examiner office actions, AI Patent Drawing Generation - auto-generates technical drawings with figure descriptions and reference numbering, Global Filing Support - translation and localization for IP5 jurisdictions (US, EP, CN, JP, KR), RAG-powered Style Adaptation - learns from industry/company-specific patent databases, Real-time Team Collaboration with version control, Progressive Quality Improvement based on user feedback
Unique value
Only Asia-native AI patent solution with IP5 jurisdiction support (US, EP, CN, JP, KR); Human-in-the-Loop philosophy - attorney leads, AI assists; Domain-specialized AI (not generic LLM) understanding claim structures, legal terminology, and jurisdictional nuances; RAG-powered style adaptation learning from industry/company-specific patent databases; Unique AI-generated patent drawings capability
Target customer
Primary: Patent attorneys and legal professionals seeking to enhance efficiency in IP workflows - individual practitioners and small/mid-sized patent firms in Korea, Japan, China; Secondary: Enterprise IP teams and corporations with global filing strategies; Firms with international clients requiring multi-jurisdiction support
Industries served
Legal services - Patent law firms, Corporate IP management - In-house IP teams, Technology R&D - Invention disclosure and patent harvesting, International IP services - Multi-jurisdiction filing, Life sciences and biotech IP, Electronics and semiconductor patents
Technology advantage
Domain-specialized AI for patent law (not generic LLM) - understands claim structures, legal terminology, and jurisdictional nuances; RAG-powered style adaptation learning from industry/company-specific patent databases; AI retains context across entire case lifecycle; Unique AI-generated patent drawings capability with auto-generated figure descriptions; Human-in-the-Loop architecture ensuring attorney control; Enterprise-grade security (TLS 1.3, AES-256); SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant
How they differentiate
Human-in-the-Loop philosophy vs. black-box automation of competitors; Full patent lifecycle integration (Prior Art → Drafting → OA → Amendment) vs. point solutions; Domain-specialized AI vs. generic LLM wrappers; Unique AI patent drawing generation capability; Asia-first with native IP5 support (US, EP, CN, JP, KR) - purpose-built for region filing 62% of world patents; RAG-powered personalized drafting matching firm/client preferred styles; Context retention across case phases vs. starting from scratch
Main competitors
Solve Intelligence ($55M funding from Y Combinator and 20VC Fund), DeepIP ($15M Series A funding), PatentPal
Key partnerships
10 patent attorneys angel investors as brand ambassadors, Partnerships with IP law firms for validation and deployment
Notable customers
Targeting early adopter patent attorneys
Major milestones
December 2025: Official launch of Patenty.ai, 1,643+ patent documents processed since launch, 308+ patent attorneys onboarded, Multi-jurisdiction support expanded to 5 countries, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant third-party services
Growth metrics
308+ patent attorneys using platform; 1,643+ patent documents processed; 70% average time savings reported
Market positioning
AI-Assisted/Copilot segment targeting the intersection of: (1) Fastest-growing 40% of patent drafting software market, (2) Underserved Asia region (62% of global patents), (3) Underserved individual attorney/small firm segment. Positioned as trusted co-pilot that augments rather than replaces patent professionals
Geographic focus
Korea (Y0-Y2) → Japan (Y2-Y4) → China (Y3-Y7) → Global; 2-3 year first-mover advantage in Asian markets where Western competitors face language/localization barriers
Patents and IP
Publicly filed patents for AI-driven patent clustering and citation network analysis (specific filings not disclosed in available data)
About Sangmin Simon Lee
Serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits; Former Asia Regional Director at AM Ventures; EOS Korea Area Sales Manager; WeeklyVentures founder building 20+ AI MVPs; 10+ years additive manufacturing experience from entrepreneurship to VC; Featured speaker at TCT Korea/Japan; Contributing columnist at 3DPrint.com; Multilingual (Korean, English, Japanese)
Official website: https://patenty.ai