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 Byeongcheol Na. Based in Busan, South Korea. Team size: 2-10. Total funding raised: Undisclosed (additional early VC round from Genesis Patenty No. 1 Private Investment Association closed June 2026). Latest round: Venture Round. Key investors include Individual Patent Attorneys (Angels), Genesis Patenty No. 1 Private Investment Association.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Busan, South Korea
- Team size
- 2-10
- Total funding
- Undisclosed (additional early VC round from Genesis Patenty No. 1 Private Investment Association closed June 2026)
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, Genesis Patenty No. 1 Private Investment Association — investment from 10 IP professionals across Korea, US, Germany
Notable customers
1,020+ patent attorneys using platform, 10 IP professionals (patent attorneys, IP lawyers, patent-firm executives) as investors from Korea, US, Germany
Major milestones
December 2025: Official launch of Patenty.ai, June 2026: CEO transition — Byeongcheol Na appointed CEO, Sangmin Lee becomes CSO/CFO, June 2026: Early VC round from Genesis Patenty No. 1 Private Investment Association, 3,562+ patent documents processed, 1,020+ patent attorneys onboarded, Multi-jurisdiction support expanded to 5 countries, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant third-party services
Growth metrics
1,020+ patent attorneys using platform; 3,562+ 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 Byeongcheol Na
Former B2B sales lead for Law.ai (AI-powered legal management service) at Humax Holdings, a leading AI legal service in Korea
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