One IP Platform Instead of Four Disconnected Tools
Most IP teams run a docketing system, a separate prior art search tool, a drafting tool, and spreadsheets for chemistry and fees. Design Your Invention is an intellectual property management software (IPMS) platform that unifies all of it for pharma companies and IP boutique law firms, on a compliance-ready architecture.
What a Modern IPMS Includes by Default
Legacy IP management software is strong at docketing but usually stops there. The capabilities below are the ones pharma and boutique IP teams most often bolt on with extra tools, and the ones Design Your Invention includes in one platform.
| Capability | Typical legacy setup | Design Your Invention |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-jurisdiction docketing | Core strength of most legacy IPMS tools | US, PCT, EU, JP, CN, and IN docketing with PCT/PRV/NPE case linkage in a visual family tree |
| Prior art search | Commonly a separate subscription or manual EPO/Espacenet searches | Built in, querying the EPO global database across 100+ jurisdictions without leaving the family view |
| AI-assisted patent drafting | Typically not part of a docketing platform | First-draft generation for attorney review across six jurisdictions (US, EP, IN, WO, JP, CN), with a mandatory review workflow |
| Drug and chemistry enrichment | Rarely addressed; handled in separate tools or spreadsheets | Chemistry-aware enrichment aimed at pharma IP workflows |
| Compliance-ready architecture | Varies widely by vendor and product age | Audit-first design that mirrors FDA 21 CFR Part 11 standards: reason-for-change, immutable audit trail, e-signature re-authentication |
| Multi-tenant data isolation | Depends on deployment model | Per-tenant isolation enforced at the database level with PostgreSQL Row-Level Security |
Legacy IP management products vary widely by vendor and product generation. This comparison describes the common multi-tool setup, not any single named platform. Pricing is not published; contact us for current pricing.
Comparison Questions
How Design Your Invention fits next to the IP management tools teams already know.
Teams evaluating alternatives to established IP management platforms typically want fewer disconnected tools. Design Your Invention is a modern option built for pharma companies and IP boutique law firms that unifies multi-jurisdiction patent docketing, prior art search, AI-assisted drafting, and chemistry enrichment in one compliance-ready platform, rather than stitching a docketing tool together with separate search and drafting subscriptions.
The main difference is consolidation. Many IP teams run a docketing system, a separate prior art search tool, a drafting tool, and spreadsheets for chemistry and fees. Design Your Invention brings docketing, prior art search across 100+ jurisdictions, AI-assisted drafting for six jurisdictions, and chemistry enrichment into one audited platform with a compliance-ready architecture and multi-tenant data isolation.
For most prior art work, yes. The platform queries the EPO global patent database covering 100+ jurisdictions directly inside the patent family view, with keyword, inventor, applicant, and patent-number search modes. Results save to the family with relevance scoring and attorney notes, creating an auditable prior art record without a second subscription.
Yes. IP boutique law firms are one of the two core audiences, alongside pharma companies. The platform is built for small and mid-sized IP teams that need multi-jurisdiction docketing, deadline and fee tracking, prior art search, and a defensible audit trail without the cost and complexity of the largest enterprise suites.
Yes. AI-assisted drafting is built in and generates a first draft for attorney review across six jurisdictions (US, EP, IN, WO, JP, CN), each with jurisdiction-specific rules. Every draft carries a mandatory disclaimer and a draft to in-review to approved workflow, so no AI-generated content can be exported or filed without human sign-off. It is a starting point for attorneys, not filing-ready output.
See the Whole Stack in One Platform
Book a walkthrough to see docketing, prior art search, AI-assisted drafting, and chemistry enrichment working together on a sample portfolio.