# IP Author

> IP Author is an AI-powered patent drafting and prosecution platform for corporate patent teams and IP law firms. Founded in 2023 and based in Fremont, California, it unifies invention disclosure, patent drafting, prior art search, and office action responses into a single generative-AI workspace. The company says its tools cut drafting time by 40-60%, generating full applications - claims, specifications, abstracts, and diagrams - in hours instead of days. Customers include Qualcomm, ResMed, Chevron, and Elmos Semiconductor.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Fremont, California, United States
- **Founders:** Samir Raiyani (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~15 employees
- **Products:** AI Patent Drafting, Office Action Response, AI Prior Art Search, Evidence of Use (EoU) Assistant, Patent Classification
- **Notable:** Adopted by major enterprises including Qualcomm, ResMed, Chevron, and Elmos Semiconductor., Reports 40-60% reduction in patent drafting time for customers., SOC 2 Type II compliant with zero-data-retention options.

## Products & services

- **AI Patent Drafting** — Generates complete patent applications - claims, specifications, and abstracts - with editable flowcharts and diagrams in roughly 15 minutes.
- **Office Action Response** — Summarizes examiner objections and drafts tailored counterarguments for each claim to speed prosecution.
- **AI Prior Art Search** — Delivers results comparable to a human searcher in about 2 minutes versus the typical 4-6 hours.
- **Evidence of Use (EoU) Assistant** — Generative-AI assistance for building claim charts and mapping products that read on a patent.
- **Patent Classification** — AI-driven categorization and portfolio intelligence.
- **Invention Management** — Streamlines invention disclosure with AI-driven attorney-inventor interview simulation.
- **Free Office Action Analysis** — Public tool to search applications by company or examiner, with rejection analysis and AI-drafted response strategies.

## Achievements

- Adopted by major enterprises including Qualcomm, ResMed, Chevron, and Elmos Semiconductor.
- Reports 40-60% reduction in patent drafting time for customers.
- SOC 2 Type II compliant with zero-data-retention options.
- Assembled a customer advisory board of senior IP leaders from ResMed, Innate Pharma, Elmos, and top firms.
- Raised seed funding from eLab Ventures and Illuminate Ventures in November 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Raised seed funding from eLab Ventures and Illuminate Ventures to expand research and engineering teams and scale across the U.S. and Europe.
- **2025-12** — Presented on Patent Preparation & Prosecution in 2026 via IPWatchdog.

## Links

- Website: https://ipauthor.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ip-author/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ipauthor

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Last updated: 2026-08-04