What Anaqua does

Anaqua is an intellectual property management software and services company that provides a unified, AI-enabled platform for corporate IP departments, IP law firms, and pharmaceutical companies managing complex global patent and trademark portfolios. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Boston, Anaqua's core product is the AQX platform, available in specialized editions for corporations (AQX Corporate), law firms (AQX Law Firm), and pharmaceutical companies (AQX Pharma), supplemented by PATTSY WAVE for docketing, RightHub as an AI-native add-on, AcclaimIP for patent search and analytics across 100+ jurisdictions, ideaPoint for innovation management, WiseTime for automated time capture, QuantifyIP for cost forecasting, and SeeUnity for content integration. The platform integrates directly with global patent offices (USPTO, EPO, CNIPA, JPO) and applies AI to docketing, document classification, translation, brand protection monitoring with reported 95%+ takedown success rates, and predictive analytics for annuity decisions.

Anaqua generates revenue through enterprise SaaS subscriptions (per-user or portfolio-based annual licensing), complemented by professional services including patent annuity and trademark renewal payments, foreign filing, docketing and administrative services, data validation and portfolio onboarding, and patent search services. The company sells primarily through a direct enterprise field-sales motion, with 12 offices spanning North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, supported by channel partners and local agents. Customer mix is concentrated in Fortune 500 IP-intensive industries—pharmaceuticals (Novo Nordisk, GSK), semiconductors (NXP, TSMC, ARM, Advantest), chemicals (BASF), consumer goods (adidas, British American Tobacco), healthcare (BD), and industrials (Yazaki, Premier Tech)—alongside major IP law firms. The company operates a unique client community model, with approximately 200 companies and 350+ IP executives participating in working groups that directly influence the product roadmap.

Anaqua's growth has been driven primarily by acquisition: Actio IP and SeeUnity (2021), QuantifyIP (2021), Practice Insight/WiseTime (2022), RightHub (2025), and Patrix (2026). In November 2024, Nordic Capital acquired the company for approximately $3 billion, and the Patrix deal added roughly 400 additional law-firm IPMS customers, bringing the platform's combined customer base into the mid-hundreds of enterprise organizations globally. Certifications include ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 for hosting infrastructure.

Name

Anaqua

Legal name

Anaqua, Inc.

Website

https://anaqua.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Anaqua provides AI-powered intellectual property management software and related services—including patent annuities, foreign filing, and docketing—to Fortune 500 corporate IP departments, IP law firms, and pharmaceutical companies managing complex global patent and trademark portfolios.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Management Software

akta.pro primary industry

IP Management, Patents & Trademark Software (BPAEAPAN)

Keywords

• Intellectual property management
• IP management software
• Patent annuity services
• Trademark renewal services
• Patent search analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: SaaS-based intellectual property management software subscriptions for corporate IP management, law firm IP management, and pharma IP management. Pricing is typically per user/perpetual license or subscription model for the AQX platform, PATTSY WAVE, and other software products.
2. IP Services: Ancillary services including patent annuity and trademark renewal services, foreign filing services, docketing and administrative services, data validation and portfolio onboarding, and patent search services. These services can be standalone or integrated with the software platform.
3. Implementation and Training: Professional services for system implementation, data migration, configuration, and user training for enterprise customers transitioning from legacy systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Anaqua provides AI-powered intellectual property management software and related managed services for corporations, law firms, and the pharmaceutical industry. Its AQX platform and suite of products (PATTSY WAVE, RightHub, AcclaimIP, ideaPoint, QuantifyIP, WiseTime, SeeUnity) cover the full IP lifecycle, complemented by fee-based services including patent annuity and trademark renewal payments, foreign filing, docketing, data validation, and patent search.

Product overview

Anaqua offers a comprehensive intellectual property management platform with multiple integrated products and services. The core AQX platform serves as the unified IP management solution, available in specialized versions for corporations (AQX Corporate), law firms (AQX Law Firm), and pharmaceuticals (AQX Pharma). Supporting products include PATTSY WAVE for docketing, RightHub as an AI-native add-on, AcclaimIP for patent search and analytics, ideaPoint for innovation management, and WiseTime for time capture. The portfolio is complemented by IP services including patent annuity and trademark renewal, foreign filing, docketing, data validation, and patent search services. This platform-plus-modules architecture enables organizations to choose deployment configurations suited to their IP complexity and workflow requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AQX Corporate: AI-powered IP management platform for corporate IP teams enabling process automation, business intelligence, and analytics.
• AQX Law Firm
• AQX Pharma
• PATTSY WAVE
• RightHub
• AcclaimIP
• ideaPoint
• WiseTime
• SeeUnity
• Rowan Patents
• HyperView
• QuantifyIP

Products and services

• AQX Corporate AI-powered intellectual property management software platform tailored for corporate IP departments, providing end-to-end management of patent and trademark portfolios, invention disclosure, prosecution, docketing, and analytics.
• AQX Law Firm IP management software platform built for intellectual property law firms, supporting docketing, prosecution workflow, matter management, and collaboration with corporate clients.
• AQX Pharma Specialized IP management software platform for pharmaceutical companies, addressing pharma-specific patent lifecycles, regulatory linkages, and competitive intelligence.
• PATTSY WAVE Docketing and IP management software solution used to track patent and trademark deadlines, prosecution events, and renewal obligations.
• RightHub IP data and analytics platform providing global patent and trademark data for portfolio intelligence and decision-making.
• AcclaimIP Patent search and analytics tool used for prior-art search, landscape analysis, and competitive patent intelligence.
• ideaPoint Invention disclosure and idea management software that supports capture, evaluation, and decisioning of invention disclosures within corporate IP programs.
• QuantifyIP IP analytics and portfolio valuation tool that applies analytics to support IP strategy, portfolio review, and value assessment.
• WiseTime Automatic time-tracking tool used by IP professionals and law firms to capture time spent on matters.
• SeeUnity Data integration and migration tool enabling connectivity between IP management systems and document/content repositories.
• Patent Annuity & Trademark Renewal Service Managed service handling the payment of patent annuities and trademark renewals across global jurisdictions on behalf of IP owners.
• Foreign Filing Service Managed service that manages the foreign filing of patent applications in jurisdictions worldwide, coordinating translations, filings, and deadlines.
• Docketing and Administrative Service Outsourced docketing and IP administration service that records and tracks patent and trademark actions and deadlines on behalf of clients.
• Data Validation Service Service that validates IP portfolio data against official records to ensure accuracy across patent and trademark assets.
• Patent Search Service Professional patent search service providing prior-art, freedom-to-operate, and landscape searches performed by IP analysts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95%+ takedown success rate for brand protection enforcement
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mistral AIminorOthersMistral AI launched OCR 4 document intelligence model. While not a direct Anaqua partnership, this represents the broader AI technology ecosystem that Anaqua operates within for its AI-powered IP management solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Clarivate: Clarivate is the largest direct competitor in IP management software, offering CPA Global, IPfolio, Derwent, and PatentSight — covering patent annuity services, IP portfolio management, and analytics. Closely comparable to Anaqua across both software and IP services revenue streams.
• Dennemeyer: Dennemeyer provides IP management software plus patent annuity and trademark renewal services globally, directly overlapping Anaqua's combined software + IP services offering. Particularly strong overlap in the European corporate IP market.
• Questel: Questel offers IP management software (Orbit), patent search and analytics, and IP services across global markets. Comparable to Anaqua in serving both corporate IP departments and law firms with a unified IP lifecycle platform.

Broad incumbents

• LexisNexis PatentSight (RELX): PatentSight is LexisNexis's patent analytics platform, competing primarily with Anaqua's AcclaimIP and AQX analytics modules. Backed by RELX, it has broader legal information resources and competes on enterprise patent valuation and benchmarking.
• Corsearch: Corsearch is a major trademark and brand protection services platform, directly competing with Anaqua's AI-driven brand protection offering. Backed by private equity and focused on trademark portfolio management, monitoring, and enforcement.

Emerging players

• PatSnap: PatSnap is an AI-driven IP analytics and competitive intelligence platform serving R&D and IP teams. Overlaps with Anaqua's analytics and ideaPoint modules but focuses more on innovation intelligence than portfolio lifecycle management.
• Minesoft: Minesoft provides patent search, analytics, and IP monitoring tools serving patent attorneys and IP professionals. Directly comparable to AcclaimIP and the patent search services within Anaqua's portfolio, particularly in Europe.
• Relecura: Relecura offers AI-driven patent analytics, portfolio valuation, and competitive intelligence. Overlaps with Anaqua's HyperView and AcclaimIP analytics capabilities, targeting corporate IP strategy teams with patent quality and landscape analytics.
• Aistemos: Aistemos provides AI-powered IP classification, competitive intelligence, and patent analytics (Cipher). Comparable to Anaqua's AI Patent Auto-Classifier and HyperView analytics modules for portfolio strategy decisions.

Regional players

• Cardinal IP: Cardinal IP provides IP management software and services primarily in North America. A smaller, region-focused competitor to Anaqua in the corporate IPMS segment, with overlap on docketing and annuity services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Anaqua
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AnaquaIP?ob=0&feature=results_main
• Facebookfacebook.com/AnaquaIP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anaqua

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A10 records

Investments4 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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