What Patentest does

Patentest is a privately held professional services firm that conducts patent information and analysis searches on behalf of clients worldwide. Its core offering is a suite of human-delivered search reports — Patentability, Freedom to Operate (FTO), State of the Art, Invalidity, Watch, Alert, IP Due Diligence, Patent Landscape, Patent Licensing Strategy, and IP Strategy — produced by patent engineers using paid professional databases (Orbit Questel, PatBase, DWPI, TotalPatent, STN, Dialog, WIPS) across all major patent jurisdictions and languages, including non-patent literature. Reports are typically delivered within seven working days, with expedited options available for additional fees; pricing follows a published rate card under a pay-as-you-go / one-time engagement model.

The company is structured as a group of wholly-owned subsidiaries (Patentest UK Limited, Patentest Sweden AB, Patentest Inc.) operating under Israeli parent NewTone Patent search Ltd., with offices in Welwyn (UK), Täby (Sweden), Alpharetta (USA), and Hod Hasharon (Israel). Its serving segments span individual inventors, companies and start-ups, patent attorneys and law firms, and investors conducting IP due diligence. In 2021 the firm extended its stack with ReportEditor, a proprietary freemium SaaS for generating and sharing patent search reports online, and signed a distribution partnership with the IAMIP global patent platform. A specialized sub-brand, D&Y BioPharm, addresses biotech and pharmaceutical patent searches. The go-to-market combines a 24/7 online self-service order portal with consultative sales through free pre-sale consultations, supported by SEO, an educational content blog, and Trustpilot social proof; no disclosed VC, PE, or public-market funding has been identified.

Name

Patentest

Legal name

Patentest UK Limited

Website

https://patentest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Patentest is a professional patent search services firm founded in 2004, delivering Patentability, Freedom to Operate, invalidity, landscape, and IP due diligence reports to inventors, companies, law firms, and investors across the UK, USA, Sweden, and Israel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Patent Search and Intellectual Property Analysis Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

IP Search, Watch & Competitive Intelligence (BPAHAMAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

IP Due Diligence & Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Analysis (BPAHAMAG), Intellectual Property (IP) Law (BPAHAAAF), IP & Patent Information Publishing (Patent/Litigation Analytics, Prior Art) (MPAJACAK)

Keywords

• Patent search services
• Intellectual property analysis
• Freedom to operate
• Prior art search
• Patent validity search

Headquarters

HQ city

Täby

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patent Search Reports: Core revenue stream from professional patent search services delivered as one-time reports. Services include Patentability Search, Freedom to Operate, State of the Art, Patent Invalidity, Patent Watch, Patent Alert, IP Due Diligence, Patent Landscape Report, Patent License Strategy, and IP Strategy.
2. Expedited Services: Premium delivery options where expedited service reduces standard 7-working-day delivery times for an additional fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Patentest provides professional patent search and intellectual property analysis services delivered as expert-led reports by a team of skilled patent engineers. Services span patentability searches, freedom-to-operate analysis, state-of-the-art surveys, invalidity searches, patent monitoring/alerts, IP due diligence, patent landscape reports, and IP strategy consulting, with a specialized biotech/pharma vertical called D&Y BioPharm. The company also offers Reporteditor, a proprietary freemium SaaS tool that enables users to create, customize, and share patent search reports online.

Product overview

Patentest is a patent information and analysis service provider offering a comprehensive suite of professional patent search services. The core offering consists of patentability searches, freedom-to-operate searches, state-of-the-art searches, and patent invalidity searches, complemented by monitoring services (Patent Watch, Patent Alert), strategic analysis (IP Due Diligence, Patent Landscape Reports), and IP strategy consulting. A specialized vertical, D&Y BioPharm, serves the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. The company also offers Reporteditor, a proprietary freemium SaaS platform for creating and sharing patent search reports. Services span from individual inventors to large corporations and are delivered by a team of patent engineers using both patent and non-patent databases worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• D&Y BioPharm™: Specialized BioPharm search services offered by Patentest for biotech and pharmaceutical patent research.

Products and services

• Patentability Search Comprehensive search to determine whether an invention is novel and meets patentability requirements by identifying prior art that may prevent patent approval. Targeted at inventors, R&D teams, and patent attorneys evaluating invention novelty prior to filing.
• Freedom to Operate (FTO) Search Search to verify that a product can be manufactured, sold, or imported without infringing valid third-party patent rights. Used by companies, R&D teams, and legal counsel before product launch or market entry.
• State of the Art Search Comprehensive survey of existing patents and non-patent literature in a specific technical field to establish the current state of technology. Targeted at R&D teams, technology companies, and investors assessing technology maturity.
• Patent Invalidity Search Search for prior art and published documents that can be used to challenge or invalidate an existing patent. Used by companies facing infringement claims and by law firms supporting litigation defense.
• Patent Watch / Monitoring Ongoing monitoring service to track new patent filings and published applications in specified technology areas or for specific keywords. Targeted at companies and inventors seeking continuous competitive intelligence.
• Patent Alert Automated notification service alerting clients to new patent publications matching their specified criteria or technology areas. Used by companies and inventors who need timely awareness of competitive patent activity.
• IP Due Diligence Comprehensive intellectual property analysis for mergers, acquisitions, investments, or licensing transactions to assess the strength and value of IP portfolios. Targeted at investors, acquirers, and corporate development teams.
• Patent Landscape Report (PLR) Strategic analysis report mapping the patent landscape of a technology field, including competitive analysis, market trends, and IP opportunity identification. Used by technology companies, R&D leadership, and investors for strategic planning.
• Patent Licensing & Agreement Strategy Strategic consulting for patent monetization through licensing, sale, or agreement negotiation to maximize intellectual property asset value. Targeted at inventors and companies seeking to commercialize or monetize patent portfolios.
• IP Strategy Comprehensive intellectual property strategy development covering protection, management, and commercialization of patent portfolios. Used by companies, R&D teams, and inventors building long-term IP roadmaps.
• D&Y BioPharm Specialized biotech and pharmaceutical patent search service covering biologics, small molecules, drug formulations, and related technology areas. Targeted at pharma companies, biotech firms, and investors in life sciences.
• Reporteditor Proprietary freemium online SaaS tool for creating, customizing, and sharing patent search reports with built-in search capabilities. Enables automatic information extraction from patent numbers, DOIs, and URLs and supports customizable display tabs and sharing/exporting. Targeted at patent professionals and search practitioners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reports delivered within 7 working days
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IAMIPcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPatentest announced a new partnership with IAMIP, a fast-growing global patent platform. This partnership extends Patentest's reach within the patent ecosystem and provides additional marketing and distribution channels for their search services.
• NewTone Patent search Ltd.coreOthersParent company (Israeli corporation) that wholly owns Patentest Inc., Patentest UK Limited, and Patentest Sweden AB. Patentest and NewTone operate together as 'the companies' providing patent search services across Europe, North America, and the Middle East.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• PatSnap: PatSnap is an AI-powered patent analytics and search platform serving R&D teams, law firms, and investors globally. While Patentest emphasizes human-led expert search reports with multi-language coverage, PatSnap has built a scalable, self-service SaaS product competing for the same customers (IP analysts, patent attorneys, inventors) and pushing the industry toward automated analytics.
• IPlytics: IPlytics is a Berlin-based patent analytics platform offering patent landscape, SEP (standard essential patents), and market intelligence. It targets corporate R&D, IP strategy, and licensing teams with similar use cases to Patentest's Patent Landscape Report and IP Strategy services, but with a self-service SaaS delivery model.

Direct peers

• Questel (Orbit Intelligence): Questel is a major provider of patent search databases (Orbit) and analytics used by patent professionals worldwide. Patentest explicitly subscribes to Orbit Questel's database as part of its search stack, and Orbit Intelligence offers directly competing patent search and IP analytics products to law firms, inventors, and corporate IP departments.
• Minesoft: Minesoft provides patent search software and patent retrieval services used by patent attorneys, in-house IP teams, and search professionals. Their Pat-KM and PatentSure tools enable high-quality prior art searching with a service-enabled model, directly comparable to Patentest's human-led search-delivery approach.

Broad incumbents

• Anaqua: Anaqua is a large IP management software vendor serving corporate IP departments and law firms with portfolio management, docketing, and analytics. They overlap with Patentest's IP Due Diligence and Patent Watch offerings but serve larger enterprises as part of a complete IP lifecycle platform rather than as a specialist search provider.
• Clarivate (Derwent / CPA Global): Clarivate owns Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) and legacy CPA Global IP services, providing enterprise IP search, analytics, and portfolio management to corporations and law firms. Patentest relies on DWPI as a core data source, while Clarivate competes upstream with full IP lifecycle services to many of the same enterprise customers.

Others

• IAMIP: IAMIP is an active partner of Patentest and operates as a global IP marketplace connecting inventors and attorneys. As a distribution and ecosystem partner (not direct service competitor), IAMIP is comparable to Patentest in customer base and complementary in GTM motion, with potential to extend Patentest's reach.
• WIPO PATENTSCOPE: WIPO's free PATENTSCOPE search tool is the most prominent free alternative to Patentest's paid prior art searches and is cited by Patentest itself in its own educational blog content. While not a paid search provider, PATENTSCOPE defines the price-sensitive floor below which Patentest must clearly differentiate on quality, language coverage, and human expertise.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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