What ANYFIVE does

ANYFIVE (주식회사 애니파이브) is a Seoul-headquartered Korean intellectual property (IP) management software and services company founded in 2003, holding the #1 position in Korea's IP management solutions market with adoption by over 80% of Korea's top 100 IP companies. The company operates a platform-plus-modules architecture: IP-Brain serves as the on-premise IP rights integrated management ERP, complemented by IP-Manager (cloud SaaS) and K-Brain (IP outsourcing services), with add-on modules including SmartTM (trademark management), E-Brain (R&D management), SmartLAB (electronic lab notebook), P-Brain (competitor IP analysis), A-Brain (obsolescence prediction), and SmartLMS (corporate legal management). Service platforms include ThinkCat (IP/technology commercialization marketplace), PatONE (patent annuity management with ANAQUA), PatSnap distribution, IP Trading (with IPwe blockchain integration), NeuroCAT (AI translation), DAVINCI (AI corporate valuation), SMART5 (rapid patent evaluation), and Vietnam service operations.

The underlying technology integrates AI, machine learning, NLP, blockchain, and distributed computing across the full IP lifecycle from invention discovery through filing, prosecution, maintenance, and technology monetization. Proprietary AI assets include the KorPatBERT language model for Korean patent classification, DAVINCI's multi-modal company evaluation trained on 790,000 patent records and 1.34 million corporate news articles, and ChatGPT-based patent prior art search using RAY distributed processing and RL4Ms libraries. The company has accumulated 650 million+ cumulative patent management records and 150 million+ records of big data across patents, technology, and market information.

Revenue is generated through multi-stream mechanics: SaaS subscriptions for cloud IP management (IP-Brain, IP-Manager), managed services via K-Brain outsourcing, patent annual fee services through PatONE, marketplace commissions on ThinkCat technology transfer transactions, professional consulting, and AI add-on services. The customer base spans enterprise (Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, LG Chem, Hyundai Motor Group), government research institutes (ETRI, KISTI, KAERI, KRISS), and academia (KAIST, Seoul National University). Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales from Seoul HQ and Daejeon branch, channel partnerships with government agencies (KIPO, MOTIE, KISTI) and industry associations, and self-service via the ThinkCat platform. International operations extend through Vietnam IP/Technology Centers in Ho Chi Minh City (November 2023) and Hanoi (October 2024), a Global Technology Innovation Center (June 2024), and a partnership network across 15 countries.

Name

ANYFIVE

Legal name

(주)애니파이브

Website

https://anyfive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ANYFIVE is Korea's #1 intellectual property management software company, providing AI-powered IP lifecycle platforms, R&D management tools, and technology commercialization services to 80%+ of Korea's top 100 IP companies, government research institutes, and Vietnam/ASEAN expansion markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (51321), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

IP Management, Patents & Trademark Software (BPAEAPAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

IP Search, Watch & Competitive Intelligence (BPAHAMAI), IP Valuation, Damages & Royalty Analysis (BPAHAMAH), IP Due Diligence & Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Analysis (BPAHAMAG)

Keywords

• Intellectual property management software
• Patent management platform
• Technology commercialization services
• AI patent evaluation
• IP outsourcing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IP Management Cloud/SaaS Subscriptions: Subscription-based cloud IP management services through IP-Brain, IP-Manager, and K-Brain platforms. Delivered as SaaS with monthly or annual billing. Covers the full IP lifecycle including patent/trademark filing, prosecution, maintenance, and portfolio management.
2. IP Outsourcing Services: Outsourced IP management services where the company handles IP prosecution, maintenance, technology commercialization, and related professional work on behalf of clients. Provided through K-Brain platform.
3. Patent Annual Fee (Maintenance Fee) Services: Annual patent maintenance fee payment and management services for domestic and international patents, offered through the PatONE platform in partnership with ANAQUA. Includes patent cleansing (abandonment decisions guided by AI evaluation) and real-time monitoring.
4. Technology Commercialization / IP Trading Platform: Platform fees and transaction fees from the ThinkCat / ThinkCat Global technology transfer marketplace. Connects technology buyers and sellers, facilitating licensing, technology transfer deals, and IP transactions. Revenue generated through platform usage fees and transaction commissions on completed deals.
5. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for IP strategy, R&D strategy, technology commercialization, and IPR convergence consulting. Includes business consulting (market/technology analysis, ideation, competitive mapping), solution consulting (PMS, ELN, IP system implementation), and IPR convergence consulting.
6. AI-Based Services (DAVINCI, NeuroCAT, SMART5): AI-powered evaluation, translation, and analysis services. DAVINCI provides corporate valuation and IP-based investment intelligence. NeuroCAT provides AI-assisted professional translation. SMART5 provides rapid patent evaluation. These are delivered as standalone or integrated platform add-on services.
7. Vietnam and Global Market Services: Korea-Vietnam business matching, market research, overseas expansion support, and IP/technology commercialization services in Vietnam and ASEAN markets. Includes buyer search, marketing support, and overseas branch agency services through the Vietnam IP/Technology Center in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ANYFIVE provides intellectual property (IP) and ICT services, selling software platforms that manage the full IP lifecycle — from invention discovery and patent/trademark filing through prosecution, portfolio management, annual fee administration, competitive analysis, and technology monetization. Its product lineup includes IP-Brain (on-premise IP management ERP), IP-Manager (cloud-based IP SaaS), K-Brain (IP outsourcing service), ThinkCat (IP and technology commercialization marketplace), and AI-powered services such as DAVINCI (corporate evaluation), SMART5 (patent evaluation), and NeuroCAT (patent translation).

Product overview

ANYFIVE is Korea's #1 intellectual property (IP) management solutions company providing a comprehensive platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform consists of IP-Brain (on-premise IP integrated management ERP) and IP-Manager (cloud-based IP management service), supplemented by specialized solutions including K-Brain (IP outsourcing integrated service), SmartTM (trademark management), E-Brain (R&D management), SmartLAB (electronic research notebook), P-Brain (IP analysis/portfolio), A-Brain (component obsolescence prediction), and SmartLMS (corporate legal management). The service platform includes ThinkCat (IP and technology commercialization marketplace), Annual Fee/PatONE (patent annuity management), PatSnap (global R&D intelligence), IP Trading (with IPwe blockchain-based patent transactions), NeuroCAT (AI translation), DAVINCI (AI enterprise valuation), SMART5 (patent evaluation), and Vietnam Service. R&D capabilities encompass ANYFAST (bigdata visualization), Consulting, ChatGPT-based patent tools, and a portfolio of AI/bigdata technologies including AI translation, patent evaluation models, and AIoT platforms. The portfolio spans IP rights management, R&D innovation, technology commercialization, and AI-powered analytics across domestic and global markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ThinkCat Global: Global technology commercialization platform connecting domestic and foreign technology demand and supply
• IP-Brain
• K-Brain
• DAVINCI
• PatONE
• NeuroCAT
• SMART5
• IP-Manager
• SmartLAB
• SmartTM
• E-Brain
• P-Brain
• A-Brain

Products and services

• IP-Brain
• IP-Manager
• K-Brain
• ThinkCat
• PatONE (Annual Fee Service)
• DAVINCI
• SMART5
• NeuroCAT
• SmartTM
• E-Brain
• SmartLAB
• P-Brain
• A-Brain
• SmartLMS

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50% cost reduction compared to global IP enterprise software alternatives when combining platform and professional services
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability10 records

Feature15 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• TDTU (Tondo University, Vietnam) / KEPCO Power Research InstitutesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Renewable energy AI platform development cooperation. Multi-party cooperation with Vietnam TDTU and KEPCO Power Research Institute for development of renewable energy integrated AI platform and Smart Energy Management System (SEMS) construction.
• 투위 (TUWI)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2025Global IP protection and management service contract. Organic fertilizer company TUWI signed a global IP protection and management integrated service contract with ANYFIVE for ASEAN market entry support, covering local market research, institutional network building, and technology cooperation in Vietnam and ASEAN markets.
• KIST / VKIST (Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Technology enterprise matching in Vietnam. KIST and VKIST (established in 2015 under Korean-Vietnamese government cooperation) co-host Korea-Vietnam technology enterprise matching events, with ANYFIVE supporting as an IP management service platform partner to facilitate technology business cooperation between Korean and Vietnamese companies.
• InnoBiz AssociationsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2023IP integrated management service MOU. Partnership to strengthen IP competitiveness for InnoBiz Association's member companies (21,500+ certified companies, 7,600+ member companies) through IP cloud services, IP commercialization platform services, patent annual fee management discounts, and Vietnam market entry support services.
• PatSnapcoreTechnology or Integration · 22 March 2023Global R&D innovation intelligence services partnership. ANYFIVE and PatSnap signed a partnership agreement for R&D innovation intelligence services, combining ANYFIVE's IP management solutions with PatSnap's platform (1.78 billion global patent records, 2.63 billion legal records, 1.6 billion academic paper records) to support R&D discovery, competitive analysis, and strategic decision-making in the Korean market. PatSnap serves as the overseas supply partner for IP data and analytics tools.
• Korea SME Trade Association (한국중소벤처무역협회)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2023MOU for global technology commercialization and human resource matching. Partnership to match Korean SME technologies with Vietnam and ASEAN demand companies through the global technology commercialization platform, and address SME workforce shortages by matching Korean and Vietnamese software talent with member companies.
• DAKO Investment & TradingsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2022Korea-Vietnam business matching partnership. DAKO, a Korean-Vietnam business matching and consulting company established in 1998, partners with ANYFIVE for Korea-Vietnam market research analysis, technology transfer/commercialization, manufacturing market matching, and Korean company Vietnam market entry support services.
• HOZOWAsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2022Character and design IP partnership for ThinkCat platform. HOZOWA, a Korean character and design company founded by the creator of Kakao Friends and known for Gangnam Style characters, partners with ANYFIVE through ThinkCat for global copyright management, protection, and trading services.
• Soonchunhyang UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Academic-industry-research cooperation IP technology commercialization platform MOU. Partnership to build an IP technology commercialization service platform based on Soonchunhyang University's R&D IP achievements, supporting domestic and international technology transfer and startup expansion through the partnership.
• Korea Smart Grid Association (한국스마트그리드협회)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2020IP cloud service MOU. Partnership to provide IP-Manager cloud IP management solution to the association's 150+ member companies under preferential terms. Addresses the IP management needs of power and energy sector companies with specialized cloud deployment.
• ANAQUAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Patent annual fee management services partnership. Partnership for domestic and international patent annual fee payment services combining ANAQUA's global patent management platform with ANYFIVE's IP management solutions and customer base in Korea. Enables automated annual fee management, patent cleansing decisions based on AI evaluation, and real-time global portfolio monitoring.
• BVC KoreasupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2019Global enterprise valuation partnership. BVC (Business Valuation Center) Korea provides AI-based IP management cloud service customers with corporate valuation, capital raising, M&A advisory, and IP-based financial services. The partnership extends ANYFIVE's platform into IP-based financial services and investment decision support.
• IPwecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 February 2019Strategic partnership for global technology transaction platform combining blockchain and AI technologies. IPwe is a global IP revenue optimization company that has generated approximately 560 billion KRW in patent licensing revenue. The partnership deploys IPwe's blockchain-based patent trading, patent financing, patent pooling, and defense aggregation services through ANYFIVE's platform in Korea and Asia.
• IBMsupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017IBM Data Center Service Partner designation. IBM provides data center infrastructure and services supporting ANYFIVE's cloud IP management platform operations.
• IHS MarkitcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2016R&D innovation services partnership. Joint R&D innovation conference hosted in December 2016 to introduce GoldFire solutions and expand R&D market coverage. IHS Markit provides global technical information, standards data, and analytical capabilities that complement ANYFIVE's IP management solutions for comprehensive R&D intelligence.
• MicrosoftsupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016EPM (Enterprise Project Management) solutions partnership. ANYFIVE was designated as a Microsoft EPM solutions partner. ANYFIVE's eBrain R&D integrated management system is built on the Microsoft EPM platform, providing project management, schedule, resource, and portfolio management for R&D organizations.
• Questel SAScoreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2015Global IP database and analysis tools partnership. Questel provides IP database and analytical tools integrated with ANYFIVE's IP management and portfolio solutions. The partnership enables ANYFIVE to offer Questel's global IP data coverage (100+ countries) and analysis capabilities to Korean enterprise customers. Includes joint new business development and service co-marketing at KINPA conferences.
• Electronic News / Future Technology Research CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2015Technology management and platform joint service partnership. Jointly developed technology management and commercialization platform combining Electronic News's future technology information and Future Technology Research Center's IP economics data with ANYFIVE's IP solutions and global business infrastructure. First in the industry to integrate media and research data into IP commercialization services.
• Seoul National UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2014IPR service platform joint technology development. Academic-industry partnership for joint development of IPR service platform with Seoul National University engineering researchers. The platform combines ANYFIVE's IP solutions with academic research capabilities to create new IP service scenarios and technology commercialization pathways.
• Miso TechsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2014R&D technology and business cooperation partnership. Miso Tech, an IT company with expertise in technology information analysis, database, and mobile web/app development, partners with ANYFIVE to share technology, talent, and business channels for new technology development and market expansion.
• SuretysupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2009Electronic document certification and security partnership. Surety, a global electronic document certification company, partnered with ANYFIVE to provide electronic document authentication services for IP-related electronic documents in Korea. Applied first to SmartLAB (electronic lab notebook) and IP management solutions, with broader document certification and security services planned.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Anaqua: Anaqua is a global IP management software provider offering a full-lifecycle IP practice management platform for enterprises and law firms. It is ANYFIVE's closest direct competitor and technology partner (via PatONE patent annuity integration), serving the same enterprise IP management category.
• Clarivate (IPfolio): Clarivate's IPfolio is a leading enterprise IP management platform competing head-to-head with ANYFIVE's IP-Brain in large multinational accounts. Following Clarivate's acquisitions of CPA Global, Derwent, and Innography, it represents the most formidable global incumbent in ANYFIVE's category.
• PatSnap: PatSnap is a global R&D and patent intelligence platform covering 178M patents, 2.63B legal records, and 160M academic papers. It is both ANYFIVE's strategic distribution partner in Korea and a direct competitor in IP analytics and competitive intelligence.
• Questel: Questel provides international IP database and analytical tools covering 100+ countries through its Orbit Intelligence platform. It is both an ANYFIVE technology partner (integrated into K-Brain) and a competitor in IP search and analytics for global patent data.
• LexisNexis PatentSight: PatentSight (a LexisNexis company) provides patent analytics and portfolio valuation, competing with ANYFIVE's P-Brain and DAVINCI offerings in patent quality assessment and corporate IP valuation. It serves similar enterprise and financial services customers.
• Minesoft: Minesoft provides global patent search, monitoring, and IP intelligence solutions for corporations, law firms, and patent offices. It competes with ANYFIVE in patent search and competitive intelligence services for enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• CPA Global (Clarivate): CPA Global (now part of Clarivate) provides IP management software, patent annuity services, and IP outsourcing, competing directly with ANYFIVE's IP outsourcing (K-Brain) and annuity (PatONE) services. Its global scale represents a broad incumbent threat.

Regional players

• WIPS Corp: WIPS Corp is a Korean-founded patent search and analysis platform serving global IP professionals. As a Korean-origin IP search and analytics competitor, it represents the closest regional peer to ANYFIVE's P-Brain and patent search capabilities.

Emerging players

• IPwe: IPwe provides blockchain and AI-based patent trading, financing, pooling, and defense aggregation. It is both an ANYFIVE strategic partner (IP Trading integration) and an emerging competitor in the technology commercialization marketplace space.
• Patentics: Patentics is a Chinese-origin AI-powered patent search and analysis platform using semantic analysis. It competes with ANYFIVE's P-Brain and SMART5 in the AI-driven patent analytics segment, particularly across Asian markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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

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