Name

focusip

Legal name

FocusIP

Website

https://focusip.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ra'anana

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IP Management Consulting: On-demand IP management and consulting services where FocusIP provides virtual IP department functionality, portfolio management, and strategic IP guidance to clients. Services are modular and plug-and-play with existing IP arrangements.
2. Project Management Services: High quality handling of IP related tasks and projects with short turnaround and fair predictive pricing for any size portfolio. Can work with client's current suppliers or bring their own network.
3. Portfolio Strategy and Budget Services: Tailored IP budget planning and execution services to ensure IP investment produces ready-for-business portfolio aligned with financial and operational requirements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FocusIP provides IP management consulting, portfolio development, and IP coaching services for technology and green-tech companies. The firm operates as a plug-and-play virtual IP department, delivering modular services including IP First Aid, Project Management, Portfolio Development, and On-Demand IP Manager support, backed by a proprietary IP management platform with docketing capabilities.

Product overview

FocusIP is an IP Management Consultancy offering a unified platform of professional IP management services. The core offering consists of four integrated service modules: IP First Aid and Advanced Care (IP load management), Project Management (task and project handling), Portfolio Development (strategic IP program building), and IP Manager On-Demand (virtual IP department support). The company also offers specialized services including IP4Sustainability (in collaboration with Sagacious IP) for sustainability-focused patent analysis and SDG mapping, plus custom patent automation tools. All services are backed by a proprietary IP software platform for docketing, case management, and portfolio tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IP4Sustainability™: A sustainability practice providing IP data-driven information and service solutions for sustainability, green-tech, ESG and IP+R&D teams, developed in collaboration with Sagacious IP.

Products and services

• IP First Aid and Advanced Care IP load management service that helps managers and administrators efficiently control their IP workloads, enabling them to focus on primary responsibilities while enhancing organizational IP portfolios.
• Project Management One-stop-shop for high-quality handling of IP-related tasks and projects with short turnaround times and fair, predictive pricing for any portfolio size; can work with client's current suppliers or bring FocusIP's own network.
• Portfolio Development Strategic IP program development service that helps clients develop and run effective IP programs aligned with business-IP goals within budget constraints.
• IP Manager and Consultant On-Demand On-demand IP management service providing a client IP manager with a ready-to-run back office team and IP software platform as portfolios grow.
• IP4Sustainability IP data-driven information and service solutions for sustainability, green-tech, ESG and IP+R&D teams, including Patent SDG Profiling, Sustainability Technology Landscapes, Portfolio Tagging to 17 SDGs, and Portfolio Analysis for Sustainable Technology Development.
• Custom Patent Automation Tools Low-cost custom patent automation tools developed by FocusIP's software team that understands all nuances of IP, designed to handle mundane IP tasks and enable organizations to build efficient portfolios of Sustainable IP assets.

Quantifiable outcome

• IP expenses reduced by 20-40% monthly while improving portfolio control
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• Sagacious IPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFocusIP collaborates with Sagacious IP on the IP4Sustainability initiative, providing IP data-driven solutions for sustainability, green-tech, ESG and R&D teams. The partnership offers solutions including Patent SDG Profiling, Portfolio Tagging to 17 SDGs, Sustainability Technology Landscapes, and Sustainable Technology Scouting. Joint events include Green IP roundtables across Israeli cities.
• Exit-TechminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExit-Tech provides design and development services for FocusIP's website and digital presence, as noted in the website footer 'Design & Development by Exit-Tech'.
• TriggerUs IncubatorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYaron Damelin serves as IP mentor for TriggerUs Incubator's start-ups, providing pro-bono initial IP searching and strategic guidance to promote entrepreneurship among 40+ year old founders. Boaz Lipshitz, former OCS Incentive Plans Funding Expert, collaborates with Yaron on this initiative.
• Pekama Docketing PlatformsupportingTechnology or IntegrationFocusIP uses Pekama's docketing platform (docketing.pekama.com) for client IP portfolio management. Clients access the platform via login links on FocusIP website for portfolio tracking and management.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• IP.com: IP.com provides prior art search, patent analytics, and IP intelligence services to R&D and IP teams. Comparable to FocusIP in serving IP decision support needs for tech companies, but with a search/analytics product focus rather than end-to-end portfolio consulting.

Direct peers

• Anaqua: Anaqua provides IP management software and portfolio management services to corporate IP departments and law firms globally. Directly comparable to FocusIP as both offer outsourced/virtual IP management and docketing capabilities, though Anaqua operates at significantly larger scale with a SaaS-first model.
• Richardson Oliver Law Group: Richardson Oliver Law Group is an IP boutique law and consulting firm that provides patent portfolio development and IP strategy services to tech companies. Comparable to FocusIP as a specialized IP advisory firm focused on strategic portfolio management for technology clients.
• PatentVest: PatentVest is an IP strategy and patent valuation consulting firm serving startups, investors, and enterprises. Directly comparable to FocusIP as a specialized IP consulting firm focused on strategic portfolio development for tech companies and investors.

Broad incumbents

• LexisNexis PatentSight: LexisNexis PatentSight provides IP analytics and portfolio benchmarking tools used by corporate IP departments. Comparable to FocusIP in serving strategic IP portfolio management but as a software/analytics incumbent rather than a consulting firm.
• PatSnap: PatSnap is an IP intelligence and R&D analytics platform serving IP professionals, R&D teams, and corporate IP departments. Comparable to FocusIP in targeting IP decision-makers but with a software/data-driven model rather than consulting-led services.
• Clarivate (CPA Global): Clarivate, which acquired CPA Global, provides end-to-end IP management, portfolio services, and analytics to corporations and IP professionals. Comparable to FocusIP in offering IP portfolio services but at vastly greater scale and as part of an integrated IP intelligence platform.
• Finnegan (IP consulting): Finnegan is a leading IP law firm that increasingly offers IP portfolio strategy and consulting services alongside prosecution. Comparable to FocusIP in advising on IP portfolio strategy but as part of a large international IP law practice.
• IPfolio (Clarivate): IPfolio, now part of Clarivate, provides IP management consulting and software services to enterprises and law firms. Comparable to FocusIP as both deliver portfolio development and IP management services, but IPfolio operates as part of a much larger IP intelligence and analytics portfolio.

Others

• Sagacious IP: Sagacious IP is a global IP research and analytics firm that FocusIP partners with for its IP4Sustainability offerings. Comparable to FocusIP in serving IP professionals with data-driven insights, but operates more as a research/analytics vendor than a portfolio management consultant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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