iPNOTE, a legal tech platform that streamlines intellectual property (IP) management, has raised $1M in a seed funding round led by AltaIR Capital, with participation from Hi2 Venture Fund and several angel investors, including partners at Erdem Kaya Patent one of the leading Turkish patent law firms, and founders of high-tech startups like Super, Lokalise, Chainstack and others.
In 2023, creators and companies around the world filed over 23 million intellectual property applications, including patents, trademarks, utility models, and industrial designs. However, IP protection across borders is still manual and fragmented. Companies are required by law to work with local IP providers in every country where they seek protection. This leads to fragmented processes, endless email chains, and high operational costs.
iPNOTE helps enterprises manage thousands of trademark and patent filings across dozens of jurisdictions by unifying IP management in a single platform and allowing users to automate interactions with IP service providers worldwide.
At the core of this innovation is an AI paralegal – a virtual assistant that can simultaneously manage global IP filings and handle up to 90% of routine communications with providers. The AI oversees the entire IP registration workflow: answers attorney questions, reviews deliverables, summarizes documents, tracks deadlines, sends follow-ups to providers, monitors progress from filing to grant, and processes payments. Instead of sending hundreds of emails, IP managers and paralegals interact with a single assistant that seamlessly coordinates with patent attorneys worldwide, turning weeks of manual work into streamlined automation. When the AI agent encounters a complex request, it escalates the issue to a human for review to ensure accuracy and reliability at every step.
“Companies face enormous challenges when protecting their ideas globally. At iPNOTE, our mission is to remove that complexity by providing a single AI-powered interaction point that automates the annoying ping-pong with IP attorneys.” said Alex Levkin, Founder and CEO of iPNOTE. “This funding will help us bring our enterprise solution to life and prove that IP management can finally be as seamless as any modern SaaS experience.”
“iPNOTE shows how AI can give companies comprehensive global IP coverage without the burden of hiring and coordinating hundreds of lawyers across jurisdictions. By automating the creation, protection, and maintenance of IP rights, iPNOTE saves businesses significant time and resources while making global protection finally accessible.” said Igor Ryabenkiy, Founder and Managing Partner at AltaIR Capital.
“Protecting intellectual rights and promoting innovations are not mutually exclusive. The solutions are not more government initiatives but technologies from companies like iPNOTE. Our decision to invest is not only based on iPNOTE’s automated IP management systems, but also on its global coverage. iPNOTE’s clients are not only protected in the US and Europe, but also in over 100 emerging and frontier markets.” said Jerry Wang, Founder and CEO at Hi2 Global.
The company has already created a SaaS platform and processed over 2,000 IP cases in 130+ countries, saving millions of IP budget. Its growing IP Leaders Network unites IP executives from corporations such as GEA Group, Roche, Supplant Company, Grupo AlEn, and other leading high-tech companies to exchange best practices, stay ahead in the age of AI-driven IP, and shape the future of the legal tech industry.
With this new funding, iPNOTE plans to accelerate the development of its AI agent and deepen its presence across the US, Europe, and the UK.
In 2023, creators and companies around the world filed over 23 million intellectual property applications, including patents, trademarks, utility models, and industrial designs. However, IP protection across borders is still manual and fragmented. Companies are required by law to work with local IP providers in every country where they seek protection. This leads to fragmented processes, endless email chains, and high operational costs.
iPNOTE helps enterprises manage thousands of trademark and patent filings across dozens of jurisdictions by unifying IP management in a single platform and allowing users to automate interactions with IP service providers worldwide.
At the core of this innovation is an AI paralegal – a virtual assistant that can simultaneously manage global IP filings and handle up to 90% of routine communications with providers. The AI oversees the entire IP registration workflow: answers attorney questions, reviews deliverables, summarizes documents, tracks deadlines, sends follow-ups to providers, monitors progress from filing to grant, and processes payments. Instead of sending hundreds of emails, IP managers and paralegals interact with a single assistant that seamlessly coordinates with patent attorneys worldwide, turning weeks of manual work into streamlined automation. When the AI agent encounters a complex request, it escalates the issue to a human for review to ensure accuracy and reliability at every step.
“Companies face enormous challenges when protecting their ideas globally. At iPNOTE, our mission is to remove that complexity by providing a single AI-powered interaction point that automates the annoying ping-pong with IP attorneys.” said Alex Levkin, Founder and CEO of iPNOTE. “This funding will help us bring our enterprise solution to life and prove that IP management can finally be as seamless as any modern SaaS experience.”
“iPNOTE shows how AI can give companies comprehensive global IP coverage without the burden of hiring and coordinating hundreds of lawyers across jurisdictions. By automating the creation, protection, and maintenance of IP rights, iPNOTE saves businesses significant time and resources while making global protection finally accessible.” said Igor Ryabenkiy, Founder and Managing Partner at AltaIR Capital.
“Protecting intellectual rights and promoting innovations are not mutually exclusive. The solutions are not more government initiatives but technologies from companies like iPNOTE. Our decision to invest is not only based on iPNOTE’s automated IP management systems, but also on its global coverage. iPNOTE’s clients are not only protected in the US and Europe, but also in over 100 emerging and frontier markets.” said Jerry Wang, Founder and CEO at Hi2 Global.
The company has already created a SaaS platform and processed over 2,000 IP cases in 130+ countries, saving millions of IP budget. Its growing IP Leaders Network unites IP executives from corporations such as GEA Group, Roche, Supplant Company, Grupo AlEn, and other leading high-tech companies to exchange best practices, stay ahead in the age of AI-driven IP, and shape the future of the legal tech industry.
With this new funding, iPNOTE plans to accelerate the development of its AI agent and deepen its presence across the US, Europe, and the UK.
About iPNOTE and the Team Behind It
iPNOTE is the legal tech platform that automates the annoying ping pong with patent attorneys, reducing IP filing and registration costs by up to 30%.
The company was founded by Alex Levkin, a certified patent attorney with more than 13 years of experience in IP. Before launching iPNOTE, Alex Levkin built an IP law firm providing startups with cost-effective solutions for international markets. His work revealed how difficult it was to scale traditional IP practices. In 2021, he envisioned iPNOTE as a way to unify fragmented IP processes and connect enterprises with trusted contractors through one platform.
Today, iPNOTE is redefining global IP management with an AI-driven platform that unifies tools, workflows, and contractors into one seamless, automated system.
For more information, visit ipnote.pro.