TIP Tool vs WebTMS

TIP Tool is a web platform for capturing enterprise innovation and managing patent workflows with patent data analytics. Users can customize invention disclosure forms, attach supporting documents, and sort and filter ideas. Teams can edit, comment, and discuss ideas together while tracking changes and contributors. The workflow follows ideas through patent stages, sends status notifications, and provides dashboards for delays, innovators, and role-based access. Analytics include patent success and cost predictions, plus counsel and examiner statistics. Automatic USPTO status updates cover published and unpublished applications, while Private PAIR access is listed for Premium. Docketing System Sync imports Excel or CSV patent application data from systems such as AppColl, Foundation IP, and Patricia, with automatic or manual field mapping. Patent Lookup displays available application data, documents, transactions, and continuity details. The free plan allows two searches per portfolio; Premium allows up to ten. The free plan supports up to 10 users, 5 GB storage, 10 MB files, and one portfolio. The platform is cloud-deployed and supports patent portfolio tracking, prosecution deadlines, and filing management.

WebTMS is cloud-based IP portfolio management software for trademark professionals and other IP teams. Its records cover trademarks, contracts, disputes, patents, domain names, designs, customs registrations, and copyrights. Trademark users can import or audit data from more than 180 jurisdictions, and Data Sync can refresh selected records while retaining an audit history. The software calculates trademark maintenance deadlines and provides dashboard and email diary reports for selected deadlines and review dates. Reporting includes more than 50 reports and a builder for custom layouts. Users can upload and search documents across record types and create Word or email templates. Administrators can set access levels from View Only to Administrator and restrict modules; clients can be limited to selected records and system areas, while agents can edit assigned records with changes tracked. Outlook integration supports uploading emails to records and composing template-based merge emails. WebTMS offers a free, fully functional trial and is browser based, accessible from a Windows or Mac computer with internet access. The listed platforms are macOS, web, and Windows. The company says it serves organizations from sole practitioners to FTSE 100 corporations, as well as trademark attorneys and multinational companies. Pricing is available on request.