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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Patent Law Primer launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hello Tech Pros: The Basics of Intellectual Property Law▲54

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   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Trea▲57

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3. 3
   PatSnap▲69

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   2015 · patsnap.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cognition IP▲138

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   2018 · cognitionip.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   PatentBot 3.0▲127

   File for preliminary patents in 5 clicks and 10 minutes

   2020 · patentbot.online · its alternatives →

6. 6PD
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   2014 · rosencrantz.berkeley.edu · its alternatives →

7. 7
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   2013 · shakelaw.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Startup Documents▲123

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   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Patent Me▲88

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10. 10ET
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    2016 · patgraph.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
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    Nov 2025 · patentprotector.ai · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Patent Monk▲141

    The patent search engine you always wanted to exist

    2015 · patentmonk.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Westinghouse.ai▲72

    Create patent drawings with generative AI

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    LOT Network▲94

    Help eliminate the patent troll threat

    2017 · lotnet.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Kiss▲112

    Free legal docs for startup founders and investors.

    2014 · 500.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
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    Free patent summary generator

    2025 · patenttouch.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Planet Money - When patents attack▲79

    How Patents Are Destroying Innovation In Silicon Valley

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Unpatent▲128

    A crowdfunding platform to combat patent trolls

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PatentPro▲11

    Solving the "I can't afford a patent" problem for founders

    2024 · patent-pro.vercel.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Chekable▲82

    Research, draft and apply for a patent in one place

    2023 · bubble.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Valley Talks – This Is What You Really Need To Know About Patents▲57

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    2016 · valleytalks.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    XLSCOUT▲73

    Explainable AI based patent landscaping tool

    2021 · xlscout.ai · its alternatives →

23. 23PT
    Patent Time Machine – Who Owned What When▲7

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24. 24
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Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →