Established IP analytics and AI patent services company with products including IP Author (AI patent drafting), Dolcera PCS (AI patent search and analytics), and LAWA (Legal AI Workflow Automation, via Morae partnership). Founded 2004, based in San Mateo, CA. ‘Shaping AI for IP since 2011.’ 201-500 employees per frontmatter. Serves 50+ Fortune 500 companies and top global patent law firms. IPWatchdog presenter (Feb 2025) on AI patent prosecution. Key products: IP Author for patent drafting and office action responses with zero data retention OpenAI policy. Featured by partner Morae for LAWA suite covering contract review, compliance management, IP prosecution, and litigation analytics.
Company Info
- Founded: 2004
- Team size: 201-500 employees
- HQ: United States
- Sector: IP
What We Haven’t Verified
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Workflows
Based on practitioner evidence, Dolcera is used in these workflows:
What practitioners struggle with
Real frustrations from legal professionals — the problems Dolcera addresses (or should address). Sourced from practitioner reviews, Reddit threads, and case studies.
Trademark clearance search costs $1,500-3,000 through an attorney and takes weeks — startups and small businesses either skip it (risking a cease-and-desist) or use free tools that miss common law marks and state registrations
IP law firm prosecution team handling 500+ active patent applications across USPTO, EPO, JPO, and CNIPA uses a different docketing system than the client's in-house team — deadlines get double-entered or missed in translation, office action responses are tracked in email threads, and neither side has real-time visibility into prosecution status
Where it fits in your workflow
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