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Inteum Company
Inteum develops Minuet, a cloud IP-management platform used by technology transfer offices, federal labs, research institutions, and corporate IP teams. The product centers on invention disclosures, patent and trademark portfolio management, agreement and licensing workflows, reporting, and compliance tasks such as iEdison/Bayh-Dole reporting. Evidence gathered in March 2026 shows Minuet has dedicated Inventor Portal, Agreement Portal, analytics, and corporate/federal-lab product paths, plus integrations with DocuSign, Dennemeyer, iEdison, Workday, Salesforce, Oracle, and patent-office data sources. Washington State University’s Office of Commercialization case study says the product replaced a PDF-based disclosure intake process, improved transparency for researchers, and reduced staffing needed to oversee the disclosure workflow. Search evidence also indicates Inteum was acquired by Merit Holdings in 2025 but continues to operate under the Inteum/Minuet brand.
Company Info
- Founded: 1992
- Team size: 11-50 employees
- HQ: United States
- Sector: IP
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Workflows
Based on practitioner evidence, Inteum Company is used in these workflows:
What practitioners struggle with
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In-house IP team managing 5,000+ patents across 40 countries tracks renewal deadlines, annuity payments, and maintenance fees in spreadsheets — a missed deadline in one jurisdiction means losing patent protection permanently, and the cost of defensive re-filing (if even possible) dwarfs the renewal fee
R&D team submits invention disclosures into a black box — they never hear back about patent decisions, don't understand why some inventions get filed and others don't, and eventually stop submitting because the process feels pointless
Federal lab or university tech transfer office has inventions tied to federal funding and must keep iEdison and Bayh-Dole reporting current — but invention data, patent updates, and compliance documents are scattered across spreadsheets, email, and outside counsel updates, so reporting becomes a manual scramble with real risk of missed obligations
Where it fits in your workflow
Before Inteum Company
Researcher or inventor submits a disclosure, or IP team needs to maintain portfolio records, renewals, and reporting obligations.Federal funding or commercialization activity triggers iEdison/Bayh-Dole reporting, agreement processing, or portfolio review.
After Inteum Company
Technology transfer or IP staff evaluate disclosures, coordinate with inventors and licensing officers, route agreements for signature, and hand matters to patent counsel or annuity providers.Portfolio data feeds renewal decisions, licensing/commercialization work, analytics, and federal compliance submissions.
Integrations & hand-offs
Inventors/researchers -> TTO or IP operations via Inventor Portal.IP operations -> DocuSign CLM / Agreement Portal for signature and agreement workflow.Inteum -> iEdison / federal reporting systems for Bayh-Dole compliance.Inteum -> Dennemeyer and patent-office data sources for renewals and official-record synchronization.
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