IP Checkups is a patent software firm located in Berkeley, California. Our premier product, PatentCAM™ was created for today’s inventor to categorize, archive and monitor essential, technical information. The cloud-based platform fosters a collaborative process between R&D, business development, and legal teams to make informed product development, M&A, and licensing decisions, while minimizing legal risk. Founded in 2004, IP Checkups provides strategic intellectual property services. Our expert team of PhD analysts use PatentCAM to organize patent search results and put the complete patent landscape into clear view. Our combined software and advisory services extract maximum value from patent information while strengthening the client’s return on its technology investment. PatentCAM™ allows companies to: • Identify new product and business development opportunities • Generate more valuable and differentiated intellectual property assets • Make informed build vs. buy decisions; identify alternatives • Illuminate competitor R&D, business development, and patenting trends • Increase licensing and IP monetization opportunities • Provide more certainty around product launch and freedom to operate Collaborative Framework: PatentCAM™ provides an organized repository of the latest technical information, to be shared with multiple stakeholders. The software facilitates decision-making around M&A and licensing, allowing your teams to develop a valuable and differentiated IP portfolio. Competitive Intelligence: With PatentCAM™, corporations can track and monitor their own patent portfolios, and deep dive into competitor activities, market entry opportunities, technology design-arounds, and identify tangential markets. Save time & money: By mitigating infringement risk, PatentCAM™ increases revenue generation opportunities; it provides certainty around product launch and FTO issues, and it reduces redundant research, all of which gets your product to market faster.