PatentWatch as Prosecution Platform

Moving into prosecution support would change PatentWatch from a tool used when a patent owner wants to press a claim, into software used every time an application hits friction at the USPTO. That matters because office actions create repeated work, attorneys must answer each rejection to keep prosecution alive, and the same claim parsing and prior art mapping that powers infringement analysis can also help draft responses, amendments, and strategy inside a live attorney workflow.

• Patent prosecution is naturally recurring work. The USPTO sends office actions that require a signed response addressing each rejection, and prosecution can continue through multiple rounds. A product that helps read the examiner letter, map cited art to claims, and draft amendments gets used matter by matter, not just at a monetization event.
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• The closest category analog is Solve Intelligence, which sells a browser based copilot for drafting, office action responses, and invention harvesting. It reached an estimated $12M ARR in 2025 with 400 plus IP teams, showing that patent workflow software can be bought as an ongoing subscription by both firms and in house legal teams.
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• Incumbents are also moving toward full prosecution workflow. Clarivate acquired Rowan Patents in July 2024 to add integrated drafting and prosecution tools to its broader IP lifecycle stack. That shows where budget is concentrated, in systems that handle search, drafting, filing, and prosecution together rather than one off analytics alone.
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The path forward is a broader patent operating system. If PatentWatch adds office action drafting, amendment support, and later freedom to operate review, it can sit in the weekly work queue of patent attorneys and corporate IP teams, expanding from episodic enforcement spend into recurring software budget with higher retention and more room to upsell adjacent workflows.