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TIP Tool

Freemium#22 of 26 in Legal Intellectual Property Management Software

TIP Tool: A focused patent-management workspace with a free tier and optional analytics add-ons. Ranked #22 of 26 in Legal Intellectual Property Management Software by our editors (7.3/10); pricing: Free plan; best for small teams starting with patent portfolio management.

7.3/10Editor score

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At a glance

Editor score
7.3 / 10
Pricing
Free plan
Best for
Small teams starting with patent portfolio management
Free plan
Yes
Paid from
$1/user/mo
Facts checked
21 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Free plan supports up to 10 users and one portfolio
- USPTO updates, prosecution timelines, and cost forecasting
- Patent pipelines, family trees, and collaborative disclosure capture
Where it doesn't
- Focused primarily on patents, not broad IP management
- Renewal management is under development
- Web deployment only, with limited documented integrations

Our verdict on TIP Tool

TIP Tool is a cloud-based patent management platform for startups, enterprises, individual inventors, innovation managers, and patent practitioners. Its scope centers on invention disclosure capture, collaborative idea development, patent pipeline tracking, filing records, USPTO status updates, portfolio visibility, cost forecasting, examiner analytics, and patent family visualization. The free plan supports up to 10 users, 5 GB of storage, 10 MB maximum file sizes, and one portfolio, making it a practical entry point for small teams beginning to organize patent work.

Pricing is structured around organization plans and optional per-user analytics tools. The Premium plan costs $50 per organization per month or $495 per organization per year, increasing capacity to 100 users, 20 GB of storage, 50 MB maximum file sizes, and three separate portfolios. It also adds Private PAIR access and case analytics. Custom plans provide tailored user, storage, portfolio, and file-size limits. Examiner Analysis and Art Unit Predictor are each available as $5 per user per month add-ons, covering examiner analytics and art unit prediction respectively.

The product’s strongest fit is a patent-focused workflow that connects disclosures, prosecution activity, portfolio oversight, and analytics in one web application. USPTO connectivity, synchronization with AppColl, Foundation IP, and Patricia, plus Excel or CSV imports for docketing-system data, support teams consolidating patent information. TIP Tool is less suitable for organizations seeking broad trademark or copyright management, and renewal management is still under development. Choose it for focused patent portfolio operations; consider an alternative when wider IP coverage is essential.

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TIP Tool pricing

Plans Free planFreemium A usable free plan; paid tiers unlock the limits above. Prices checked 21 Sep 2026.

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TIP Tool fact sheet

Free plan	Yes
Paid from	$1/user/mo
Patent portfolio tracking	Yes
Trademark portfolio tracking	No
Prosecution deadlines	Yes
Renewal management	Not verified
Filing management	Yes
Deployment	Cloud
API access	Not verified
Deployment	Cloud
Platforms	Web
Support	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Integrations	4 integrations: USPTO, AppColl, Foundation IP, Patricia
Pricing	Free plan (source)
Website	triangleip.com
Facts checked	21 Sep 2026

TIP Tool integrations

TIP Tool lists 4 integrations on its own site.

USPTO
AppColl
Foundation IP
Patricia

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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