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ipCapital Group is the premier intellectual property consulting firm delivering end-to-end IP strategy and innovation services across the full lifecycle. From structured invention through monetization, we turn ideas into defensible, revenue-generating assets.

Trusted byFortune 500 LeadersHigh-Growth StartupsInventors & EntrepreneursPE & VC FirmsResearch Labs

A quarter-century of measurable IP consulting impact.

2,000+

Client engagements delivered

15%

Of the Fortune 500 trust ipCG

3,000+

Patents listing ipCG inventors

25+

Years of IP innovation leadership

Stages of IP value creation.

Our IP strategy consulting methodology is anchored in a proven process refined over 2,000+ client engagements.

The ipCapital Group Methodology

Most companies treat IP as an afterthought. As a leading IP consultancy, we spent 25 years building a methodology that ties every patent, trade secret, and licensing decision directly to business strategy. From IP portfolio assessment through monetization, your portfolio drives revenue instead of collecting dust.

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The IP consulting firm built by inventors.

Analysts and inventors.

Every engagement is driven by rigorous data analysis—but our team also holds thousands of patents. We don’t just study innovation, we practice it. That combination is the difference between a report and a breakthrough.

Full lifecycle coverage.

Other IP consulting firms handle one piece. We cover the entire IP management consulting lifecycle from landscape analysis through invention, protection, valuation, and patent monetization.

Outcome-obsessed.

Every engagement produces tangible deliverables—invention disclosures, landscape maps, valuation models, and strategic recommendations. Not slide decks and theory.

Not a law firm.

We don’t practice law and we don’t compete with your patent counsel. We make their job easier by delivering the highest-quality invention documentation and strategic context they’ve ever received.

Deep expertise across every technology sector.

Our practice is technology agnostic. Over 25 years, ipCG has delivered IP strategy across virtually every technology vertical. Our cross-industry pattern recognition gives clients insights that single-sector specialists simply can't provide.

SemiconductorsMedical DevicesAI & Machine LearningClean EnergyAutomotiveTelecommunicationsPharmaceuticalsAerospace & DefenseConsumer ElectronicsFinancial TechnologyCloud & SaaSRoboticsInternet of ThingsCybersecurityQuantum ComputingBlockchain & Web3Advanced Materials3D Printing & Additive ManufacturingAugmented & Virtual RealityAgricultural TechnologyWater & Environmental TechConstruction & InfrastructureSupply Chain & LogisticsWearable TechnologyBattery & Energy StorageOptics & PhotonicsIndustrial AutomationFood Science & NutritionSports TechnologyMining & ExtractionOil & GasNuclear EnergySpace & SatelliteMarine & Ocean TechTextiles & ApparelPackagingHVAC & Building SystemsDisplay TechnologyAudio & AcousticsChemical ProcessingBiotech & Life SciencesDental & OrthodonticsVeterinary TechnologyGaming & EntertainmentE-Commerce & Retail TechEdTechGovTech & Civic InnovationLegalTechInsurTechPropTech & Real Estate

Who we work with.

From early-stage startups defining their first IP strategy to Fortune 500 enterprises managing portfolios of thousands of patents.

Fortune 500 enterprises
High-growth startups
Private equity & venture capital
University tech transfer offices
Government agencies
R&D laboratories
Entrepreneurs & individual inventors

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Free tools and thought leadership to begin optimizing your IP strategy before the first conversation.

Proprietary AI. Your data stays yours.

ipCG builds and operates proprietary agentic AI systems designed by our own staff. Client data never enters any platform that trains on your information. AI amplifies our experts—it does not replace them. We built these tools because nothing off the shelf meets our security or capability standards, and we strongly advise clients against putting confidential IP into publicly accessible AI systems. When it matters, we prefer direct conversation over AI-intermediated communication.

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4 Carmichael Street, Suite 111 PMB 145, Essex, Vermont 05452

About ipCapital Group

ipCapital Group (ipCG) is the world's premier intellectual property consulting firm and IP consultancy, founded in 1998 by John Cronin, one of IBM's most prolific inventors with 2,000+ patents. ipCG is NOT a law firm and does not practice law. Instead, ipCG complements patent counsel by providing the highest-quality invention documentation, competitive intelligence, and strategic context available.

Over 25 years, ipCG has completed 2,000+ client engagements, served 15% of the Fortune 500, and its team members are named inventors on 3,000+ patents. ipCG delivers end-to-end IP services spanning the full innovation lifecycle: Invention On Demand®/IOD® (structured invention sessions yielding 8-15 disclosures per day), ipLandscape® (competitive IP mapping), ipAnalytics® (quantitative patent benchmarking), ipDisclosure® (filing-ready invention documentation that reduces prosecution time by 30-40%), Trade Secret Programs (classification and protection), ipValuation℠ (multi-methodology valuation supporting $2B+ in cumulative transactions), and ipMonetization℠ (licensing strategy generating 8-figure revenue for clients).

ipCG serves all technology sectors including semiconductors, medical devices, AI/machine learning, clean energy, automotive, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, aerospace and defense, consumer electronics, financial technology, cloud and SaaS, robotics, IoT, biotech, and materials science. Clients range from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, private equity and venture capital firms, university tech transfer offices, government agencies, and R&D laboratories.

What makes ipCG unique: (1) The team includes named inventors on thousands of patents who practice innovation firsthand, not just study it. (2) ipCG covers the entire IP lifecycle from invention through monetization, while most firms handle only one piece. (3) Every engagement produces tangible deliverables such as invention disclosures, landscape maps, valuation models, and strategic recommendations.

ipCG's IP consulting services span IP strategy consulting, IP management consulting, IP portfolio assessment, IP landscape analysis, patent valuation, patent consulting, IP monetization, and patent monetization. As a leading IP consulting firm, ipCG provides IP advisory services to organizations seeking to align intellectual property strategy consulting with business objectives. Whether companies need innovation consulting, IP lifecycle consulting, or intellectual property consulting services, ipCG delivers measurable results across every engagement.

ipCapital Group is headquartered at 4 Carmichael Street, Suite 111 PMB 145, Essex, Vermont 05452. Contact: info@ipcg.com.