Stop being blindsided by competitor patents. Start knowing what they're building before they launch.
PatentTrail is an automated patent monitoring tool that watches your competitors, your industry, and your technologies—so you don't have to.

Why You Need This
Every week, competitors file patents that could disrupt your business. Every month, valuable patents expire that you could freely use. Every quarter, new players emerge.
Missing these signals costs companies millions. Tracking them manually takes hours. PatentTrail watches for you.

How It Works

1. Set your watchlists (takes 5 minutes)

- Add competitors by name

- Select technology categories

- Save specific patents to track

2. We monitor 24/7

- New patent filings

- Status changes

- Expiring patents

- Emerging competitors

3. Get weekly intelligence

- Plain-English summaries

- What matters and why

- Direct links to full patents

- Actionable insights

Perfect For

- Startup founders – Stay ahead of BigTech

- Product managers – Track tech developments

- R&D teams – Spot opportunities as patents expire

- Investors – Monitor portfolio company IP

- Innovation teams – Stay ahead of industry trends

Not Another Patent Search App
We don't do instant searches (use Google Patents for that—it's free).
We do deliver automated monitoring and insights no free tool provides.
Think of us as your patent analyst sending you a weekly brief, not another search engine.

What You'll Know

"Amazon just filed 3 patents in your category"

"Your competitor's key patent expires in 6 months"

"A new startup is patenting around your tech"

"That blocking patent was just invalidated"

Pricing That Makes Sense

Free Tier

- 1 watchlist

- Monthly digest

- 10 AI summaries

Starter Plan – $49/month

- 5 watchlists

- Weekly digests + instant alerts

- Unlimited AI summaries

- Export capability

Pro Plan – $149/month

- Unlimited watchlists

- Share with your team

- API access

- White-label reports


Your Data Is Safe

- Bank-level encryption

- No selling your data

- Delete everything anytime

- SOC 2 compliance (coming soon)

What Users Say
"Finally, patent monitoring that doesn't require a law degree or enterprise budget." – Startup founder
"I knew my competitor filed something the week it happened, not 6 months later." – Product manager
"The AI summaries save me hours. I can review 50 patents in 10 minutes." – R&D director

Start Free Today
No credit card. No patent attorney required. Just smarter patent intelligence.
Download now and set up your first watchlist in under 5 minutes.