Genie AI vs IP Arenas

✅ AI-superpowered contract drafting, collaboration & review

✅ Specialized IP portfolio management, global trademark search database, IP litigation case management, and analytical reporting tools

✅ Lawyer-supported AI and ML at the core of the platform

❓ Limited AI functionality focused mainly on trademark similarity analysis and IP portfolio analytics rather than document generation

✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place

✅ Enterprise-grade security with end-to-end encryption

✅ Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2

✅ ISO27001 certified, SOC2 compliant

✅ You own the IP of your data. We don't train our models on your data. None of our partners train their models on your data.

✅ Regional data centers with strong data sovereignty controls

❓ Multiple authentication options (coming soon) (request this feature)

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✅ Multiple authentication options including SSO and 2FA

✅ Granular user permissions and access control features (document level, project level, organization level, party level)

✅ Granular permission controls for sensitive IP data

✅ Compliant with GDPR and other privacy regulations

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✅ GDPR compliant with regular compliance audits

✅ Industry-leading AI-assisted contract drafting capabilities (all expected provisions and sections over 20 pages)

❌ No specialized AI drafting capabilities for IP agreements or general contracts

✅ Built-in real-time collaboration features just like Office365 or Google Docs (No need to download your red-lined version, and make it editable, then send it on - it's all doable within Genie)

❓ Basic collaboration features for IP teams but lacking real-time document collaboration

✅ Powerful AI-driven contract analysis, red/amber/green flag reviews every clause (industry-leading improvements coming in 2025)

❓ Basic IP agreement review tools but lacks advanced AI analysis capabilities

✅ Manage your projects and organise your own template and clause library

✅ Specialized IP portfolio management, global trademark search database, IP litigation case management, and analytical reporting tools

❓ No 'dumb' automated workflows. Agentic workflows coming in 2025

✅ Comprehensive IP-specific workflow management for trademark and patent prosecution

✅ Full numbering support + AI auto-styling and formatting (coming soon)

❓ Adequate for standard IP documents but limited for highly complex styling

❓ Not integrated with legal and business tools beyond full .docx compatibility. If you can use a word doc with it, you can use Genie with it.

✅ Integrates with major IP offices, patent and trademark databases, and some practice management tools

❓ Just export to .docx and use your existing provider (request this feature)

✅ Native e-signature capabilities for IP documents

✅ Company and user level reporting and analytics (on request)

✅ Powerful IP portfolio analytics and visualization tools

✅ AI-powered document assembly

❓ Template-based document assembly for standard IP documents but without AI assistance

✅ Market-leading AI-powered document editing: Ask Genie to edit your styling, reformat a table, or suggestion new clause text. As tracked changes, and private per party. Genie assists with and automates entire workflows, it doesn't just produce text responses.

❌ No AI-powered document editing capabilities

❓ Top-level AI Legal Research available as AI chat within the legal document, some prompting required (request this feature)

✅ Strong integration with global patent and trademark databases

✅ Negotiation tools for multi-party clause-by-clause agreements

❌ No specialized tools for contract negotiation

❓ No advanced data extraction or OCR capabilities (request this feature)

✅ Advanced OCR for patent documents and trademark images with metadata extraction

✅ Mobile-optimised Web App

❓ Limited mobile functionality through responsive web interface

❓ Coming soon (request this feature)

✅ Integrations with major cloud storage providers and specialized IP document management systems

✅ Community clause library available for creating modular contracts

❌ No community clause library

Coming soon - ✅ A library of your private clauses usable only by your legal team

❓ Basic storage for IP-specific clauses but not a true dynamic clause library

✅ Community template library available to create modular contracts

❌ No community template sharing

✅ Bring your own library of private templates usable only by your legal team, within Genie

✅ Comprehensive IP document template library with jurisdiction-specific templates

✅ Seamless integration with Microsoft Word, full styling, tables, formatting compatibility

✅ Good integration with Microsoft Word for document creation and editing

✅ No known issues (Pre-formatted templates, consistent formatting, tables, cross-version compatibility)

❓ Some users report issues with complex tables and cross-references in generated documents

✅ Generally positive reviews

❓ Users cite steep learning curve, complex pricing structure, and limited general contract management capabilities

✅ Multiple support channels available including phone, whatsapp, email and live chat

✅ Support via email, phone, and live chat during business hours

✅ Available with our custom plans

✅ Available for enterprise customers

✅ For our custom plans, get setup within 3 days with a guided onboarding plan

❓ Structured onboarding process typically taking 2-4 weeks

✅ Established AI-focused legal tech company

✅ 2008 - Established player in the IP management space

✅ Founded in 2017, deep AI integration from inception. A thick layer built with AI specialists and senior lawyers to ensure the models produce high quality legally customised outputs

❓ Web-based platform with Microsoft Word plugin for document generation

✅ Our AI models are built using proprietary intelligence and research supported by UCL, Imperial College London and Oxford University. Rigorous testing process to ensure the outputs are accurate

✅ Over 110,000 companies have registered to use the Genie platform in total, including 11 FTSE100 firms, 20 Global200 firms, a number of top US banks, and two of the ‘big four’ UK supermarket chains.

❓ Used by several hundred IP law firms and corporate IP departments in UK, EU, and US

✅ 3rd party and proprietary AI models

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✅ Cloud-based (SaaS)

✅ Suitable for in-house legal, law firms, and SMEs

❓ Primarily IP-focused law firms, corporate IP departments, and patent/trademark attorneys

✅ Built as a platform which is versatile across various industries. Focus areas are construction, manufacturing, consultancy and legal services.

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❓ Highly specialized for intellectual property management across industries

✅ 120+ jurisdictions including the UK, California, Texas, India, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, France, and Germany.

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✅ Global trademark database covering 180+ jurisdictions; patent search across major patent offices

✅ Generous free plan. Transparent subscription plans to suit different needs. Custom plans for orgs handling more than 10 documents per month.

❓ Subscription-based pricing starting at approximately £3,000-£6,000 annually per user, with additional costs for premium features and data access

✅ Offers SLAs for custom plans, specifics not public

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✅ 99.5% uptime guarantee

✅ Fortnightly legal prompt training sessions from ex-Clifford Chance Legal Engineers;

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There's also an active Slack community (join now)

Community & events: ❓ Quarterly user group meetings, annual IP tech conference, and some training webinarsTraining: ✅ Comprehensive training materials, webinars, and certification programsPrompt Training: ❌ No specialized AI prompt training

Self-Serve: ✅ 1-click, no email address required, no card required
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Sales: ✅ 2-3 weeks from pilot to full team adoption

Self-serve: ❌ No immediate self-serve option; requires account setup and trainingSales: ❓ Typically 3-6 weeks from purchase to implementation

✅ Simple 3-step process: try with your document, explore your scenarios, receive 360° assessment

✅ 1-2 weeks from agreement to full implementation

Pilot: ❓ Structured pilot program requiring significant setup time and trainingImplementation Timeline: ❓ Typically 4-8 weeks from purchase to full implementation

✅ Consultative, transparent pricing, no hard selling

❓ Traditional enterprise sales approach with demonstrations and tailored proposals

✅ Firefish reduced contract review time by 50%, from 2.5 hrs to 1.25 hrs per document, saving 15+ hrs weekly per person

✅ Midsize IP firm reported 40% reduction in trademark prosecution administrative time and improved portfolio visibility

✅ Average 60% time savings on contract drafting; 50% reduction in review cycles; ROI typically 3x cost

❓ Metrics focus on IP management efficiency rather than broader legal workflow improvements