Anaqua Inc

Anaqua is a leading global intellectual property management platform for corporations and law firms, offering end-to-end IP lifecycle management across patents, trademarks, inventions, and licensing. Three product lines: AQX (enterprise IP management for corporates), PATTSY WAVE (IP docketing and prosecution for law firms), and Lecorpio (innovation management). Founded 2004 in Boston. 750+ employees. 22K+ LinkedIn followers. PE-backed: Nordic Capital acquired controlling interest from Astorg (Feb 2025) — PE-to-PE handoff focused on driving further growth. Previous investors: Astorg (majority), Meritech Capital. Acquisitions include Quantify IP (2021, portfolio cost budgeting), RightHub. AQX platform includes AI-powered analytics, invention disclosure management, automated docketing, patent/trademark prosecution workflows, cost management, portfolio analytics, and integration with Clarivate and patent office systems. 3,500+ corporate and law firm clients globally. ISO 27001 certified (since 2017). SOC 2 Type 2 assessed. GDPR DPA available. Case studies: Novo Nordisk (120% increase in daily use, 40% cost savings), Legrand (remote implementation during COVID), GSK (enterprise visibility). G2 4.1/5 (89 reviews across products). Reddit sentiment mixed: ‘corporate centric, expensive’ per r/Patents; praised by in-house teams. Competes with Clarivate/CPA Global (enterprise), FoundationIP, PatSnap, AppColl. No public pricing — enterprise-tier. PATTSY WAVE v8 launched May 2024. Agentic AI workflows announced for 2026.

Company Info

• Founded: 2004
• HQ: United States
• Sector: COMPUTER_SOFTWARE

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