The idea
The people who invent things — founders, researchers, independent inventors, small teams — are rarely the people with a dedicated IP department. Their patents live in one place, their deadlines in another, and the proof of what they created in a third.
The result is an uncomfortable kind of blindness: not knowing what you own, what's about to lapse, who's paying attention to your work, or what it's actually worth.
CratOS was built by Copperpod IP, a patent practice that sees this every day. The idea is simple: give innovators the same clear line of sight that IP professionals rely on — in one portal, in plain language, without needing to be an expert.
Without visibility
With CratOS
Four commitments shape every part of the portal.
Your patents, trade secrets, deadlines, and costs, in one place — not scattered across inboxes, spreadsheets, and PDFs.
Dates and fees are calculated and surfaced for you, so what matters next is never a surprise.
Verifiable records and a clear timeline turn "I had this idea first" into something you can show.
Insight into how your portfolio is performing helps you decide where to invest, license, or let go.
The components
Each piece does one job well and shares the same data, so the picture gets clearer the more you use it.
Discover
Good decisions about an invention start with seeing the landscape around it. These tools put the world's patent literature one search away.
Pull up any patent by number and read it the way an examiner would: the claims, the full family, and the citations in both directions, together in one view.
AI-assisted searching that helps you find the references that matter, then keeps your work so you never have to start from scratch.
Protect
Protection is only as good as your ability to show it. These components help you register, document, and defend your ideas.
Not everything should be patented. Register a trade secret and keep a tamper-evident, verifiable record that it existed when you say it did.
Generate the paperwork that keeps an application moving, in the Word format your attorney already works in.
An Office Action doesn't have to be a wall of text. Bring it in and get help understanding the rejections and drafting a response grounded in your own filings.
Track
A missed fee can quietly end a patent. These components turn the calendar from a source of anxiety into something you can see at a glance.
Maintenance fees and renewals, calculated for you and surfaced before they're due — with the actual amounts, in the right currency.
Group the patents, trade secrets, and milestones that belong to one invention and watch its whole lifecycle on a single timeline.
Grow
A portfolio is an asset. These components help you understand it, watch it, and work on it together with the people who matter.
Bring your patents into one portfolio and understand how it's performing, who's paying attention, and where the opportunity is.
Innovation is a team sport. Invite colleagues and advisors, assign roles, and share exactly what you intend to.
CratOS is built by a patent practice, and it shows in the details: AI-assisted and calculated outputs are clearly labelled and are not legal advice. They're designed to give you and your attorney a faster, better informed starting point — so conversations about your IP begin with the facts already on the table.
Create your account in under a minute and bring your patents, trade secrets, and deadlines into one view.