The company behind thesmartpatent.com
Invention Village Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales (company number 15988870). We build thesmartpatent.com, a set of AI tools that help inventors and R&D teams get clear on a patent before they hire a professional, and we handle UK patent filings for clients who engage us in writing.
What we make
thesmartpatent.com
Describe a technical idea and see which directions could be filed, what still needs testing, and a first-draft application for a professional to review. Every result is traceable to its source.
Open thesmartpatent.comSmart Patent Pro
The same tools on iPhone, for checking an idea when you are away from your desk.
View on the App StoreFiling a patent in the UK
How UK applications are handled, the two fee levels and the official fees are set out in one place: thesmartpatent.com/uk. A UK application is filed by Invention Village Ltd only under a separate written engagement. We are not on the UK register of patent attorneys; see the FAQ for what that means.
In mainland China
Users in mainland China use the same software as 发明村 (zhuanli66.com), offered by Beijing Guanhequan Law Firm, a separate legal entity. Contracts for services in mainland China are with that firm.
Who is behind it
Invention Village was founded by Jian Zhu, a PRC-qualified patent practitioner and lawyer with twenty years of practice, previously at Jones Day, Rouse, Wilkinson & Grist and King & Wood Mallesons.
Author of three books published by Tsinghua University Press:
专利变现 Patent Monetization 
2小时玩转专利 Patents in Two Hours 
商标可不是小事 Trademarks Are No Small Matter