r/Patents is a subreddit with 12k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses patent, application, uspto, design, and strategy, and they frequently recommend/review case management software and mapping software.
Discussion of patents, patent law, and practice in any jurisdiction. This subreddit is intended for professionals only.
For more general discussion, including students and inventor-oriented topics, please see our sister sub at r/patentlaw. Posts not relevant to professionals may be removed and encouraged to be reposted there.
No conversations in this subreddit should be understood to establish an attorney-client relationship.
Popular Themes in r/Patents
#1
Advice Requests
: "Please help me understand QIPDS"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What software or method do you use to draw the drawing in patent?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Thoughts To Paper took my money and ran - am I being unreasonable"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "2025 Fee increases at the USPTO"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Patents
#1
Patent
: "Is Opensource Patent a thing?"
177 posts
#2
Application
: "Provisional Patent Application - Can I just submit the unorganized mess that I have?"
50 posts
#3
Uspto
: "BEWARE! Texted by the supposed Assistant of the IP Examiner Attorney at Uspto."
29 posts
#4
Design
: "Can Anyone Beat My Record Of 28 Months (And Counting) Until First Office Action On A Design Patent?"
21 posts
#5
Strategy
14 posts
#6
Attorney
: "Advice on obtaining a patent illustrator and patent Attorney (UK ONLY)"
12 posts
#7
Question
: "Can Anyone Beat My Record Of 28 Months (And Counting) Until First Office Action On A DESIGN Patent?"
9 posts
#8
Invention
: "Large company quietly adjusted their product after I raised a patent issue—next steps for selling/licensing?"
8 posts
#9
Advice
: "Seeking Advice regarding patent attorney candidateship as a Chemistry master student"
7 posts
#10
Software
: "What Software or method do you use to draw the drawing in patent?"
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/Patents
Case Management Software
4 reviews
#1
FoundationIP
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
AppColl
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Inprotech
4.0★ from 1 review
Mapping Software
1 review
#1
Questel Orbit Intelligence
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Patents
#1
Inventor Question
: "Has anyone ever successfully filed a patent by themselves?"
36 posts
#2
USA
: "Trump admin wants to own patents of new inventions"
12 posts
#3
Practice Discussions
: "AI Patent drafting"
9 posts
#4
Mod Announcement
: "Happy April Fools!"
6 posts
#5
UK
: "UK and EP patent attorney utterly jaded with private practice and wondering about making a change"
3 posts
#6
Law Students/Career Advice
: "Remote patent agents"
3 posts
#7
Europe
: "Examiner telephone number no longer on EPO communications?"
2 posts
#8
India
: "Need Advice on How to Document and Protect My Father's Artistic Legacy"
2 posts
#9
Uh oh:snoo_scream:
: "First patent applied for, waiting for results; how long should it take?"
1 post
#10
Jurisprudence/Case Law
: "Annual question of is this Jack of all trades Sailing block safe from patent trolls because of the YouTube video? Does view count matter?"
1 post
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+2k members(20.5%)
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Last updated: June 2, 2026