--- title: FoundationIP Reviews meta\_title: 'FoundationIP Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 106 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how FoundationIP works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.0 review\_count: 106 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Legal url: https://www.g2.com/categories/legal --- # FoundationIP Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by FoundationIP but has limited features. Are you part of the FoundationIP team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! FoundationIP from Clarivate is a leading IP lifecycle management solution for law firms seeking a competitive edge. This powerful and flexible cloud-based solution improves your efficiency at every step in the IP lifecycle, so you can grow your firm with confidence. Reduce risk with industry-leading Clarivate IP data. Uncover actionable insights that position you as a strategic partner. Maximize your team’s efficiency with advanced automation and integrated services. Seamlessly collaborate with clients, colleagues, and agents worldwide. Modernize your IP practice management with FoundationIP. * * * Seller [Clarivate](https://www.g2.com/sellers/clarivate) Discussions [FoundationIP Community](https://www.g2.com/products/foundationip/discuss) Languages Supported German, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Doireann Constantine Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 4 months ### Return on Investment 29 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/foundationip/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![AppColl](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "AppColl") AppColl 4.7/5(41) ](https://www.g2.com/products/appcoll/reviews) [ ![Inteum](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Inteum") Inteum 4.4/5(29) ](https://www.g2.com/products/inteum/reviews) [ ![Alt Legal](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Alt Legal") Alt Legal 4.8/5(22) ](https://www.g2.com/products/alt-legal/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/foundationip/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 106 real user reviews. Implementation Time 4 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Computer Hardware](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Hardware") UC Verified User in Computer Hardware Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/26/2018 "Awkward interface and buggy system limits the utility of this software" 1/5 What do you like best about FoundationIP? Ability to create complex reports. Our most advanced users are true believers and find it a powerful tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FoundationIP? Foundation IP is not at all intuitive. Even after a year and a half of use and some training, it is still difficult to use. You need to invest a huge amount of time in figuring out how to navigate the system. Our engineer inventors hate using it and it is actually an obstacle to invention harvesting. It also crashes frequently and takes a long time to load between screens. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering FoundationIP: Very difficult to use. Invest a huge amount of time in extensive training. Do not expect positive feedback from non-legal users (engineers, etc.) who have to use it for invention disclosure submissions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FoundationIP solving and how is that benefiting you? I cannot honestly say that I have solved any business problems with FIP. The benefits are limited due to the drawbacks discussed above. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Amanda Brown of FoundationIP [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/foundationip-review-691741/official_response/edit) Thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear that you find FoundationIP tricky to use. If you are a current customer and want to learn more about FoundationIP, we have an upcoming Customer Conference that will offer a lot of user training, including a "Bootcamp". There is also a Independent User Group you can join to learn more tips and tricks. For technical issues, please contact us at softwaresupport@cpaglobal.com Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller SS Sharon S. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/27/2018 "Corporate Paralegal" 4.5/5 What do you like best about FoundationIP? The best part of FIP is the multitude of ways in which to search for a particular item(s) giving the user the ability to find something even if not having all of the information on the trademark readily available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FoundationIP? Currently I have no encountered anything that creates a dislike to the product. The product is fairly user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FoundationIP solving and how is that benefiting you? Having a fully functional trademark database which houses the pertinent documents relating to each trademark entry (i.e. registration, renewals, etc.). Able to locate information within a few seconds of searching. Able to look at actual documents without pulling originals from paper files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Law Practice](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Law Practice") UL Verified User in Law Practice Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/26/2018 "Very Reliable Docketing System" 4/5 What do you like best about FoundationIP? Our Law Firm has used Foundation IP for about 5 years now. We like how the system tracks references for IDS filings and manages due dates for Intellectual Property. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FoundationIP? An option to chat with a representative of Foundation IP embedded in the interface would be good addition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering FoundationIP: I heard that we chose this product instead of others because we are charged per matter, rather than a lump sum. Thus, when a matter closes we delete the matter in order to save money. However, I have heard this has caused us to pre-maturely delete some matters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FoundationIP solving and how is that benefiting you? We are using the system to track Intellectual Property due dates. We are also using it to manage IDS filings. This product has saved us time in not having to generate IDSes manually or docket manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Cindy D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cindy D.") CD Cindy D. IP Docketing Specialist Law Practice Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/26/2018 "New to using FIP" 4.5/5 What do you like best about FoundationIP? Although I am new to using FIP, it is very user friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FoundationIP? Not able to print a docket report, can't see multiple matters at one time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering FoundationIP: Get all the bells and whistles associated with it and offer Free training of the program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FoundationIP solving and how is that benefiting you? None that I am aware of at this time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Law Practice](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Law Practice") AL Verified User in Law Practice Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/10/2017 "Foundation IP User 3+years" 5/5 What do you like best about FoundationIP? Foundation IP is a very robust program for tracking and docketing information related to IP Management. After initial period of training, the program does become intuitive. The support team is awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FoundationIP? It is not incredibly user friendly and the reporting features are quite difficult to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering FoundationIP: Take the time to truly work the software and learn it. It has so many features, that it is possible to miss one. I do wish they offered a two day class or online - start to finish - tutorial - Youtube or something. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FoundationIP solving and how is that benefiting you? FIP keeps up to date with country laws of all countries and the response times for various patent prosection deadlines. This takes the burden off the end-user for trying to count months for a response as well as the deadlines. It is also a very complete file information system where various pieces of client information for each patent portfolio can be tracked. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Haydn Evans of FoundationIP [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/foundationip-review-328094/official_response/edit) Thanks for the review! We also appreciate our support team. 12/20/2017 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Legal Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Legal Services") AL Verified User in Legal Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/26/2018 "How did we ever survive without our FIP database??" 5/5 What do you like best about FoundationIP? I was very pleased with the attention given during the training process and the ability to receive prompt assistance with questions after training. The ease of creating matters and reports is probably my favorite aspects of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FoundationIP? I am very pleased with FIP and do not dislike anything thus far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering FoundationIP: I performed extensive research and this product is a quality product and very competitively priced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FoundationIP solving and how is that benefiting you? Missed deadlines have been the biggest problem solver and the biggest benefit realized has been the ease of reporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Kristine L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kristine L.") KL Kristine L. Patent Assistant Law Practice Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/26/2018 "best program" 5/5 What do you like best about FoundationIP? I like how it's really easy to use and navigate and all the info is clear. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FoundationIP? I don't like that it doesn't list out all the due dates with all the extensions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FoundationIP solving and how is that benefiting you? Keeps track all my due dates and the reports are easy to follow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Law Practice](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Law Practice") AL Verified User in Law Practice Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/26/2018 "Overall very useful but user experience needs to be cleaned up" 3/5 What do you like best about FoundationIP? It is easy to keep track of various activities for all of our different matters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FoundationIP? It is way to difficult to create new customized reports. Especially since there is no documentation on fip or that I could find on the internet for how to create them from scratch. I had to work backwards from already created reports to sort of learn how to make some changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FoundationIP solving and how is that benefiting you? It makes keeping track of using of all our pending patent cases much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Law Practice](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Law Practice") UL Verified User in Law Practice Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/1/2018 "FIP is a great tool for patent law" 4/5 What do you like best about FoundationIP? The improvement to the bulk import of references is very nice! Just needs to be a little more user friendly. I really like the ability to add notes in the "comments" section in activities tab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FoundationIP? Sending messages from FIP... there needs to be more formatting options and a preview selection. The emails do not look like they do before sending. The formatting seems fine, but after being sent and delivered, the formatting and text is never consistent. Would like more options for global changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FoundationIP solving and how is that benefiting you? We are in the process of customizing templates which is tedious work, but good that it is that this is possible based on client needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller SC Scott C. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/1/2018 "Comprehensive IP Docketing OIcketing " 4/5 What do you like best about FoundationIP? Foundation IP handles complicated records and portfolios; it produces functional and helpful reports for both internal and external needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FoundationIP? Trademark reminders do not include application or registration numbers without logging into site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering FoundationIP: Foundation IP has strong docketing and reporting functions (internally and with clients). The Foundation IP support function is very responsive and can help with customization needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FoundationIP solving and how is that benefiting you? Organizes and dockets complicated IP records; provides great client interface Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ## Questions about FoundationIP? 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[ Ask about FoundationIP ](https://www.g2.com/products/foundationip/discussions/new) GU Guest User What are the benefits and drawbacks of using FoundationIP for intellectual property management? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-using-foundationip-for-intellectual-property-management) ![Verified User](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User") G2 Verified User • Last activity over 5 years ago Does FoundationIP offer Automated Data Verification? 2 Upvotes 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/data-verification) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/foundationip/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 4 months ### Return on Investment 29 months ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/foundationip/pricing) FoundationIP Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_290880f9c4d086736a0e3ba6f1543726/ipfolio.png "Product Avatar Image") IPfolio 4.6/5(33) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/foundationip-vs-ipfolio) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_f30587e024d100d3b65f0848ebc4b1d2/alt-legal.png "Product Avatar Image") Alt Legal 4.8/5(22) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/alt-legal-vs-foundationip) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_332f20138c8a896942f1ba9fa591e1d5/aqx.png "Product Avatar Image") AQX 4.4/5(19) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/aqx-vs-foundationip) ##### Categories on G2 [Intellectual Property Management](https://www.g2.com/categories/intellectual-property-management) ##### Explore More [What tool provides the most comprehensive MFA policy controls?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-tool-provides-the-most-comprehensive-mfa-policy-controls)[What is the most affordable network management software for SMBs?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-most-affordable-network-management-software-for-smbs)[Top-rated AI tools for creating training videos](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-top-rated-ai-tools-for-creating-training-videos-for-small-businesses) [What capital project management platforms are best for handling multi-billion dollar infrastructure programs where schedule slippage and cost overruns are genuinely catastrophic?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-capital-project-management-platforms-are-best-for-handling-multi-billion-dollar-infrastructure-programs-where-schedule-slippage-and-cost-overruns-are-genuinely-catastrophic%20)[Best platforms for collaborative API development](https://www.g2.com/discussions/best-platforms-for-collaborative-api-development)[What are the best financial data APIs for fintech developers consolidating market data feeds into integrated applications?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-best-financial-data-apis-for-fintech-developers-consolidating-market-data-feeds-into-integrated-applications) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)