Case Study: Melexis reduces patentability study time by 75% with IPRally

How Melexis use IPRally to reduce their time spent on patentability studies by 75%

Melexis, a global supplier of microelectronic semiconductor solutions, faced a challenge with the time-intensive process of conducting patentability studies. Their IP team, led by IP Business Partner Thomas Freitag, previously budgeted a day and a half per search using traditional boolean keyword methods. To improve efficiency, they implemented IPRally, a knowledge graph AI tool for patent searching and categorization.

By using IPRally, Melexis reduced the time spent on each patentability search from a day and a half to just three hours, a 75% reduction in time spent. The solution also delivered high-quality results, with 30-50% of the prior art found by IPRally later appearing in the official EPO search reports. This high-quality data allowed Melexis to draft claims around existing art early and achieve a high grant rate. IPRally provided significant value by drastically cutting time expenditure and improving the quality of their IP process.

Melexis

Thomas Freitag

IP Business Partner