Energy Tech IP
scales with
the grid.
The energy transition will produce trillions in enterprise value. The companies that own the underlying IP - in storage chemistry, grid software, nuclear systems, and power electronics - will capture a disproportionate share.
Materials & chemistry patents
Novel battery chemistries, electrolyte formulations, electrode architectures, and thermal management systems are patentable as composition-of-matter claims - some of the broadest and most defensible in all of IP law.
Grid software & control systems
Novel algorithms for grid optimization, demand response, VPP coordination, and energy forecasting are patentable as method and system claims. We draft claims broad enough to cover future grid architectures.
Nuclear systems IP
Small modular reactor designs, novel fuel cycle methods, passive safety systems, and control architectures represent a new frontier of high-value IP. We have the technical depth to identify what's patentable in advanced nuclear.
The transition creates
IP opportunity.
Trillions flowing into the energy transition means well-funded competitors are watching every breakthrough. A novel battery chemistry discovered by a 10-person startup will be closely watched by CATL, Tesla, and DOE national labs. Filing fast is not optional.
Energy tech also has a government licensing dimension most founders don't anticipate: DOE-funded research carries march-in rights and Bayh-Dole obligations. We help founders structure IP ownership correctly from the start.
Energy technology has a patent timeline that suits long-cycle industries: a 20-year utility patent term that outlasts most software product cycles. IP filed at seed can still be enforced at IPO.
“The energy transition is a hardware problem with a software layer. Both are patentable. Most founders only protect one.”
Where we deploy
IP firepower.
Novel cell chemistry, BMS, pack architecture, thermal management
Composition-of-matter, electrolyte claimsComposition-of-matter patents on novel electrolytes or electrode materials can be extraordinarily broad. We identify the specific claims that cover your innovation before a larger player replicates your chemistry.
DERMS, VPP orchestration, load forecasting, market participation
Optimization algorithms, demand response methodsGrid optimization algorithms, renewable forecasting models, and demand response coordination systems contain patentable method claims. We file before smart grid incumbents copy your approach.
Reactor design, fuel cycles, safety systems, control architecture
Passive cooling, fuel assembly, digital I&CAdvanced nuclear is producing the most novel patentable IP in energy. Novel passive cooling systems, fuel assembly designs, and digital I&C architectures represent the next generation of high-value energy IP.
Inverters, converters, EV charging, power factor correction
Circuit topologies, switching algorithms, WBG semiconductorsNovel circuit topologies, switching control algorithms, and wide-bandgap semiconductor applications in power electronics are patentable and highly valuable in a market controlled by a handful of large players.
Energy IP
lasts 20 years.
We co-invest $25K–$200K alongside top-tier leads in grid technology, energy storage, advanced nuclear, and clean energy software. Our IP strategy accounts for DOE funding structures and the long patent cycles of the energy sector.