Frequently asked questions
What is Invention Village Ltd?
Invention Village Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales (company number 15988870). It builds and operates 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 the Smart Patent Pro iOS app. It also handles UK patent filings for clients who engage it in writing.
Is Invention Village a firm of registered UK patent attorneys?
No. Invention Village Ltd is not on the UK register of patent attorneys, and nothing on this site or in our services should be read as a claim to that title. Where a client engages us in writing, we can file a UK patent application on their behalf. Communications with us are not covered by patent attorney privilege. If you need formal advice from a registered UK patent attorney, you can find one on the IPReg register.
How is Invention Village related to thesmartpatent.com?
thesmartpatent.com is the product website of Invention Village Ltd. The software tools there are operated by this company, and UK filing services are described and priced on its UK page.
How is Invention Village related to 发明村 (zhuanli66.com)?
发明村 at zhuanli66.com is the mainland-China edition of the same software, offered to users in China by Beijing Guanhequan Law Firm, a separate legal entity. Contracts for services in mainland China are with that firm, not with Invention Village Ltd.
Who founded Invention Village?
Jian Zhu (朱健), a PRC-qualified patent practitioner and lawyer with twenty years of practice and the author of three books on patents and trademarks published by Tsinghua University Press.
Do you give visa or immigration advice?
No. We do not give any visa or immigration advice, including on how a patent might support a visa application. For immigration questions, please speak to a regulated immigration adviser.
Where is Invention Village registered?
Invention Village Ltd is registered in England and Wales, company number 15988870. Registered office: C/O Azd Accountants Ltd, St James Tower, 7 Charlotte Street, Manchester M1 4DZ, United Kingdom.