Over the past year, the industry has seen an explosion of AI-generated “patent drawings.”
Most of them had something in common:
they looked great on a demo slide – but none of them were usable in real prosecution work.
We’ve watched players rush features to market because investors demanded it.
We’ve seen impressive-looking images… until you zoom in and notice broken geometry, wrong perspective, missing edges, incorrect part definition, or simply drawings that no attorney could rely on for a real filing.
At ipQuants, we chose a very different path.
Quality First. Always.
Long before “AI patent tools” became fashionable, we set one principle:
Qthena only ships when it’s truly useful in real-world legal workflows.
Not a gimmick.
Not a shiny feature.
If the quality is not what it needs to be, we do not ship. That simple.
With Qthena now used by hundreds of corporate teams and law firms across the globe, most people assume we launched our patent drafting skill long ago. But we didn’t. We only released officially early 2025. Because until the technology could truly meet the quality these users depend on, we weren’t willing to release it.
Why?
Because the state of AI simply could not deliver legal-grade quality earlier.
It is important to us to be honest and transparant about the state of AI. As of today (late 2025), Qthena can support you create a first great draft. it does 80% of the work, but the user must stay in control to finalize. We see early signs with the release of Gemini 3.0 that soon Qthena is empowered to generate 95%+ of your first draft. We will always ensure the human is in charge and decides on each step.
And at ipQuants, we don’t release anything we don’t fully believe in. As former Chief IP Counsel and former top-tier law firm practitioners, we understand exactly what “quality” means in our industry.
For the same reason, we have waited with releasing our patent drawing generation skill.
It needs to feel intuitive.
It needs to fit the workflow of the attorney – not the other way around.
Meanwhile, other providers rushed releases with limited focus on quality. In many cases, they may not even understand the issue:
If you’re not focused on quality, you don’t know what you’re missing.
Even today, you can find blog posts proudly showcasing “AI-generated patent drawings”… where any experienced user immediately sees missing edges, missing components, and missing meaning.
One of our valued customers once said:
“Qthena is for the smart user.”
I couldn’t agree more.
We have been first in many things:
we launched the first digital assistant with a purpose-built cockpit back in 2021 – long before the hype.
Not to be first, but because the quality was ready and the profession needed it.
Our approach to generative AI has been just as consistent since 2023:
LLM-agnostic.
We defaulted to GPT-4o last year.
Since January 2025, we default to Gemini 2.5.
We can switch anytime.
The only thing that matters is:
How do we deliver the best possible quality for our users?
Introducing Patent Drawings — Done the Right Way
We have monitored the space closely. But a few things needed to be true before we were willing to release this:
- It must feel natural and integrated in the workflow.
- It must scale across many drawing types with ideally only one unified Qthena Drawing Skill.
- It must be affordable enough for entire teams – not just a few users sharing a single account.
Real Examples. Real Accuracy. Real Patent Quality.
We are proud to say that Qthena is now ready to assist you with high-quality patent drawings:
- Hand-drawn sketches
- Complex mechanical systems
- Consumer electronics
- Med Tech
- Text-only descriptions
These are just a few examples of what is now possible with Qthena.
And of course, Qthena’s chat-with-drawing capability is fully integrated – so users can correct reference signs, adjust line work, and refine elements conversationally, just like with any other document.
We would never release a version that produces the low-quality outputs currently offered by other vendors.
With the Qthena Patent Drawing Generation Skill, you can expect a great first draft.
The Same Transparency Applies to Patent Drawings
The same honesty and transparency we have always applied to patent drafting also applies to patent drawing generation. Qthena today can reliably complete around 90% of the work – but we are very clear about what the system can do, and what still requires human judgment.
And this is where our service makes the real difference.
Our team works directly with our customers to ensure the drawing workflow is rolled out correctly inside their organization. We show you exactly:
- when AI-generated drawings can be used,
- when they need human correction, and
- when a AI-generated drawings should not be used at all.
No magic claims. No pretending AI can replace skilled drafting. Just honest, expert guidance and a commitment to helping you implement the capability responsibly.
This level of transparency – about what is possible and what is not – is part of our DNA and part of why so many corporate teams and law firms trust Qthena worldwide.
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About ipQuants AG: ipQuants AG is a premier Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. At the forefront of innovation, we offer Qthena, the only generative AI-powered co-pilot equipped with a purpose-built digital cockpit. Qthena sets a new standard for efficiency and strategic analysis for knowledge worker worldwide.
For more information, please visit www.ipQuants.com