ArcPrime vs. Cypris: Full Lifecycle IP Management vs. Stand Alone R&D Research
Cypris is a research and monitoring platform for R&D teams. ArcPrime is the full lifecycle IPMS with an intelligence layer that the patent team uses to file, prosecute, prune, and enforce. A side by side look for in house IP teams.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | ArcPrime | Cypris |
|---|---|---|
| Prior Art Search & Patentability | Yes | Yes |
| Freedom to Operate & Competitive Analysis | Yes | Yes |
| Scientific Literature & Compound Search | No | Yes |
| Read and Write MCP for AI Agents | Yes | Read only |
| IPMS Docketing | Yes | No |
| AI Invention Intake & Auto Fill IDF | Yes | No |
| Inventor Self Service Portal | Yes | No |
| Patent Detectability & Valuation Scoring | Yes | No |
| AI Draft Proofreading | Yes | No |
| AI OA Response Generation | Yes | No |
| Renewal Pruning with AI | Yes | No |
| AI Claim Chart Generation | Yes | No |
| Security Certifications | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2022, GDPR, CCPA | SOC 2 Type 2 |
Competitor capabilities verified September 2026 against Cypris's own published materials.
The IP team's system.
Not the R&D team's.
No per seat.
Whole team gets access.
Research that files.
The finding becomes a filing, not a slide for another team.
Key Differences
Core capabilities designed to solve your most critical IP challenges.
Research Platform vs. Lifecycle Management
ArcPrime answers what to file, what to keep, and what it costs, and then does the work: intake, prosecution, pruning, and enforcement with AI. Cypris answers what is happening in a technology area.
Who Buys
ArcPrime is built for the in house IP team that owns the portfolio and its budget. Cypris leads with R&D teams and also addresses IP professionals, so the two often sit in different departments and buy from different budgets.
What the Data Is For
In ArcPrime the data is the portfolio record, and the AI exists to move a decision forward inside it, whether that is filing, renewing, charting against a competitor, or responding to an examiner. In Cypris the data is the product: you search it, monitor it, and ask agents about it.
Post Filing Intelligence
ArcPrime generates AI office action responses with examiner analytics, prunes renewals, and builds claim charts with infringement scoring. Cypris does not touch prosecution, renewals, or enforcement.
AI Agents
Both connect to ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot. Cypris gives an assistant research context. ArcPrime's OAuth secured MCP server gives an agent the live portfolio and lets it run ArcPrime workflows.
Research Breadth
ArcPrime covers the prior art and patentability search that sits behind a filing decision, on the record that then carries the case. Cypris goes broader, across scientific papers, chemical compounds, and news, for an R&D group scouting a technology area.
How to Switch from Cypris to ArcPrime
Typical Migration Timeline
Most teams go live on ArcPrime in weeks from kickoff. Because Cypris is a research platform, you are adding lifecycle management, not swapping a tool.
White Glove Migration Support
ArcPrime engineers import portfolio data from your current system, reconcile applications against USPTO records, validate family relationships, and stand up intake, prosecution, and pruning workflows from day one.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is ArcPrime a Cypris replacement?
ArcPrime is the system of record that turns a research finding into a filing, a renewal, or a claim chart. It is the IP team's system, not the R&D team's research tool.
Does ArcPrime search scientific literature?
No. ArcPrime's search is prior art search with patentability assessment inside the Pre Filing workflow.
Can our AI assistant talk to ArcPrime?
Yes. ArcPrime runs an OAuth secured Model Context Protocol server that lets AI agents query portfolio data and run workflows once the portfolio lives in ArcPrime.
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