Our AI Strategy for Patents
AI-Powered
Human-Centric
Patents
Like copyrights, patent protection depends on human conception and inventorship - and the law has not yet resolved the profound questions that AI-assisted invention raises about ownership, validity, and enforceability. We take these issues seriously and calibrate our use of AI accordingly.
We use AI to accelerate research, reduce costs, and improve efficiency, but quarantine its use to appropriate areas. AI helps us search prior art, understand the patent landscape, profile examiners, and monitor patent portfolios. But it never replaces human judgment.
Every strategic decision, claim, and legal action is written, reviewed, and signed by a registered patent attorney with 10,000+ hours of experience.
For patent searching and prosecution, we utilize AI-powered tools to (i) search prior art and understand the competitive patent landscape; (ii) profile patent examiners to inform prosecution strategy; (iii) monitor patent portfolios for deadlines, gaps, and opportunities; and (iv) prepare and optimize prosecution filings - but not to draft descriptions or claims, because the unresolved legal issues around AI conception and inventorship may threaten the validity of those claims.
For patent monitoring, we utilize AI-powered tools to (i) monitor competitor patent activity and filing trends in your technology space; (ii) identify potentially infringing products or processes in targeted markets; (iii) track the status of relevant third-party patents across jurisdictions; and (iv) flag portfolio maintenance deadlines and renewal obligations before they become problems.
For enforcement, we utilize AI-powered tools to (i) gain detailed understanding of potential infringers, their infringing activities, their intentionality, and your damages; (ii) help you decide on your enforcement strategy; (iii) draft cease & desist letters; (iv) reduce the cost of legal proceedings should they become necessary; and (v) reduce the cost of settlement agreements when opportunity arises.
For IP monetization, we utilize AI-powered tools to (i) identify and profile potential licensees whose products or processes read on your patent claims; (ii) evaluate the strength and scope of your claims against real-world commercial activity; (iii) prepare you for licensing negotiations with market data and competitive intelligence; and (iv) support litigation strategy when proceedings are necessary to advance negotiations toward money-making deals.
For IP valuation, we utilize AI-powered tools to (i) establish defensible market values for your patent assets using comparable transactions and licensing benchmarks; (ii) build consensus around valuations with buyers, lenders, and strategic partners; (iii) identify and profile prospective buyers for outright patent acquisitions or portfolio sales; (iv) identify and qualify lenders willing to advance capital against patent assets; and (v) support the negotiation and drafting of related purchase, pledge, and financing agreements.
We understand that researchers and inventors are increasingly using AI-powered tools in their R&D workflows and believe that caution is warranted. For now, our best advice is to conceive in analog and vigorously document your human contributions before using AI-powered tools - because the inventor you protect today is the patent you enforce tomorrow.
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From early-stage discoveries to commercial success, we help innovators protect, develop, and maximize the value of their intellectual property.