Published Most patent attorneys didn’t go looking for a billing crisis, but the conversation found them anyway. Clients armed with AI tools are pushing back on fees, industry forecasters are declaring the hourly model obsolete, and a low-level anxiety has taken...
Published The legal profession has never been comfortable with disruption. But what’s happening in intellectual property (IP) right now isn’t a trend to monitor from a distance. It’s a fundamental shift in how IP work gets done, and attorneys who...
Published For trademark practitioners, the operational demands of modern brand protection are outgrowing the workflows most firms and corporate legal departments built even five years ago. The volume issue is not abstract. Watch reports run into the thousands....
Published Picture two patent attorneys starting their Monday morning. The first opens their inbox to a stack of prior art searches, a half-drafted application, and three client requests for updates. They start at the beginning and work through the pile, as they always...
Published A conversation with David Saari, Ph.D. In the rapidly evolving field of intellectual property (IP), there is unprecedented demand for professionals with advanced scientific knowledge, legal expertise, and technological savvy. David Saari, Ph.D., senior...
Published Overview AI is shaping scientific IP search practice with promises of unprecedented efficiency and retrieval. However, the key to unlocking AI’s potential in the IP search space—while mitigating risk—lies in high-quality data and expert curation....
