I spoke to FX Leduc, co-founder and CEO of davinci, an AI tool that uses generative AI to draft patents and office action answers. We discussed how davinci improves the process of drafting patents and office action responses, best practices for law firms interested in leveraging AI, and how the application of AI in legal is evolving.
I spoke with Matthew Veale, a European Patent Attorney with Patsnap, an AI-enabled patent analytics platform. We discussed how Patsnap supports legal professionals, how legal professionals can responsibly innovate by leveraging AI, and how intellectual property protection is evolving.
I spoke with patent attorney Gabe Sukman, the CEO and founder of ClearstoneIP, an intellectual property technology provider with offices in the U.S. and Europe. We discussed why the freedom-to-operate sector is important, trends in IP enforcement, and the biggest challenges that IP lawyers are facing today.
I spoke with William Morriss, a co-founder and the technology innovation advisor at IP Toolworks, which is a software platform that helps attorneys respond to rejections from the US Patent and Trademark Office. We discussed how companies are using technology to change the way they negotiate to obtain patents, the importance of the patent examiner to any given matter, best practices for preparing for an examiner interview, and how patent practices are evolving.
I spoke with Thomas Franklin, a senior partner at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton in Denver focused on patent law and the founder of Triangle IP, a software platform that facilitates the idea capture process. We discussed the challenges of capturing innovation, how software can help the process, and how technology is impacting innovation strategies.
I spoke with Chris Kave, the founder of Aurora North Software, a software and services provider delivering IP solutions and Intapp products for law firms.
We discussed the genesis of Aurora North Software, why patent and trademark prosecution has become so important in the current economic climate, how the company is building automation into its processes, useful analytics organizations can generate by tracking patent and trademark prosecution, and what law firms should evaluate to determine whether their current prosecution processes are sufficient.
I spoke with Nancy Mertzel, former chair of Herrick, Feinstein’s intellectual property group, who recently founded Mertzel Law PLLC, a boutique IP law firm.
We discussed the genesis of Mertzel Law, the greatest challenges to brand protection in today’s competitive marketplace, the unique obstacles that former large firm attorneys face in launching solo practices, the key qualities for success in today’s environment, and advice for new lawyers entering the profession seeking to achieve work-life balance.
I spoke with Charles Mirho, the Chief Legal Officer and co-founder of TurboPatent, the developer of an automated patent creation and analytics system used to produce patent documents and monitor patent quality throughout the prosecution process.
We discussed the genesis of TurboPatent, the challenges associated with the current practice of how lawyers review patents, how legal teams are applying artificial intelligence in patent protection, how RoboReview and RapidResponse affect the patent prosecution process, and how patent lawyers can leverage technology to improve the process of responding to office actions by the US PTO.
I spoke with Peter Rouse, an intellectual property lawyer and a serial entrepreneur, who is the founder of the Rouse Firm, an international intellectual property consulting business. Peter is also the author of Every Relationship Matters: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform Your Business, Your Firm, and Yourself, the second edition of which the ABA released last summer.We discussed the genesis and new edition of Every Relationship Matters: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform Your Business, Your Firm, and Yourself, how technology is impacting the way lawyers practice, Where professionals should focus their efforts and develop skills to remain relevant, and whether one can create an instruction manual for a successful professional career. Peter also shared two of his key career themes:
Do what you say you are going to do to build trust.
Managing expectations is what client service is about.