AI vs Keyword Patent Search: Which Actually Finds More Prior Art? (With Benchmark Data)
Introduction Keyword patent search has a structural flaw. It is called the vocabulary problem. An invention described as a ‘distributed ledger system’ and an invention described as a ‘decentralised transaction record’ are technically identical. A keyword search for one finds...
5G SEP Licensing Is Still a Battlefield. Here Is How AI Claim Mapping Changes the Game.
Introduction The 5G standard essential patent licensing dispute is not over. As of 2025, more than 200 active SEP cases were ongoing across the US, EU, India, and China. FRAND rate negotiations that were expected to settle with 5G adoption...
Continuation Patent Strategy in 2026: How AI Maximises Portfolio Coverage
Introduction A granted patent is not the end of a portfolio strategy. It is the beginning. The most defensible IP portfolios are not built from single filings. They are built from patent families — continuations, divisionals, and continuations-in-part that follow...
Section 101 Rejections Are Still the #1 Issue at the USPTO. Here Is How AI Drafting Helps.
Introduction More than a decade after Alice Corp v. CLS Bank (2014), Section 101 rejections remain the most common final rejection for software, AI, and business method patents at the USPTO. 40%+ of software and AI patent applications receive at...
Patent Portfolio Pruning with AI: How to Cut Maintenance Costs Without Cutting Value
Introduction The average Fortune 500 company spends $2-5 million per year in patent maintenance fees. Industry estimates suggest 20-30% of those patents no longer cover any active product or meaningful technology area. That is $400,000 to $1.5 million per year...
How to Run an AI-Powered Invalidity Search: Step-by-Step for Patent Professionals
Introduction An invalidity search is not like a patentability search. The stakes are different, the methodology is different, and the cost of a missed reference is different. 68% of instituted IPR petitions result in at least one claim cancelled. The...
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