Patent Invalidity: How AI Structures Prior Art Search, Generates §102/§103 Analysis, and Automates Claim Mapping
Patent invalidity analysis is not one workflow. It is three simultaneous workflows — and the outcome depends on how well they are coordinated A prior art search that finds the right reference but cannot map it to the asserted claim...
M&A Patent Due Diligence with AI: Compressing 6 Weeks Into Days
Introduction The deal has a 90-day close window. The target company has 500 patents. The IP team has three weeks before the acquisition committee needs a patent risk summary. Traditional patent due diligence for a 500-patent portfolio takes 4-8 weeks....
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...
One Product Launch. Four Patent Offices. Why APAC IP Clearance Falls Apart Every Time.
Introduction A semiconductor product designed by a Taiwan fabless company, fabricated at TSMC, using components from Korean and Japanese suppliers, targeting consumer electronics markets in Japan, Korea, the United States, and China. This is not a hypothetical supply chain. It...
Britain Opted Out of the UPC. Here’s What That Means for Your Prior Art Search Strategy.
Introduction In June 2023, when the Unified Patent Court opened its doors, the United Kingdom was not in it. Brexit had already ended the UK’s participation in the European Patent Convention’s centralised litigation framework, and the UPC agreement — which...
Patent Invalidity Search: How Invalidator LLM Helps Litigation Teams Find Stronger Prior Art, Faster
Traditional patent invalidity search is a high-stakes, time-intensive process. Litigation teams spend weeks combing through patent databases, non-patent literature, and standards documents — hoping to find the prior art reference that can break an asserted claim. The margin for error...
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