From Prior Art to Strategy: How AI Is Changing Patent Search Workflows

Introduction : There is an irreversible transformation taking place in the realm of intellectual property. Traditionally, the task of conducting patent searches has been extremely difficult, extremely time-consuming, based on sophisticated Boolean expressions and classificatory codes, and frustratingly dependent upon the element of luck. Lawyers and researchers who conduct patent searches devote weeks to going through hundreds or even thousands of patents and hoping that their keywords are...