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How to Draft Patents with AI 🤖 Seminar Preview

How to Draft Patents with AI 🤖 Seminar Preview

8m 30s

Here's a sneak peek into my seminar "How to Draft Patents With AI". I'll take you from “0” to “Basic AI Literacy” in 3 hours. After the seminar, you can critically evaluate the AI tool landscape and design your own AI-powered toolchain tailored to your own patent drafting workflow.

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What’s After COMVIK? The Future of AI & Software Patents with Benita Mackay

What’s After COMVIK? The Future of AI & Software Patents with Benita Mackay

34m 2s

Join patent expert Benita Mackay and me for a discussion on the future of software patents in Europe. We'll go beyond the COMVIK approach and explore potential new standards, especially for AI inventions.

In this session, we'll cover:
- Why COMVIK may be failing: Unpacking its limitations in protecting cutting-edge software and AI technologies.
- A new era of software patents: Exploring possible modifications to the novelty and inventive step requirements.
- ChatGPT weighs in: We'll analyze the AI's proposal for "Process Innovation Use Claims".
- Navigating the EPO: Benita shares her predictions and practical advice for successfully patenting software...

New ChatGPT Patents!

New ChatGPT Patents!

25m 4s

In this session, we’ll dive into even more of OpenAI's latest patent filings that we didn’t get to last time. We need to talk about their strange patent pledge, too.

Links from this episode:
• Deep dive into the patents discussed in this livestream: https://bestpatent.eu/new-chatgpt-patents/
• My earlier OpenAI patent reviews: https://bestpatent.eu/unlocking-openais-patent-secrets-a-deep-dive-into-ai-innovation/ and https://youtu.be/zQOsJ07XOwc?si=FcI7XdfHB918KO0u
• OpenAI’s patent pledge: https://openai.com/approach-to-patents/

Join the BESTPATENT Newsletter 👉 https://bestpatent.eu/ 👈 and every other week, you’ll get:
✅ Actionable tips for European software patents
✅ In-depth analyses of AI patent cases and EPO decisions
✅ Expert guidance on patenting digital innovations

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Cloud AI vs. Local AI: What’s Best for Patent Attorneys?

Cloud AI vs. Local AI: What’s Best for Patent Attorneys?

17m 36s

https://powerclaim.io/ 👈 prompt cheat sheets and free tutorials in your inbox!

This episode dives into a thought-provoking discussion about "Cloud AI vs. Local AI" inspired by a recent debate I had in the LinkedIn comments. I explore the different perspectives and insights from that conversation, and unpack the key pros and cons of cloud AI vs. local AI for patent drafting.

Links from this episode:
• The original LinkedIn discussion thread (in German): https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7254236843917856768/?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28ugcPost%3A7254236843917856768%2C7254246741456146432%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287254246741456146432%2Curn%3Ali%3AugcPost%3A7254236843917856768%29
• The Powerclaim Newsletter: https://powerclaim.io/

Join the Powerclaim Newsletter 👉 https://powerclaim.io/ 👈 and every other week, you’ll get:
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✅ an...

Essential AI Tools to Boost Your Patent Attorney Practice in 2024

Essential AI Tools to Boost Your Patent Attorney Practice in 2024

29m 20s

In this episode, I share the exact AI tools I use daily to streamline my patent attorney work. We cover key areas where AI can make a real impact:

Patent Drafting
• I talk about my AI patent drafting journey, from early attempts with chatbots to the current setup using GPT4All with Llama 3.2 and Rowan Patents.
• Discover how integrated drafting environments, like those used in software development, can be a game-changer for patent drafting.
• Learn why prompt engineering is essential to getting better results with AI chatbots.

Document Analysis
• Tools like Google’s NotebookLM help with understanding...

Two robots explain the COMVIK approach

Two robots explain the COMVIK approach

20m 47s

Google’s NotebookLM just turned any document into a podcast! It’s like having two people discuss the topic in a super realistic conversation. As a patent nerd, I couldn't resist feeding it the COMVIK decision. Hear the AI’s autogenerated podcast and my commentary in this video. It's wild! 🤯

Hi, 👋 I’m Bastian Best, and I help innovation leaders level up their digital patents. Need help? Let’s grab a virtual coffee and chat! ☕ Schedule here: https://bestpatent.eu#coffee

OpenAI’s New Patents Revealed

OpenAI’s New Patents Revealed

29m 57s

OpenAI is one of the most influential companies in artificial intelligence, and since I’m both a computer nerd and a patent attorney, we have to take a look at their patents, obviously.

My earlier review of OpenAI’s patent portfolio https://bestpatent.eu/unlocking-openais-patent-secrets-a-deep-dive-into-ai-innovation/

The two new US patents discussed in this session:
US 12,051,205 B1 Systems and methods for interacting with a large language model: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DUS12051205B1
US 12,039,431 B1 Systems and methods for interacting with a multimodal machine learning model: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DUS12039431B1

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Is this the future of patent drafting?

Is this the future of patent drafting?

23m 14s

I've started to look more seriously into commercial patent drafting software products. One tool called Rowan Patents looked quite promising to me, so I thought why not take a look together.

Disclaimer: I’m not affiliated with Rowan Patents. I just think this could be a very handy tool, so I wanted to share my experience.

This is a recording of my weekly AI Patents Coffee Break. Join me live on LinkedIn next time: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bastianbest/

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