Hauptman Ham Integrates Solve Intelligence into Patent Practice

Key Insights

• Solve Intelligence helps streamline the application drafting process by integrating invention disclosure review and analysis, figure preparation, application drafting, and office action analysis into one platform.
• Hauptman Ham chose Solve Intelligence after conducting a broad testing program, with participation from practitioners across the firm who have domestic US and international expertise.
• Solve Intelligence provides a powerful way to evaluate and compare strategies and tactics, and gives practitioners more ways to identify the best approaches to U.S. patent prosecution.

About Hauptman Ham

Hauptman Ham occupies a unique space in the intellectual property landscape. Founded in 1956, with headquarters just a few steps away from the USPTO in Alexandria, Virginia, the firm serves as a critical gateway for innovation entering the US market from global jurisdictions. Hauptman Ham also has leading expertise in global patent prosecution to help its clients obtain and monetize valuable intellectual property around the world.

With a robust presence in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, and Taipei, Hauptman Ham is trusted by some of the world’s largest electronic and manufacturing companies to secure their assets in the United States. Behind their global operation is a commitment to pragmatic, value-driven results.

That commitment is now driving a new phase of modernization within the firm's practice.

Strategic Collaboration

Hauptman Ham’s adoption of Solve Intelligence reinforces its commitment to innovation and superior client service. In partnership with firm leadership, Hauptman Ham is using Solve Intelligence to develop patent workflows to execute on delivering high quality work product timely and for high-complexity cross-border filings.

A broad testing program involving various members of the firm with both domestic US and international filing experience confirmed that Solve Intelligence could handle the specific rigors of the firm’s diverse docket.

Solve Intelligence in Action

Hauptman Ham now uses Solve Intelligence for patent operations. The platform accelerates drafting and improves argument quality, helping the firm deliver higher quality, higher value patents for their clients.

Here are some ways that practitioners at Hauptman Ham are using Solve Intelligence to enhance their patent workflows:

• Response formulation: Summarizes examiner rejections, identifies key grounds of rejection, and suggests counterarguments where appropriate. This streamlines the response process for the firm, which handles a significant volume of prosecution work.
• Prior art analysis: Provides fast and thorough analysis of cited references, helping practitioners quickly distinguish client inventions from existing art to secure the broadest possible protection.

Solve Intelligence is helping Hauptman Ham modernize patent work with AI. The platform brings AI-enabled drafting and analysis that helps the firm work faster and smarter on patent prosecution and portfolio strategy, supporting Hauptman Ham's reputation for proactively recognizing innovations, determining strategic value, and managing portfolios that protect client competitiveness.

A Future Focused Practice

By automating the labor-intensive aspects of patent prosecution, practitioners at Hauptman Ham can focus on what matters most: helping their global clientele navigate the nuances of US patent law.

The partnership with Solve enables Hauptman Ham’s prosecution group to deliver more precise work more effectively for their global clients. 

As the firm approaches its 70-year legacy, the firm exemplifies how established IP boutiques can modernize while maintaining their core commitment to client service and quality work.