Case study ·Cross-practice

How Scale LLP increases patent drafting efficiency by 40–60%

Alexander Slafkosky, Counsel at Scale LLP, reports 40–60% efficiency gains in his patent drafting workflows since adopting Solve Intelligence’s Patent Copilot™.
21 May 202421 May 2024
“I have been using Solve Intelligence to help draft patent applications, and I find it incredibly powerful and definitely the future of patent drafting.”Alexander SlafkoskyCounsel, Scale LLP

Results at a glance

40–60%Efficiency gains in Alexander Slafkosky’s patent drafting workflows
38–61%Share of the word count the AI contributed on three recent provisional applications
Case study
Client
Scale LLP
Practice area
Cross-practice
Firm type
TODO: Law firm, Silicon Valley — add team size
Products used
Published
21 May 2024
01/ The challenge

Drafting was time-consuming and cumbersome

Scale LLP, a forward-thinking law firm based in Silicon Valley, faced the challenge of optimizing its patent drafting process. Traditionally, many parts of the process were time-consuming and cumbersome.

The firm needed a solution that not only accelerated drafting but also enhanced the quality of the patents it drafts and the service it provides to clients.

02/ The solution

How Scale LLP uses Solve

By adopting Solve Intelligence Patent Copilot™, Alexander Slafkosky has ‘changed how he practices patent law’.

He now starts with a single robust independent claim, then uploads the disclosure materials: video call transcripts, technical materials and rough notes. He uses Patent Copilot™ to draft 20–40 dependent claims before cutting them down and asking the AI to add to any soft spots identified.

He then builds out the specification iteratively, using the AI to draft technical benefits and alternative options, and finally uses Patent Copilot™ to draft the ‘necessary but boring’ parts, such as the summary and EP styles.

“My work has become more strategic and analytical and less wheel-spinning, which ultimately leads to better patent applications.”
Brian Detwiler
TODO: add role — Scale LLP
03/ The results

40–60% efficiency gains in Alexander Slafkosky’s workflows

Using this process with Patent Copilot™, Alexander Slafkosky has seen 40–60% efficiency gains in his workflows. In three recent provisional applications:

  • For Client 1, the AI contributed 38% of the word count for the substantive specification and benefits sections.
  • For Client 2, the AI’s contribution was 42% of the word count, with 30% in the benefits section alone.
  • For Client 3, the AI’s contribution reached 61% of the word count, with over a quarter in the claims and a third in the benefits.

For Scale LLP and its clients, that means:

  • More efficient use of budget, allowing for higher-quality patents or more patents per budget.
  • Elimination of monotonous parts of the patent drafting workflow.
  • Overcoming the initial challenge of drafting from scratch.
40–60%As reported by Alexander Slafkosky, Counsel at Scale LLP
38–61%38% (specification and benefits sections), 42% and 61% of the word count
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