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You Can’t Just Say “AI” Anymore: The New Rules for Patenting Machine Learning Inventions

Brett Trout

Brett Trout If your AI patent application stops at “we used machine learning to solve X,” you’re already losing. What the courts want now is a technological blueprint : a narrative that spells out the detailed how —not just the what —behind your invention. But what did the court see?

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The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: You Don’t Get a Patent Simply for Using Ordinary AI to Solve Ordinary Problems  

Brett Trout

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the main court for resolving patent issues) issued a significant decision in Recentive Analytics, Inc. Machine Learning Training Patents :Focused on optimizing live event schedules using machine learning models trained on historical data.? Fox Corp. (No. Patent Nos.

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How AI Legal Document Review Drives Faster Case Prep

Clio

Its used to review and categorize documents, particularly in the eDiscovery process, where many courts accept TAR. TAR uses software and machine learning to help lawyers review, analyze, and prioritize large quantities of documents to save lawyers time. Still, generative AI also has its limitations for legal document review.

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Everything You Should Know About AI Legal Tech

Percipient

Machine Learning Machine learning helps AI get smarter and more effective over time by learning from historical data. For instance, machine learning can predict litigation risks based on similar cases, identify trends that might impact a client, or flag unusual clauses in contracts that might need extra attention.

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Using AI to Track You Down Through Your 3D Printer

Brett Trout

If that part ends up on social media or in the middle of a lawsuit, a single photo could trace it back to the exact machine—and possibly the person—who printed it. Can courts order access to your 3D printer data? Even if you never intended to break the law, this kind of traceability raises big questions. Because, in a way, it does.

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Law Firm Predictive Analytics: Use Cases And Applications

Clio

This often involves artificial intelligence (AI) , data mining, machine learning, and other technologies. These predictions are based on analysis of large datasets, often including judicial decisions, court filings, case law, and other legal data. What is predictive analytics for law firms? The result?

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Conflict Checking in 2025: How Legal Teams Avoid Ethical Disasters

MatterSuite

Mitigate Malpractice Risks and Legal Disqualifications Overlooking conflicts invites catastrophic consequences: malpractice lawsuits, court sanctions, or forced withdrawal from cases. Despite being a big law firm, MatterSuites’ machine learning engine analyzes all data points and returns high-stakes conflicts, reducing alert fatigue.