Patent Prosecution’s Fatal Asteroid: Why Law Firms Shouldn’t Wait for AI’s Full Impact

Patent Prosecution’s Fatal Asteroid: Why Law Firms Shouldn’t Wait for AI’s Full Impact

Given the recent proliferation of artificial intelligence patent drafting technology, some in the legal services industry are asking whether AI is the patent profession’s “ultimate bad day.”

As Michael Crichton once said:

“Extinction was simply proof of failure to adapt.”
This quote from "The Lost World" resonates with the situation, as law firms are faced with the impact of AI on their profession.

The comparison to the dinosaurs’ ultimate bad day, posited by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis Alvarez in 1980, is striking. Law firms still have time to adapt to the changing landscape, unlike the ill-fated dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period.

Author's summary: Law firms must adapt to AI's impact on patent prosecution.

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IPWatchdog IPWatchdog — 2025-10-15

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