Figure Annotation for Claim Charts: Sharper Infringement Analysis
Detailed annotation is the part of a claim chart that teaches the read, and the part that gets skipped. Here's how to automate it without losing control.
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Enanta v. Pfizer: When a Provisional Can't Carry Priority
How a single carbon cost Enanta its provisional priority date, and the §112 written-description workflow to catch it.
AI Patent Infringement Detection: Finding Evidence of Use at Scale
From a patent portfolio to a ranked list of likely infringing products and a defensible evidence-of-use chart.
Built With the Best: &AI Advisors Named to Lawdragon's 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers 2026
Our advisors Tigran Guledjian and Charles Calkins have been named to Lawdragon's 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers for 2026, a reminder of why we build &AI the way we do.
Is AI Safe for Confidential Patent Work? A Security Guide for IP Teams
The real risks of using AI on privileged patent work, and the questions to ask any vendor before you trust it.
Patlytics vs. 9 Alternatives for Patent Litigation Workflows (2026)
A public-data comparison of Patlytics and 9 patent AI alternatives—including &AI and Stilta—on litigation fit, claim-chart depth, evidence sources, and pricing visibility.
Patent Enforcement Is Becoming a Routing Problem
Patent enforcement is no longer a single-forum decision. The U.S. still anchors damages, but leverage increasingly comes first from Europe, the UK, China, and the ITC.
How to Build Submission-Ready Claim Charts with AI
What separates a draft chart from a filing-ready one, and how AI gets you from claims to a chart you can submit.
Hikma v. Amarin: Foreseeing Infringing Use Isn't Induced Infringement
A unanimous Supreme Court held that Amarin failed to plausibly plead induced infringement: §271(b) demands affirmative "active steps" that encourage infringement, not a skinny label, legally required language, or the mere foreseeability that doctors will prescribe off-label.
Best AI Prior Art Search Tools for Patent Litigators (2026)
Compare the best AI prior art search tools for patent litigation in 2026 — coverage, citations, charting, and how AI stacks up against search firms.
Video as Prior Art and Infringement Evidence: A Patent Litigator's Guide
A publicly accessible video can be printed-publication prior art and evidence of infringement. How the USPTO and courts treat video, how to authenticate and date it, and how to find and chart it fast.
How Patent Litigators Draft Submission-Ready Claim Charts in &AI
&AI Chart Settings supports 65 formatting controls — limitation labels, Bluebook citations, screenshots, cell boilerplate, page layout, and more. The goal: from export to filing, with no edits in Word.
Why &AI Uses a Hybrid, Credit-Based Pricing Model
&AI uses a hybrid model built around credits — a subscription for predictability, usage-based pricing for everything else. It maps to how patent work actually flows.
Ben Herbert Joins the &AI Advisory Board
Procopio IP litigation partner Ben Herbert joins &AI's Advisory Board, bringing a track record that includes $1.5 billion in patent and trade secret jury verdicts, a Federal Circuit clerkship, and deep experience across the full lifecycle of IP disputes.
Jason Mueller Joins the &AI Advisory Board
Jason Mueller joins &AI’s Advisory Board, bringing two decades of intellectual property litigation and counseling experience to help shape the future of &AI.
Announcing Opportunities for Patent Litigation Business Development
Opportunities delivers AI-powered case matching, patent analytics, and LinkedIn intelligence to help patent litigation teams identify and act on new business in minutes.
Building Patent Family Graphs From Imperfect Data
How we built &AI's patent family visualization, which pulls from multiple data sources to build the complete graph from a single application number.
Novo Nordisk Targets Hims & Hers’ Compounded Semaglutide Offerings in Patent Lawsuit
Novo Nordisk's suit against Hims signals a new phase in the fight over compounded GLP-1 drugs.
How to Evaluate AI for Patent Work
Here's a patent-specific AI evaluation framework covering workflow selection, accuracy measurement, ROI calculation, and vendor alignment.
How &AI Transforms Prosecution History Analysis
Automated redlines, linked sources, and family-wide tracking—so you can focus on the analysis that matters.
Sound View Innovations, LLC v. Hulu, LLC: Federal Circuit Affirms Noninfringement
The Federal Circuit affirms noninfringement, clarifying implicit step-order requirements in method claims.
Agent Swarms: The AI Architecture That Will Reshape Patent Work
Opus 4.6, GPT-5.3 Codex, and Cursor's autonomous agents — and what they signal for patent work.
How &AI Solved Patent Parsing
Inside the parsing infrastructure that powers litigation-grade patent analysis at &AI.
The Ampersand: Human Expertise, Machine Scale
The philosophy behind our name—and how we think about AI.
The State of AI for Post-Grant and Patent Litigation in 2026
What separates trial-ready AI from prosecution add-ons, and why &AI is the best tool for patent litigators.
US Patent No. 7,679,637 LLC v. Google LLC: Federal Circuit Affirms § 101 Dismissal
The Federal Circuit, in a precedential decision, affirmed a district court ruling that granted Google’s motion to dismiss US Patent No. 7,679,637 LLC’s infringement action on 35 U.S.C. § 101 grounds.
Lawyers Are Vibe Coding. Legal Tech Should Pay Attention.
Why vibe coding makes lawyers better software buyers and users, with resources for lawyers wanting to build.
83% Complete Claim Charts in 5 Minutes
Deep technical analysis shouldn't be buried under hours of document assembly and formatting.
2026 Predictions for Legal AI
My engineering output tripled while model intelligence only improved 7.5%. That shift is coming to legal AI.
Zip Top v. SC Johnson & Son: Another Familiar Claim Construction Reminder from the Federal Circuit
The Federal Circuit declined to let unclaimed embodiments broaden the scope of a "spout" limitation.
Is AI in Legal Workflows Becoming Table Stakes?
"I think there may come a point where… you're committing malpractice if you don't incorporate AI into your practice," said U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York.
The &AI Platform Is Now Generally Available
The AI-powered workspace for patent litigation is now available to everyone—with flexible, credit-based pricing.
$6.5m Seed Funding
Announcing our $6.5M seed round led by First Round Capital and introducing Andy, the first AI agent built for patent litigation.
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