

Leveraging AI in the Patent Ecosystem: Insights for Practitioners, Law Firms, and Companies
Thriving in an AI-native future only can be assured by upskilling of patent professionals and by redesigning patent-centric workflows and business models to preserve or create value.
Carlo Cotrone
Jan 5


IP-Engaged Boards of Directors and the Competitive Advantage They Offer
IP strategy is business strategy. IP-engaged boards outperform those that treat IP as a back-office technicality fully delegable to IP specialists.
Carlo Cotrone
Dec 4, 2025


Long Lives the Corporate Bed Check: A Wake-Up Call for Sleepers and C-Suites
Corporate bed checks persist as a marker of toxicity, frustration, and unfulfilled individual and group potential. Enlightened leaders lead and manage based on empowerment and trust, not control and mistrust. In so doing, they reap rewards for all to enjoy.
Carlo Cotrone
Nov 17, 2025


AI's Existential Challenge to the Business of Patent Prosecution: Why Law Firms Should Start Adapting Now
As AI patent drafting technologies become increasingly sophisticated, law firms and alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) may confront client resistance to paying fees and rates in line with pre-AI patent prosecution models. To navigate the new normal, practitioners and their organizations need to take a reflective, proactive approach.
Carlo Cotrone
Oct 16, 2025
