

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


Outside Counsel Overconfidence in Client Relationships: What In-House Practice Teaches Us
Some law firm lawyers are overconfident when perceiving the health of their client relationships. The good news is that outside counsel can drive stronger client relationships without necessarily becoming in-house lawyers. To do so, they need to get out of the project bubble and rewire their thinking.

Carlo Cotrone
Aug 12


The Law Firm’s Reply: A (Satirical) Sequel to the IP Client’s ‘Love’ Letter
[Upon receipt of the fateful l ove letter from its fictitious IP client, the fictitious law firm was speechless—momentarily. Feeling...

Carlo Cotrone
Dec 11, 2024


Dear Law Firm: An IP Client’s (Satirical) ‘Love’ Letter
[To the superstitious, July is often considered an unlucky month for weddings. In a nod to such lore, and to the leisurely and whimsical...

Carlo Cotrone
Dec 11, 2024
Using LinkedIn for IP Business Development: Winning (and Losing) Strategies
Intellectual property professionals—defined broadly here as persons or entities whose professional work involves or relates to IP or IP...

Carlo Cotrone
Nov 29, 2024
