Our Core AI Team combines deep technical knowledge of AI with the relentlessly excellent IP expertise we bring to our clients in this industry and beyond. We understand how AI works from first principles and are able to advise on inventions at the cutting edge of model architecture design, training algorithms, optimisation techniques, and interpretability methods.
Because this type of AI technologies often face heightened scrutiny on patent eligibility, especially under UK and European practice, we are adept at uncovering all patentable aspects, by identifying technical contributions and navigating patentability exclusions. We know how important it is for our clients to be able to, where possible, protect the underlying models and mechanisms that drive AI innovation—not just their applications.
Our team actively maintains up-to-date technical knowledge of foundational level innovation in AI across a range of domains, including natural language processing (NLP), unstructured data processing, classification and regression tasks, semantic image and video analysis, and generative AI. We have hands-on experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications that engage deeply with aspects of model architecture and novel training algorithms and optimisation techniques, including but not limited to architectures and training methods specifically designed for multimodal data, sparse data, computational efficiency optimisation, etc., as well as model interpretability methods. This depth of technical understanding allows us to engage meaningfully with the underlying technical innovations and frame them strategically to maximise the value of your IP, including patent protection and beyond.
Additionally, we understand the ins and outs of the AI ecosystem, including competitors, collaborators, customers and user interactions, and internal stakeholders dynamics. We are used to advising our clients in leveraging their IP to navigate this, including e.g. dealing with data and associated IP, designing a software licensing strategy, combining open source and proprietary tools, etc.
Finally, we build on multidisciplinary strength across chemistry, life sciences, and engineering. This means we’re skilled at envisioning and capturing a broad range of potential variants, use cases and reconfigurations of your core technology in order to secure commercially focussed, future-proof IP. With global reach and active engagement in the AI community, we help clients stay ahead of legal, technical, and market developments.
