Challenge
A law firm defending a software customer faced 12 asserted US patents in complex, high-stakes litigation. Traditional invalidity search methods were expensive and too slow. With limited time and budget, and the case trending toward an unfavourable outcome, the firm needed fast, strategic support to surface invalidating prior art. Key hurdles included:
- An extremely short timeline to identify prior art
- The need for a cost-effective alternative to traditional, resource-intensive search methods
- The complexity of dealing with individual patents, each requiring tailored treatment based on its own unique claim set
Solution
Elevate deployed a hybrid model, combining expert insight with AI-driven precision, designed not just for speed but also for strategic impact:
- Crafted precision-targeted queries, surfacing hard-to-find prior art and enabling invalidation of 7 of 12 asserted patents
- Conducted focused manual searches to achieve claim-by-claim accuracy and ensure legal defensibility, comprehensive accuracy, and completeness, particularly for patents not addressed by AI alone
- Mapped prior art to individual claim elements in a structured, court-ready format, significantly strengthening the law firm’s litigation and negotiation strategy
