Bespoke IP, AI, and Tech Law.

We merge top legal and engineering talent and cutting-edge technology to advise clients at the forefront of IP, AI, software, and emerging technology.

Intellectual Property

We’re Patent Nerds.

We’ve procured patents for everyone from rock stars to seven-year-olds. We’ve helped build and manage patent portfolios valued in the billions. We’re named inventors on patents ourselves, and we draft patents to create leverage in deals, diligence, and litigation.

Patent Prosecution Trademarks Copyright Trade Secrets

AI, ML, & NLP Law

We know AI, we code AI.

We are former AI startup founders, we build AI systems ourselves, and we were among the earliest legal scholars writing seriously about AI legal issues. We advise companies building, buying, and deploying AI.

AI Law Product Counseling Governance Training Data Risk Model Output Risk

We even develop our own AI tools for patent analysis. Try them yourself.

USPTO Examiner Metrics

Review grant rates, rejection patterns, and related USPTO metrics to shape prosecution strategy before you respond. Opens in a new tab.

Unclaimed Subject Matter Tool

Find sentence-level concepts in a U.S. patent family specification that remain unclaimed across related filings. Opens in a new tab.

Claim Amendment History Tool

Compare amendment activity across a U.S. patent family and see how claims changed from filing to issuance. Opens in a new tab.

Antecedent Basis Checking

Flag missing or inconsistent antecedent basis in claim language before it turns into a drafting or prosecution problem. Opens in a new tab.

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Technology Law

We are product counsel.

We are former startup founders, in-house counsel, hardware builders, code monkeys, and more. This gives us unique perspective to serve as your outside product counsel on a whole or fractional counsel basis.

Former Cryptocurrency Network Founder/Lawyer

Current/Former Hardware + Software Developers

Product Counseling Tech Transactions Apps Data Privacy Security Response

Video Game Law

We game.

We’re gamers and lawyers. We’ve spent decades advising game studios and helping them fix hard legal issues, and we’re among the leading scholars on video game IP, creativity, and subject-matter eligibility.

KellDann Gaming Expertise Gaming Publications

Thought Leadership

We write the playbook.

Engineers, in-house counsel, and other lawyers rely on us to understand complex patent, IP, AI, and technology issues. We teach law school classes, present around the world, and author authoritative books, articles, and practical guides on technology law.