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A West Coast IP law firm, facing a tight deadline to pitch for a new ITC case, needed to quickly produce detailed invalidity charts but lacked the internal resources. LitAgility leveraged its AI-powered tools to analyze the asserted patents and prior art, delivering comprehensive claim charts in under 24 hours. This rapid turnaround allowed the litigation team time to develop a detailed case strategy and winning pitch, delighting the prospective client with the quality of the work.

Introduction

Winning new patent litigation business demands significant effort, often under tight deadlines. LitAgility helps firms efficiently prepare compelling pitches, even when time is short.

Context

A prominent West Coast IP law firm, specializing in ITC Section 337 investigations and representing respondents in the wireless industry, needed to prepare a strong pitch for a new engagement. This required detailed invalidity charts to counter asserted patents. However, the attorneys’ required detailed invalidity demanding schedules and limited internal resources made producing these comprehensive charts within the tight timeframe a significant challenge.

How LitAgility Helped

LitAgility used BridgeIndex, an AI-powered attorney assistant, to load the asserted patents and prior art. This streamlined evidence discovery, accelerating the identification and extraction of relevant information. The results were then ported into BridgeIP for review before being exported into templated charts with rich text evidence, all within 23 hours. This rapid turnaround gave the legal team crucial time to review the evidence and develop a thorough, compelling pitch.

Results/Feedback

The client was thrilled with the quality of the work delivered and was ultimately awarded the business.

Speed & Efficiency: LitAgility’s AI tools dramatically reduce the time needed for complex prior art analysis and chart generation, even under tight deadlines.

Enhanced Pitch Preparedness: Quick access to comprehensive invalidity analysis helps litigation teams develop more robust preliminary case arguments for new business pitches.

Resource Optimization: LitAgility’s AI solutions help law firms overcome resource constraints, enabling them to pursue time-sensitive opportunities without overburdening their teams.

Project Metrics:

  • 3 asserted patents
  • 6 prior art references were identified as potential candidates
  • 1000 pages of §102 Anticipation/ §103 Obviousness Claim charts delivered within 24 hours