{"id":1242,"date":"2026-02-24T09:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:30:51","slug":"patent-prosecution-and-artificial-intelligence-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/2026\/02\/24\/patent-prosecution-and-artificial-intelligence-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent Prosecution and Artificial Intelligence &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artificial intelligence is reshaping how patent attorneys approach prosecution work. From prior art searches to claim drafting, AI tools promise efficiency gains that were unimaginable a decade ago. But with these promises come legitimate questions about reliability, risk, and the boundaries of responsible use.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This five-part blog series examines AI\u2019s role in patent prosecution through multiple lenses. Rather than offering a simple thumbs-up or thumbs-down verdict, we explore the mainstream consensus, the contrarian arguments, and the evidence that would settle the debate. Whether you\u2019re an AI enthusiast or a skeptic, this AI-Assisted series will give you a framework for thinking critically about these tools. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/artificialintelligence\/2026\/02\/23\/ai-in-patent-prosecution-judgment-risk-and-the-limits-of-automation\/?lctg=91407184\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/artificialintelligence\/2026\/02\/23\/ai-in-patent-prosecution-judgment-risk-and-the-limits-of-automation\/?lctg=91407184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full series. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence is reshaping how patent attorneys approach prosecution work. From prior art searches to claim drafting, AI tools promise efficiency gains that were unimaginable a decade ago. But with these promises come legitimate questions about reliability, risk, and the boundaries of responsible use. This five-part blog series examines AI\u2019s role in patent prosecution through &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/2026\/02\/24\/patent-prosecution-and-artificial-intelligence-part-1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Patent Prosecution and Artificial Intelligence &#8211; Part 1&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1052],"tags":[552,548,22,53,1278,1280],"ppma_author":[878],"class_list":["post-1242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ai","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-intellectual-property","tag-patent","tag-patent-prosecution","tag-samuel-w-apicelli"],"authors":[{"term_id":878,"user_id":6,"is_guest":0,"slug":"duanemorris3","display_name":"Duane Morris","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/843ff6e7a8fe5fc92109b47a45f34b6cf0ea499e6e788db23456c838b0ae6747?s=96&d=blank&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1242"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/techlaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}