Explain the technical problem.
Describe the limits of existing approaches and what changes in your system. Identify where the improvement happens.
AI & SOFTWARE INVENTIONS
The invention is software.
Where do we even start?
A product demo shows what users see. A useful patent conversation also needs to explain the technology that makes it work.
THE PROBLEM
Your pitch explains the benefit.
It may not explain the invention.
A software startup can describe its product in a sentence, yet struggle to describe the inventive technical mechanism. With AI models, data pipelines, cloud services, and integrations in the mix, it is easy to get lost in features and buzzwords.
THE QUESTIONS BEHIND IT
Is the difference in the model, the processing, or the system around it?
How much implementation detail should our engineers explain?
Can someone understand our technology without reducing it to a generic feature?
HOW IAF HELPS
Work with someone who speaks
software and patent practice.
IAF focuses on AI, software, and software-implemented technology. Jurgen combines engineering experience with patent leadership at SAP and AI-assisted drafting through ClaimMark-P. The starting point is your actual invention and the technical distinctions worth examining.
Walk through how it works.
Use architecture, data flow, processing steps, and meaningful alternatives to make the mechanism understandable. Save confidential details for the private engagement.
Connect description and claims.
Application preparation ties the proposed claim strategy to the supporting disclosure, with the attorney reviewing and revising the draft.
MAKE THE NEXT STEP PRACTICAL
Three kinds of technology.
One business-first conversation.
AI & machine learning
Training and inference methods, machine-learning models, AI agents, and the systems built around them.
Software & platforms
Enterprise and cloud applications, data processing, platforms, and the interfaces people use.
Software-controlled technology
Devices, systems, and processes where software carries out the inventive technical work.
Technology fit is a starting point for discussion. Jurgen evaluates the specifics of the invention and the application; describing software here is not a promise of patent eligibility or grant.
WHAT FOUNDERS ASK
A little more clarity.
Do we need to bring source code to the first introduction?
Begin with a general product description and the help you need. Jurgen can discuss the appropriate technical material for the engagement. Keep proprietary implementation details out of the public introduction.
Can you help with an AI product that includes more than a model?
IAF works with AI, software, and software-implemented systems. Explain the complete technical arrangement, including the processing and system components that create the improvement.
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR STARTUP
Discuss your software invention.
Start with a general introduction. Discuss scope and fees before professional work begins.