Twenty years ago, the offshoring of back-office legal work was in its infancy. In the IP space, our firm established one of the very first IP offshoring operations. This early IP offshore operation was established not because our firm could foresee the Indian outsourcing boom to follow, but rather because it solved a problem we […]
Foundation IP, or FIP, is the earliest web-based Intellectual Property Information Management System available on the market today. Developed beginning in 1999 and commercially released in 2001, the FIP system organizes and shares IP data on the Internet. While it allows for efficient storage and distributed use of IP information, it is very limited in […]
In a previous article, we discussed how SLW has innovated over decades to become one of the leaders in intellectual property and patent prosecution. We have harnessed technology and automation to allow the firm to provide the highest value for our clients. Now, SLW continues its discussion about ways to maximize value and focus on […]
Today, we are all hearing about artificial intelligence’s impact on automating tasks with things like chatbots for customer service to more complex applications, such as autonomous driving or winning at the ancient Chinese game “Go”. While it is fascinating looking at the art of the possible with A.I., it is instructive to go back in […]