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Original thinking on AI and patent work — white papers, essays, news, and the occasional strong opinion. Patent practice is changing quickly; we’re writing from inside the change.

Charging Ahead or Slowing Progress? The Patent Battles Shaping EV Infrastructure
The lawsuits, standard-essential patents, and licensing strategies from Tesla, ChargePoint, and WiTricity that are shaping the EV charging network race.

Why Size Matters in Large Language Models
What parameter count actually buys you in an LLM, plus the compute cost, water use, and environmental tradeoffs behind training GPT-scale models.

How Self-Supervised Learning has "Transformed" Natural Language Processing
How transformer-based LLMs learn language context through token masking, and why the shift is often called NLP's ImageNet moment.
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Tracing the (Surprisingly) Long History of Language-Based AI
A timeline from 1883 semantics through Turing, ELIZA, RNNs, and transformers, showing that today's language AI builds on over a century of ideas.
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Driving Innovation: AI, Software, and the IP Powering the Future of EVs
How AI, onboard software, and patent portfolios power modern EVs, from battery management and OTA updates to voice assistants and bi-directional charging.
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NLPatent Launches NLPatent | Monitor: The World’s First Truly Intelligent Patent Monitoring Platform
NLPatent | Monitor delivers context-aware patent alerts that explain why each result matters, replacing keyword-based watch tools with tunable AI monitoring.

Meet Stephanie Curcio, RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards Ones to Watch Recipient

Shocking Developments: The Secret Life of EV Batteries and the Power of IP
The history of lithium-ion, LG Energy Solution's 30,000-patent portfolio, and the trade secret battles including Tesla v. Matthews reshaping EV battery IP.

Accelerating Clean Tech Innovation: How Patents Drive Progress in the Age of AI
How AI-powered patent search helps clean-tech innovators navigate rapid growth in EV filings, government incentives, and dense technical prior art.

NLPatent Achieves SOC 2 Compliance - Ensuring Trust and Data Security in the AI Era
NLPatent earns SOC 2 accreditation, formally verifying the security and privacy controls behind sensitive patent work for law firms and corporate IP teams.
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