Paximal co-founder and CEO Ian Schick, PhD, Esq, was invited to present to the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Corporate IP Management Committee on the role of AI in patent preparation and prosecution, to an audience of roughly 50 corporate IP leaders.

IPO is one of the most influential associations in intellectual property, representing companies and individuals that own and rely on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Its committees convene senior practitioners to examine the issues shaping the profession.

Ian's presentation walked through the framework Paximal returns to often: mapping AI's role across the full patent lifecycle—Reading (ingesting and understanding disclosures), Writing (composing and generating), Reviewing (quality control and conformity), Analyzing (reasoning and verifying), and Portfolio Management. The throughline was a candid assessment of where AI is genuinely useful today and where attorney judgment remains indispensable.

For corporate IP teams under pressure to protect more innovation without growing headcount, that distinction matters: it is the difference between adopting AI as a force multiplier for expert practitioners and mistaking it for a replacement.

We're grateful to the IPO Corporate IP Management Committee for the invitation and the thoughtful discussion that followed.