From zero AI vendors to a demo floor full of them, in under a year. In this episode of the IP Author Podcast, host Saskia sits down with Samir Raiyani, Founder & CEO of IP Author, fresh off a US conference where AI vendors dominated the sponsorships once held by legacy IP software providers.Samir unpacks the current IP AI business landscape: why capital is flooding in, why law firms and corporations have firmly decided to buy rather than build, why serious entrepreneurial and legal talent is jumping ship into AI native companies, and whether the industry is heading toward consolidation or a bubble. They also dig into the "second order effects" of AI on patent licensing, claim charts, invention practice, and even parallels with AI's disruption of acting and media.If you work in IP, legal tech, or venture backed SaaS, this conversation offers a real time, insider read on where the market is headed next.🔗 Try it free: https://insights.ipauthor.com🔗 Learn more about IP Author: https://ipauthor.com

Every pending US office action is analyzed, mapped, and answered by AI. In this episode, Samir Raiyani (Founder & CEO of IP Author) unveils insights.ipauthor.com, a free AI-agent-generated database built specifically for patent attorneys and IP teams.

We go behind the curtain to show you exactly how AI agents are transforming patent data from raw, static databases into living, self-learning insight engines that track examiner behavior, predict rejection outcomes, and generate ready-to-use response strategies while you sleep.

In this episode, we cover:

✅ How AI agents turn raw patent data into an actionable prosecution strategy

✅ A live demo analyzing a real IBM office action (double patenting rejection)

✅ How to see an examiner's grant rate, interview lift, and rejection history instantly

✅ AI-generated claim amendment recommendations and risk assessments

✅ Company-level portfolio insights and cost-savings analysis

✅ How IP Author's MCP server lets your own AI agents query this data directly

✅ Why "agent-generated databases" are the next evolution after Google Patents and human-labeled data

Whether you're a solo patent attorney, part of an in-house IP team, or managing portfolio strategy at a law firm, this free tool gives you examiner-specific insights that used to take hours of paralegal research, now delivered instantly.

Are you an AI tourist or an AI resident?🚀 Learn more about IP Author: https://ipauthor.com In this episode of the IP Author Podcast, Saskia van Ryneveld speaks with Sumair, VP of Business Development at IP Author, about how patent professionals are adopting AI, what separates experimentation from true integration, and why the future of legal AI may be shaped by the people using it today.They explore the concept of "AI Tourism vs AI Residency," discuss differences between Europe and the US, and examine how patent attorneys are using AI as a skill multiplier rather than a replacement for expertise.