Traditional intellectual property (IP) systems have long hindered startups due to high costs and slow processes, forcing founders to outsource patent management to external lawyers. Patents were often viewed as a necessary burden rather than a strategic asset. Now, by combining AI with expert patent attorneys, startups can protect innovations without sacrificing speed, capital, or control.

"The old model is too slow, too opaque and too disconnected from how modern deeptech companies work," says the company's founder, [PERSON_NAME]. He identifies the core failures as "speed and cost predictability." The goal is to build "the sort of dream law firm that we would have liked to have when we were building a deeptech company."

In an interview with Sifted, [PERSON_NAME] and [PERSON_NAME], CEO and founder of AI spatial intelligence company Planarific, explore how using AI to secure patents is putting founders back in control of their IP strategy.