Training Patent Attorneys in the Age of AI

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Patent law training has a new problem. AI can perform parts of patent attorney apprenticeship before the junior knows what the work requires. So how should firms use AI without skipping the experiences that build judgement?​​ In this installment of the SLW Institute Coffee Break Webinar Series, “Training Patent Attorneys in the Age of AI,” SLW Principals Lucas Hjelle and Jeffrey Cobia will answer this question and show how AI’s role in patent attorney training should change as judgement develops. Using one invention as an example, this half-hour webinar walks through how attorneys at four different stages of their career should utilize AI. At every stage, the attorney stays responsible for the result.

Lucas Hjelle is a principal at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, and his J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, MN. Prior to joining Schwegman, Lucas worked full-time in Electrical Engineering and Aerospace for over ten years.

Jeffrey Cobia is a principal at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner with highly useful exposure to different types of engineering and law. He earned a B.S. from the University of Illinois in General Engineering, a specific major in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department featuring a rigorous study of mechanical and electrical engineering as well as computer science. He has a passion for working with new technologies in financial, medical, and software industries, especially those that use machine learning and other cutting-edge technology.