Patent.dev shipped single sign-on support in its self-hosted patent connector v1.14.1, letting self-hosters log in with Microsoft Entra or any OIDC provider and manage access through their existing or…
Patent Connector launched its first outside partnership with The Lens, a user-supported non-profit social enterprise founded by Richard Jefferson that makes patents, scholarly works and biological seq…
A new job role called the Domain Software Engineer (DSE) is proposed to leverage cheap, fast agentic coding for building custom internal tools, replacing Excel-based workflows. The role, introduced in…
A patent software developer criticizes the framing of Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) as a 'Trojan horse' in the patent industry, arguing it is merely plumbing for chatbot-to-application comm…
In a head-to-head test, Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 and Alibaba's Qwen3.8 27B (running locally on an NVIDIA RTX 5090) analyzed the validity of Apple's US Patent 7,844,915 (the 'pinch-to-zoom' patent) ag…
Patent Connector 1.6 launches with a command-line tool designed for AI agents, support for sound and multimedia trademarks, and deeper data extraction from existing patent offices. The release emphasi…
Patent Connector launches a dual-interface tool providing official patent, trademark, and design data from six jurisdictions via an MCP server for AI clients and a CLI for terminals, eliminating scrap…
A lawyer and writer reflects on the fear of obsolescence in classical music and the legal profession amid AI advancements, drawing parallels between counterphobic reactions in both fields and arguing …
Patent Connector 1.4 now supports EUIPO for EU trademarks and registered designs, adding to its existing coverage of EPO, USPTO, and DPMA. The MCP server provides direct access to live patent and trad…
Patent Connector 1.3 introduces semantic AI search, allowing users to find patent classifications and examination manual sections using plain language instead of exact jargon. The update includes buil…
OpenAI published Patent Connector to the ChatGPT app directory, allowing users to connect ChatGPT directly to patent offices for first-hand data retrieval. The app is now available with a single click…