The AI in Business Podcast Practical AI for In-House Patent Legal - with Kevin Ahlstrom of Meta
Oct 8, 2025
Kevin Ahlstrom, Associate General Counsel in Patents at Meta, shares his insights on leveraging AI for patent strategy. He discusses how AI can streamline mundane review tasks and optimize legal workflows, significantly reducing time spent on portfolio analysis. Ahlstrom highlights innovative tools that prioritize patents in minutes rather than days. He emphasizes the importance of AI responsibility and encourages lawyers to adapt their skill sets towards strategic roles as AI transforms legal support.
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AI To Reduce Patent Review Burden
- In-house teams waste time on mundane review of attorney work product and invention disclosures.
- AI can handle much of that legwork and speed decision-making on filings.
Prioritize Speed Over Exhaustive Analysis
- In-house counsel must shift from exhaustive analysis to fast, actionable advice for business partners.
- Executives care about legal risk likelihood and actionable guidance, not every detailed possibility.
Tool That Streamlines Invention Review
- Kevin describes building a tool to convert messy invention disclosures into clear, digestible summaries.
- That tool cut the time to decide whether to file from days to minutes.