The AI in Business Podcast How AI Is Reshaping Patent Strategy and Portfolio Management - with Shandon Quinn of Clarivate
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Oct 2, 2025 Shandon Quinn, Vice President of Patent Intelligence at Clarivate, shares insights on the transformative role of AI in patent strategy. He discusses how AI-driven workflows enhance decision-making and streamline patent reviews, reducing timelines from weeks to mere minutes. Shandon explains the shift towards predictive analytics and benchmarking for improved portfolio management, turning IP teams into revenue drivers instead of cost centers. Key takeaways include the importance of integrating IP into strategic leadership and the decision-making process for adopting AI tools.
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Patents Are Hidden Strategic Assets
- Patent teams are invisible but underpin revenue and costly technical work across companies.
- Heads of IP can unlock strategic value by reframing patents as business assets rather than back-office items.
Compress Review Timelines With AI
- Use AI to compress patent-review timelines from weeks or months into minutes or hours.
- Deploy analytics to reduce dependence on scarce PhDs for basic portfolio assessments.
Know Your Portfolio Before Adding AI
- First, map and assess your own patents to know which are strategic and product-linked.
- Use that foundation before layering external analytics or advanced AI on top.