Blueshift IP is proud to announce that firm co-founder Robert Plotkin has been named to Lawdragon’s 2025 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors list.
This prestigious international honor recognizes legal professionals who are driving innovation at the dynamic intersection of law and technology. The 2025 list features leading voices who are helping to shape the way artificial intelligence and other emerging
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Robert Plotkin Authors Article on AI’s Potential to Impact ‘Obviousness’
Blueshift IP co-founder and patent software expert Robert Plotkin recently authored an article for IPWatchdog about artificial intelligence’s potential to impact patent law’s nonobviousness requirement.
“Has the widespread adoption of AI tools fundamentally changed what constitutes ‘ordinary skill’…?,” Robert posits in the article. “This question resonates across the innovation landscape, as AI tools become standard equipment in research and development,…
Navigating The Minefield Of Patenting AI-Generated Inventions
The landscape of intellectual property and invention is facing unprecedented upheaval, with artificial intelligence promising to both liberate and potentially overtake human inventors.
But what may seem like a minefield of IP questions might actually be easier to navigate than it first appears. The trick will be ensuring appropriate legal protections through diligence and creativity in patent filing.
Over the…
Building a Patent Portfolio with Maximum Monetization Value
Is your current patent strategy truly setting you up for successful monetization? Many companies miss out on significant opportunities by not integrating monetization planning into their patent development process from the start. Too often, companies—due to lack of experience or knowledge—hire patent attorneys who simply file patents without considering a monetization strategy, ultimately hurting the potential value of their IP.…
Download the AI Intellectual Property Checklist
Are you a founder, executive, investor, or software developer interested in learning more about which intellectual property (IP) protection is right for your artificial intelligence technology, whether that be patents, trade secrets, or a combination of both? Or maybe you’re wondering if IP protection is suitable for your AI innovation in the first place?
Blueshift IP co-founder Robert Plotkin, author…
Robert Plotkin Publishes Guide on SaaS Patent Drafting
Practical Law—a publisher of trusted, up-to-date legal information and best practices—recently published a guide on patent drafting for software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology, authored by Blueshift IP co-founder and software patent expert Robert Plotkin.
With SaaS becoming a dominant model in software delivery, the comprehensive guide offers invaluable guidance for obtaining enforceable patents in this complex and evolving field. Topics covered in…
Blueshift IP Founders Named to 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers List
Blueshift IP is pleased to announce that founding partners Cynthia Gilbert and Robert Plotkin have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers® list as “Top Rated Intellectual Property Attorneys.” Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
Both Cynthia and…
Patenting Software in the U.S. and Europe
To protect your software innovations globally and maintain a competitive edge, it’s essential to know the nuances of software patent eligibility, examination procedures, and drafting requirements in both the U.S. and Europe.
In the webinar “Patenting Software in the U.S. and Europe,” leading software patenting experts Robert Plotkin, co-founder of Blueshift IP, and Dr. Jochen Reich, founder of Germany-based…
Blueshift IP Co-Founder Robert Plotkin Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers List
Blueshift IP is proud to announce that Robert Plotkin has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Robert was recognized in the area of Litigation – Intellectual Property for Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.…
Business Goals + IP Strategy = Propelling Your AI Company Toward Success
Pursuing a cookie-cutter IP strategy for AI technology can lead to:
- Spending on IP that doesn’t protect your core business
- Overlooking obtaining IP that would provide critical protection against competitors
- Failing to secure IP that provides significant value for fundraising, revenue generation, and securing successful exits.
In “Business Goals + IP Strategy = Propelling Your AI Company Toward Success,” Blueshift IP…