Artificial Intelligence Is Here To Help Lawyers - Not Replace Them

We were flattered when this recent BBC News article about legal technology included our company TrademarkNow. However, we were somewhat surprised that it questioned the use of AI for legal technology. "There are pitfalls with this approach in such a heavily regulated sector," according to the article, and it raised the controversial issue of AI-driven technology offering legal advice - a big taboo and, in most jurisdictions, restriction in the legal field. Mikael Kolehmainen, our CEO and co-founder, is a former practicing trademark attorney, so we're very familiar with the intricacies of designing software that offers legal advice vs. software that provides a much-needed, powerful digital tool to help lawyers' productivity and efficiency. Our products have always focused on the latter, and we've always done our best to be as clear as possible about this.