I get asked about 10 times a week how to protect AI-based technologies and products. It’s a tricky question, because patenting software inventions can be very tough in the US (and Europe), as the patent office dislikes providing protection for abstract ideas.

But let’s simplify the question by just looking at what the much-discussed OpenAI has done in this space. To date, OpenAI has 12 granted US patents. We don’t know how many more are pending, likely because those applications are still unpublished. What we can say is that they don’t seem to be pursuing protection outside of the US for their technology.

A lot of innovative, creative, and brilliant people work behind the scenes at Lightbringer. In Team Talks, you will get to know the people/experts behind the AI. This time, we want to highlight our Product Specialists, who serve as the bridge between innovative entrepreneurs and the sometimes complex world of patent applications.

Jessica Karlsson and My Reimer share how they ended up at Lightbringer, what a regular day looks like, and how they help entrepreneurs protect their groundbreaking ideas. With backgrounds in biomedicine and electrical engineering, as well as startup experience, our specialists use their diverse expertise to simplify the patent process and allow inventors to focus on what they do best: innovate.