Rongchai Wang
Feb 18, 2026 14:21
Legal AI startup Harvey releases IP litigation workflows for claim charts, invalidity contentions, and patent filings, building on June 2025 Workflow Builder launch.
Harvey, the legal AI platform backed by OpenAI’s GPT-4, has published five ready-to-use workflow templates targeting patent and IP litigation teams. The release expands practical applications for the company’s Workflow Builder tool, which launched in June 2025.
The templates address some of the most time-intensive tasks in patent practice: drafting infringement claim charts, analyzing patent office actions, generating invalidity contentions, preparing license agreements, and populating filing documents.
What the Workflows Actually Do
The claim chart workflow stands out as potentially the most valuable. Associates typically spend hours manually comparing patent claims against technical documentation—product specs, user manuals, marketing materials. Harvey’s template automates the initial mapping, citing specific page numbers and flagging uncertain elements for human review.
For invalidity contentions, the workflow accepts prior art uploads (patents, publications, product docs) and produces limitation-by-limitation analysis in structured table format. Teams get a consistent starting point rather than building contentions from scratch each time.
The office action analyzer extracts rejection types, cited prior art, and examiner reasoning, then suggests response strategies. Patent prosecution teams can customize prompts to match firm-specific approaches.
Firm Adoption Context
Harvey has gained significant traction since Allen & Overy began trialing the platform in November 2022. Tens of thousands of lawyers at major firms now use it daily, according to the company. UK firm Ashurst announced a global rollout partnership in June 2024, and the platform became available on Microsoft Azure in May 2024.
The Workflow Builder itself represents Harvey’s push toward no-code customization—letting firms embed their preferred methods into reusable processes without engineering support. These five templates serve as starting points that teams can modify.
Practical Implications
For IP boutiques and BigLaw patent groups, the value proposition centers on consistency and speed for routine work. A junior associate running the claim chart workflow gets the same structural output as a senior partner would expect, with citations already in place.
The filing document template addresses a different pain point—administrative precision. Inventor names, addresses, priority claims, and fee payment details all need correct formatting. The workflow pulls from firm precedents and populates fields automatically.
Harvey remains a private company, so there’s no public market exposure. But for legal tech watchers tracking AI adoption in professional services, these workflow releases signal continued product expansion beyond basic research and drafting into structured litigation tasks.
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