AI Legal Index: IP & Patents changes https://ailegalindex.com/categories/ip-and-patents Material product changes at IP & Patents vendors, tracked by AI Legal Index. Every entry is dated and cited to a public source. en-us Free to reuse with a visible link to ailegalindex.com. Terms: https://ailegalindex.com/use-this-data Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT 720 Alt Legal released a native add in for Microsoft Outlook, available to all users, that uploads emails and their attachments directly to… https://ailegalindex.com/changelog/alt-legal ailegalindex.com:change:6ab9178d421c0bed64772f11 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Integration / interoperability IP & Patents Alt Legal released a native add in for Microsoft Outlook, available to all users, that uploads emails and their attachments directly to matters in the Alt Legal IP docket without leaving the inbox. Users search and select the target matter from Outlook, multifile emails are filed as a complete set, and emails are stored alongside their original attachments.

Why it matters: Trademark and IP teams receive client instructions, filing receipts and office actions by email, so filing them to the matter record from Outlook keeps docket files complete without a separate download and reupload step. It moves Alt Legal closer to the email system where IP correspondence actually arrives.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Verified. Type: Integration / interoperability.

Evidence: Vendor documentation

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]]> Patlytics released a ChatGPT plugin built on the Patlytics Model Context Protocol server. https://ailegalindex.com/changelog/patlytics ailegalindex.com:change:6aaea9fcafa54bf67064faa7 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Integration / interoperability IP & Patents Patlytics released a ChatGPT plugin built on the Patlytics Model Context Protocol server. IP teams can run concept level patent searches and query their firm's own patent data from inside ChatGPT.

Why it matters: Unfiled invention disclosures are among the most sensitive documents a client ever hands over. Before a patent team runs searches from ChatGPT, it should confirm what the plugin sends to OpenAI, and whether the firm's workspace excludes that traffic from training and human review.

Impact: Medium. Verification: Partially Verified. Type: Integration / interoperability.

Evidence: Vendor announcement

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