What Happens When AI Undermines Your Value?

You Don't Know Me (But I've Been Supporting Your Work for 24 Years)

My name is Rich Mallinson, and for nearly a quarter century, I've been behind the scenes… supporting your work.

I'm a patent translator who's spent 24 years running my own agency.

I've spent two decades learning the language of patents—the precision, the terminology, the way claims need to be constructed across languages so they hold up in any jurisdiction.

But here's the thing…

I've been watching my own work get eroded. First by machine translation. And now… by AI.

Tools that can do in seconds what used to take me hours. Tools that don't care about my 24 years of experience or my knowledge of patent language.

And I have a feeling… you might know what that's like.

Actually, before I go any further—I should probably thank you.

Because without patent attorneys… without your work… I wouldn't have had anything to translate in the first place.

So… thank you. Genuinely.

And that's actually one of my motivations for reaching out today.

The Tension Nobody Wants to Talk About

I've been talking to a lot of patent attorneys lately.

And there's this tension I keep hearing about—this thing that nobody really wants to say out loud.

On one hand, AI is supposedly going to change everything. Automate drafting. Speed up prosecution. Maybe even replace some of the work that used to require real expertise.

On the other hand… most attorneys I talk to say their pipeline hasn't changed. Still referral-dependent. Still waiting for the phone to ring. Still not sure what to do differently.

And I keep thinking… is anyone actually spending time figuring out how to grow their practice in this new era?

Or is everyone just hoping it works out?

Because here's what I've learned from watching my own business get disrupted:

Hoping doesn't work.

Sound Familiar?

When's the last time you actually thought about what happens to your practice if you don't adapt?

Not “what if business slows down”—that's obvious.

I mean:

• What happens when bigger firms with bigger marketing budgets are reaching inventors before you even know they exist?
• What happens when AI tools get good enough that clients start questioning what they're paying for?
• What happens when the referral network you've spent years building… just doesn't produce like it used to?
• What happens when your existing clients have filing opportunities you never had time to identify?

Most attorneys I talk to have this nagging feeling that something's shifting. They just don't know what to do about it.

So they do nothing. And hope.

I tried that approach with my translation business. I can tell you how it ends.

The Question Isn't “How Much Does It Cost to Adapt?”

The question is: “What's the cost of NOT adapting?”

Every week you wait, there are inventors—in your exact practice area—who just published research. They don't have patent attorneys yet. And a 12-month statutory bar countdown just started ticking.

Meanwhile, your existing clients have gaps in their patent portfolios that their competitors are already filling. Adjacent technology areas with active R&D where they have zero coverage. Filing opportunities that could generate significant new engagements—if someone had time to find them.

35 U.S.C. § 102(b) doesn't care that you're busy. It doesn't care that you're “thinking about it.” It doesn't care about your networking schedule.

One year from publication, their filing rights disappear. Forever.

And while you're waiting for referrals… someone else might be reaching them first.

Here's What I Built (Instead of Just Watching My Industry Change)

I decided to build something that could actually help patent attorneys in two ways:

Deeper value for your existing clients. A steady flow of new ones. Without adding hours to your day.

We Build Your Credibility BEFORE We Send the First Outreach

Before we launch your first campaign, we build your reputation with PatentPost.

Automated LinkedIn content that positions you as a thought leader in patent strategy—so when inventors research you before the call, they see an active, credible expert.

We don't just reach out. We build your reputation first.

What This Looks Like For You

That's what systematic practice growth looks like.

What You Get

Here's What I'd Suggest

Tell me your practice area—AI, biotech, cleantech, whatever—and I'll generate a free Firm Briefing for you.

It'll show you:

• Filing opportunities in your CPC territory right now
• Who's filing in your space and where the gaps are
• Research signals approaching their 102(b) deadline
• Cross-disciplinary opportunities you wouldn't find manually

Takes 10 minutes to generate. Could be worth six figures to you.

If you look at it and think “this isn't for me”… totally fine. I appreciate you reading this far.

But if you look at it and think “why isn't everyone doing this?”—then let's talk.

Here's Why This Matters NOW

The attorneys who build systematic pipelines now will have compounding advantages over the next decade.

Every day you wait, statutory bars are expiring on technologies you could have prosecuted.

Every week, your existing clients' competitors are filing in CPC subcodes your clients haven't covered.

Every month, inventors are being contacted by attorneys who found them through systematic intelligence—not referrals.

The window on each opportunity is literally finite. 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) doesn't negotiate.

And the attorneys who understand that systematic practice growth isn't optional anymore… they're already moving.

Your Next Step (Choose One):

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A Final Word

Look, I'm not going to pretend I have all the answers.

I'm a translator who's been in the patent world for 24 years, watching it change, trying to stay relevant.

But I genuinely believe that the attorneys who build systems to find opportunities—instead of waiting for them—are going to win the next decade.

And I want to help you be one of them.

Genuinely… thank you.

Without attorneys like you, I wouldn't have had 24 years of work translating the innovations you protect.

Now let me return the favor.

— Rich