Patent claim charts are the foundational work product in infringement litigation and licensing. And they're prepared almost exactly the way they were twenty years ago — by associates, one element at a time, billed by the hour.
Outside counsel runs $15,000 to $50,000 per chart. In-house teams absorb 40–60 attorney hours each. PAEs can't scale licensing campaigns without scaling headcount. Boutiques are turning cases away.
The workflow is purpose-built for infringement work. Human review is required at every stage — we accelerate attorneys, we don't replace them.
At typical PAE volumes, a $50K/year EoU seat replaces $1–2M in outside counsel spend. Move the sliders for your own numbers.
| EVIDENCE OF USE | BIGLAW OUTSIDE COUNSEL | CHATGPT / CLAUDE DIRECT | JUNIOR ASSOCIATE IN-HOUSE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to draft chart | < 2 hours | 2–4 weeks | hours (unreliable) | 40–60 hours |
| Cost per chart | ~$1,200 | $15–50K | ~$0 | $5–10K loaded |
| Citation accuracy | 99.4% verified | high, variable | hallucinates | medium |
| Prosecution history | auto-ingested | manual | no | manual |
| Means-plus-function | 112(f) aware | case-by-case | no | depends |
| Privilege & audit trail | built in | built in | absent | variable |
30-minute demo on your own patent. We'll run it live, show you the citations, and you'll have a draft chart before the call ends.