The Evolution of Intellectual Property

From Ancient Manuscripts to AI

From transactional jobs and sequential workflow to composability and AI agents

Intellectual property has long fueled human innovation, yet the way IP work gets done has changed remarkably little - until now.

This book explores why a field built on cutting-edge ideas has lagged behind other industries in evolving its own practices, and what happens as technology begins to close that gap.

A practical guide for modern practitioners, it examines the shift from sequential workflows to continuous, AI-driven intelligence - and the new opportunities this transformation creates for IP teams, law firms and innovators alike.