# Patent Prior Art Search for Litigation Paralegals

> AI runs the search across USPTO, EPO, and Relativity, ranks hits by claim-overlap relevance, summarizes each, and builds the search report — attorney starts from a triaged list, not a raw dump.

- **Role:** [Litigation Paralegal](https://calish.com/workflows/for/litigation-paralegal/)
- **Category:** [Reporting & Analytics](https://calish.com/workflows/category/reporting-and-analytics/)
- **Specialty:** [Civil Litigation](https://calish.com/workflows/specialty/civil-litigation/)
- **Action:** Patent Prior Art Search
- **Canonical URL:** https://calish.com/workflows/patent-prior-art-search-for-litigation-paralegal/

## The Problem

Prior art searches for Civil Litigation matters take days in Relativity, and the attorney still has to read every hit to judge relevance.

## What We Build

AI runs the search across USPTO, EPO, and Relativity, ranks hits by claim-overlap relevance, summarizes each, and builds the search report — attorney starts from a triaged list, not a raw dump.

## Tools & Integrations

- Relativity
- Clio Manage
- NetDocuments
- Westlaw
- Zapier

## How It Works

1. **Discovery call.** We map your current patent prior art search process and identify where AI saves the most time.
2. **Build & integrate.** We build the workflow and connect it to the tools you already use — no software changes required.
3. **Review & refine.** You review the results, we fine-tune until it matches your standards, then it runs on autopilot.

## Tool-Specific Implementations

- [Relativity](https://calish.com/workflows/with/patent-prior-art-search-for-litigation-paralegal-with-relativity/) — Patent Prior Art Search built natively in Relativity
- [Clio Manage](https://calish.com/workflows/with/patent-prior-art-search-for-litigation-paralegal-with-clio-manage/) — Patent Prior Art Search built natively in Clio Manage
- [NetDocuments](https://calish.com/workflows/with/patent-prior-art-search-for-litigation-paralegal-with-netdocuments/) — Patent Prior Art Search built natively in NetDocuments
- [Westlaw](https://calish.com/workflows/with/patent-prior-art-search-for-litigation-paralegal-with-westlaw/) — Patent Prior Art Search built natively in Westlaw

## Related Workflows

- [Billing Narrative Cleanup for Litigation Paralegals](https://calish.com/workflows/billing-narrative-cleanup-for-litigation-paralegal/)
- [Court Deadline & Docket Tracking for Litigation Paralegals](https://calish.com/workflows/court-deadline-and-docket-tracking-for-litigation-paralegal/)
- [Visa Petition Package Assembly for Litigation Paralegals](https://calish.com/workflows/visa-petition-package-assembly-for-litigation-paralegal/)
- [RFE & Notice Response Drafting for Litigation Paralegals](https://calish.com/workflows/rfe-and-notice-response-drafting-for-litigation-paralegal/)
- [Client Questionnaire Intake & Translation for Litigation Paralegals](https://calish.com/workflows/client-questionnaire-intake-and-translation-for-litigation-paralegal/)
- [Trademark Docketing & Renewal for Litigation Paralegals](https://calish.com/workflows/trademark-docketing-and-renewal-for-litigation-paralegal/)

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