Carnegie Mellon University

The Center for AI and Patent Analysis (CAPA) pioneers AI research for use in diverse aspects of patents, the patent system, and more general legal and regulatory domains. We accomplish this mission with two distinct initiatives:

  • We conduct original research on new classes of AI tools for users of the patent system and other expert decision makers

  • We establish a long-term research agenda to guide the AI research community in solving the largest problems collaboratively and incrementally