Gavelytics a high tech legal analytics company focused on state court analytics announced today that their analytics platform had been granted a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office. Patent no. 10,452,734     for “Data Visualization Platform for Use in a Network Environment”  covers Gavelytics’ invention of a unique way to parse, visualize and display data surrounding reassignment motions and similar filings, to compare such motions among a number of judges, and to predict which new judge will be assigned after a reassignment motion is granted.
I caught up with former “big law” lawyer, Gavelytics co-inventor and CEO Rick Merrill to explore the impact of achieving this benchmark. According to Merrill  “This demonstrates the value and quality of the technology we’ve developed. And how we are solving difficult problems through technology. The patent is actually first of several — we have others pending — some related to this. But all have to do with making sense of messy trial court order.”
JOG: In terms of Gavelytics trajectory what does the granting of the patent mean? RM: “This protects us should a competitor try to do the same thing. It enhances the value of the business, which is good for all of our customers. And is the first of several patents in the works.”
JOG: Will this make it easier to raise money? RM: “We’ve never had a hard time raising money but should we choose to, yes.”
JOG: Would you consider licensing the patent ? RM: “Not at this time.”
The Gavelytics patent  announcement comes less than a month after the company  announced a major launch of  their  New York.analytics module. Gavelytics which started in California has also launched modules covering cournties in Florida, Texas and Nevada. But Gavelytics can not sit still, the state analytics market is “hot.” Thomson Reuters has already launched state law analytics as part of their Westlaw Edge platform and Lex Machina which has focused on federal law is rumored to have state analytics modules in their product pipeline. Fastcase which purchased Docket Alarm offers customer the ability to use AI and APIs to customize state analytics.

Here is the full Press Release:

Gavelytics Secures Patent for Judicial Analytics Platform

Legal tech company granted U.S. patent for its first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence platform

 

LOS ANGELES (December 2019) – Gavelytics, a Los Angeles-based legal technology software company, is pleased to announce that it has secured a patent for its trial court data analytics platform, which helps attorneys better position their cases for success, analyze a judge’s hidden tendencies, generate more business, and manage client expectations.

Patent no. 10,452,734 for “Data Visualization Platform for Use in a Network Environment”  covers Gavelytics’s invention of a unique way to parse, visualize and display data surrounding reassignment motions and similar filings, to compare such motions among a number of judges, and to predict which new judge will be assigned after a reassignment motion is granted.  Inventors named on the patent include Rick Merrill, Juan Carlos Moreno, Jason Madsen, Brandon Hinesley, and Edgar Alejandro Anzaldua Moreno. Gavelytics worked with Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP on the patent application.

“We are confident that our patented technology will continue to support our company’s growth as we expand throughout the United States,” said Merrill, Gavelytics Founder and CEO. “We look forward to launching new geographic coverage and products in the coming months.”

Named among the National Law Journals’ 2019 Emerging Legal Technologies, Gavelytics is focused on bringing its state-level trial court analytics platform to more attorneys nationwide. Gavelytics uses artificial intelligence and attorney review to help litigators quickly identify judges’ tendencies, to understand the activities of competing law firms, and to research the trial court activities of parties in ways never before possible.

Gavelytics recently launched its coverage of New York trial court data. Trial court data from California, Nevada and Florida also are available in the platform, and additional states will be added in coming months.

About Gavelytics Gavelytics is a Los Angeles-based legal technology software company that provides law firms, insurance companies, advocacy organizations and corporate legal departments with state trial court analytics. Gavelytics legal artificial intelligence provides actionable insights that help lawyers win more motions, win more cases, and win more business. For more information, visit gavelytics.com