&AI

&AI is a workspace built specifically for patent attorneys, covering both patent prosecution and litigation work in one secure platform. Its central feature is an AI agent called Andy, which adapts to the specifics of each case and helps with tasks like prior art search, drafting claim charts, preparing invalidity contentions, and responding to office actions. The platform uses retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to ground its outputs in verified sources rather than relying purely on a language model's own memory, an approach aimed at reducing hallucinated legal citations or facts, which matters given how costly an error can be in patent litigation. &AI also includes tools aimed at business development for patent litigators, suggesting it is meant to support the commercial side of a patent practice, not only the technical drafting work. &AI is built for law firms and in-house patent teams handling prosecution and litigation, rather than for general legal use or other practice areas. The company, AndAI Inc., was founded by CEO Caleb Harris, raised a $6.5 million seed round led by First Round Capital, and the platform has been independently audited to SOC 2 Type II standards for handling confidential legal work. One limitation is that because &AI is purpose-built for patent law, it is not a general-purpose legal AI tool and would not apply to other areas of legal practice.