It’s back to school time. The neighborhood kids are back to work learning the basics: reading, writing, arithmetic, and Java or C, maybe Python. Let’s hope they’re are also developing an appreciation for learning and a hunger for knowledge.

We are in a transition here at DorothyAI, as we move from a company that creates software solutions to a company that sells software solutions. Actually, we’re a company that sells the software solutions it is still creating. I don’t know if that is a “transition.” In any case, we’ve spent this week looking at feedback from our previewers and setting our goals for the future.

We invited 22 people to preview Dorothy, and I’ve had butterflies in my stomach for more than a week.

What is a synonym?

All things considered, the USPTO patent database is well curated. Millions of patent documents (issued patents and application publications) are available for search and download. The documents include the complete application (title, abstract, specification, and claims), along with various important dates (filing, publication, and issue dates) and lists of references submitted or cited during prosecution. Not bad.

We are truly free here at DorothyAI.

A lot of you (hopefully) were looking forward to our initial release of our patent search platform, "Dorothy," in May. I was too. However, we decided to pump the breaks, slow our roll, and do more testing before letting customers or potential customers onto the platform.