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The rapid shift to AI prior art search
In just 15 months, patent teams moved sharply toward a hybrid model combining traditional prior art search with AI. The reasons are practical: faster answers, better inventor conversations, and more informed filing decisions before drafting begins. Patent operations do not usually change this quickly. New tools must be evaluated. Security and confidentiality requirements must be…
How Kinaxis accelerated invention disclosure review and patent drafting with IP Copilot
Overview Kinaxis, a global supply chain software company, manages a software-heavy invention pipeline where the patent team needs to identify strong ideas, pressure-test technical eligibility, gather better inventor input, and move quickly from disclosure to filing. In early 2026, Kinaxis began using IP Copilot as the front-end system for invention disclosure analysis and drafting support.…
The Next IP Bottleneck Is Upstream of the Patent Application
Most corporate IP workflows still start too late. In many organizations, the drafting step has already changed. Patent teams may have AI drafting tools, outside counsel drafting support, or internal systems that help turn an invention disclosure into application-ready material. But that does not solve the earlier problem. Before anything can be drafted, the organization…
The IP Operating System: Why Innovation Teams Need More Than Another AI Tool
The IP Operating System: Why Innovation Teams Need More Than Another AI Tool The world is producing more inventions than traditional IP workflows were designed to absorb. Global R&D spending is now measured in the trillions, and worldwide patent filings reached a record 3.7 million applications in 2024. That is the useful backdrop: not “look,…
IP Copilot Welcomes Shawn Gorman to Advisory Board
IP Copilot is excited to welcome Shawn Gorman to our Advisory Board. Shawn is a seasoned patent attorney and IP leader with experience across private practice, government, and high-growth technology companies. He currently serves as Chief IP Counsel at Whisper Aero, where he leads intellectual property strategy for breakthrough propulsion technology designed to dramatically reduce…
Everybody’s Got a Claim
My professional career started when I was 12, I started building websites for folks on the internet. We’d find each other through forums, they’d pay my invoices, never met in person. At 14, I accessed a router via my play-station-portable, accessing an unprotected AS400 system on a network at a medical billing service and pulled…
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