Category: Case studies

  • 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.…

  • Weekly PTAB Review: Application 17/412,321 – Toshiba Corp

    This week we look at a recent PTAB decision. I pulled one random case from the Board’s docket published over the last few days, where IP Copilot was not used. In Ex parte Hagiwara & Sakurada, the PTAB affirmed §103 rejections for a ThMn₁₂/TbCu7-class magnet composition that included small-amount Be and B ranges. The Board agreed with…

  • Weekly PTAB Review: Application 16/306,266 – BASF SE

    This week we look at a recent PTAB decision. I pulled one random case from the Board’s docket published over the last few days, where IP Copilot was not used. In Ex parte Stuhrmann (Appeal 2025‑000356), the PTAB affirmed §103 rejections on claims to a photocurable ceramic formulation for additive manufacturing (see decision here). The Board…

  • Weekly PTAB Review: Application 16/720,969 – Cerner Innovation (Oracle)

    This week we look at a recent PTAB decision. I pulled one at random from the Board’s docket. The case is Appeal 2025-001075 on Application 16/720,969. The decision’s notification date is September 12, 2025; the real party in interest is Oracle International Corporation. IP Copilot Invalidity Search To start, we ran an Invalidity Chart (used…

  • Case study: Sterne Kessler & IP Copilot’s AI-Powered Prior Art Search Collaboration

    Introduction Earlier this year, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox (“Sterne Kessler”) paired its more than four decades of IP expertise with IP Copilot’s specialized language models to rethink prior art search with IP Copilot’s AI-Powered Prior Art Search Platform. Now, instead of outsourcing multi-week projects, attorneys can run full prior art searches, such as §§102/103…