by Melissa Richter | Feb 17, 2026 | IP Suite, Hints and Tips, InnovationQ+
HD-Analyze Tip: Use Gradient Filters for sharper competitive analysis Why we’re spotlighting this feature We hear a consistent theme from customers doing competitive intelligence in InnovationQ+: you want the most efficient, reliable way to turn enormous data...
by Brandon Kelloway | Feb 1, 2026 | Ideation, Evaluation, & Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence, IP Suite, IQ Ideas+, News
On December 3, 2025, Reuters reported a significant legal development that could reshape how conversational AI companies manage and disclose user-interaction data. In a high-profile copyright case brought by The New York Times and other news organizations, a U.S....
by Brandon Kelloway | Jan 15, 2026 | Ideation, Evaluation, & Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence, InnovationQ+, IP Suite, IQ Ideas+, News
A year when theory finally met consequences For years, IP and innovation conversations circled familiar questions: How should AI be trained? Who sets the rules? What breaks when systems scale faster than law? In 2025, those questions stopped being abstract. Courts...
by Brandon Kelloway | Jan 6, 2026 | Ideation, Evaluation, & Collaboration, InnovationQ+, IP Suite, News
Meet Sarah. She’s a brilliant patent agent at a mid-sized firm, drowning in a backlog of disclosure reviews. It’s 11:30 PM on a Tuesday. Desperate for a breakthrough on a tricky mechanical engineering claim, she turns to ChatGPT. She types in the invention details....
by Brandon Kelloway | Dec 8, 2025 | Ideation, Evaluation, & Collaboration, InnovationQ+, IP Suite, IQ Ideas+, News
The Growing Importance of Defensive Publishing As intellectual property landscapes become increasingly complex, companies are seeking smarter ways to protect innovation beyond traditional patents. In 2026, defensive publishing is emerging as a key strategy for...
by Brandon Kelloway | Dec 7, 2025 | Ideation, Evaluation, & Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence, InnovationQ+, IP Suite, IQ Ideas+, News
Picture a Monday morning in R&D. An engineer has a promising idea, a handful of notes, and a deadline. The fastest path seems obvious: paste the gist into a public chatbot and ask for a novelty read, some prior art, maybe even a first pass at the disclosure. Five...
by Brandon Kelloway | Nov 24, 2025 | InnovationQ+, IP Suite, IQ Ideas+, Launch, News
Defensive publishing isn’t just about creating citable prior art—it’s about securing instant Freedom to Operate at a fraction of the cost and timeline of a traditional patent. With the refreshed publishing experience inside InnovationQ (formerly the Prior Art...
by Brandon Kelloway | Nov 3, 2025 | Ideation, Evaluation, & Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence, InnovationQ+, IP Suite, IQ Ideas+, News
Context: A System Under Pressure Patent examination has long been a balancing act between speed and quality. Examiners face a constant influx of increasingly complex applications, while applicants wait years for meaningful action. The U.S. Patent and Trademark...
by Brandon Kelloway | Nov 3, 2025 | Ideation, Evaluation, & Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence, InnovationQ+, IP Suite, IQ Ideas+, News
A new petition before the U.S. Supreme Court could define the future of creative ownership in the age of artificial intelligence. On October 10, 2025, computer scientist Stephen Thaler filed a petition asking the Court to review a lower court ruling that denied...
