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Clarivate’s IPfolio selected by Topcon
Fostering collaboration between IP and R&D teams to improve operational efficiency London, UK, September 30, 2026 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, announced today that Topcon Corporation (Topcon) has selected...
Clarivate’s IPfolio selected by Topcon
Fostering collaboration between IP and R&D teams to improve operational efficiency London, UK, September 30, 2026 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, announced today that Topcon Corporation (Topcon) has selected...
China’s top court hands down multimillion-dollar patent and trade-secret awards in chemical cases
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) has highlighted a series of high-value patent and trade-secret cases involving chemical production, including related disputes that resulted in combined awards of more than RMB 200 million. The cases also illustrate how Chinese...
South Korea unveils patent strategy for physical AI and AI-assisted R&D
South Korea has approved a new government-wide plan to integrate intellectual property strategy throughout the national research and development process, from R&D planning through patent acquisition and commercialization. The IP-based R&D-IP-commercialization...
Corteva and Inari settle major seed-IP dispute after DOJ statement of interest
Corteva Agriscience and Inari Agriculture have settled a closely watched intellectual property dispute in Delaware after the case went to trial, bringing proceedings over access to Corteva's patented biological material to an apparent end. The parties filed a joint...
British Business Bank welcomes Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement of package of new measures to support smaller businesses
£6.5bn uplift to the Growth Guarantee Scheme to unlock further lending to smaller businesses over the next four years Up to £500m of ENABLE Guarantee capacity ringfenced over the next 12 months to support Intellectual Property-rich smaller businesses Joint British...
Madras High Court upholds Voicemonk patent: a clear signal on prior art mapping in AI/software patents
In Flipkart Internet Pvt. Ltd. v. Joint Controller of Patents and Designs & Voicemonk Inc. (CMA(PT) No. 9 of 2024, decided on January 5, 2026), the Madras High Court upheld the Controller's decision rejecting Flipkart's post-grant opposition to Indian Patent No....
Ukraine’s design data integrates into DesignView
On July 8, 2026, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in cooperation with the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO), integrated industrial design data from Ukraine into DesignView, the world's largest design...
Anaqua renewal signifies Sony’s shift to a data-centric IP model
Sony Group Corporation has renewed its multi-year intellectual property (IP) management partnership with Anaqua, extending a relationship that began in 2018. The renewal, announced today, keeps Sony on Anaqua's AQX platform and adds a commitment to evaluate and adopt...
The billable hour is evolving. Here’s what the patent industry is getting wrong about it
Most patent attorneys didn't go looking for a billing crisis, but the conversation found them anyway. Clients armed with AI tools are pushing back on fees, industry forecasters are declaring the hourly model obsolete, and a low-level anxiety has taken hold: if AI cuts...
UKIPO launches Knowledge Asset Management Hub
New resource to strengthen IP capability and support commercialization across the UK research sector The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has today launched the Knowledge Asset Management Hub. This new resource is designed to help universities and other...
Hyundai Motor and Kia join OIN 2.0 community
Modern cars may be powered by gasoline or electricity – but they run on code. Software-defined vehicles, connected-car platforms, and cloud services now depend on Linux and other open-source technologies. That dependence carries some patent risk capable of stalling...
The IP operating model is broken – and billable hours won’t fix it
The legal profession has never been comfortable with disruption. But what's happening in intellectual property (IP) right now isn't a trend to monitor from a distance. It's a fundamental shift in how IP work gets done, and attorneys who don't adapt will find...
Clarivate introduces IPOne
A unified IP intelligence platform for AI-powered research ecosystem, workflow automation, and enterprise AI connectors London, UK - May 29, 2026 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced IPOne, a unified...
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