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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...
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...
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...
Salesforce launches PTAB challenge against IQX automated authentication patent
Salesforce has filed a new inter partes review (IPR) petition challenging an IQX Corp. patent covering technology that includes silent network authentication, adding a Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceeding to parallel patent litigation between the companies. The...
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...
Road to victory: how Innoscience turned an ITC threat into an approval hearing of its redesigns and secured uninterrupted market access
Innoscience did not simply defend itself in a high-stakes Section 337 investigation at the US International Trade Commission (“ITC”)—it rewrote the playbook. Rather than waiting for a final ruling on the accused products, Innoscience pursued and implemented critical...
Clarivate’s IPfolio and renewal services selected by IGT
Managing global intellectual property more efficiently with trusted data, expert support, and integrated services London, UK, May 21, 2026 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced that IPfolio has been...
Bridging the post-Brexit divide: what the European Partnerships Bill means for IP and tech
Of all the legislative initiatives unveiled in the recent King's Speech, the European Partnerships Bill has the potential to be one of the most structurally consequential. Driven by the government's stated ambition to move closer to the European Union and recapture a...
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