Patent News for Monday 5th January 2026

1. Intellectual Property Office fees to increase from April 2026 - Business Wales

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is increasing fees for patents, trade marks and designs from 1 April 2026, subject to parliamentary approval.

2. Action challenging Commission's withdrawal of proposal for Regulation on standard ...

... patents and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 (the Trademark Regulation). In doing so, the Parliament has set forth three pleas in law. It first ...

3. Alphabet Ramps Up AI Chip Patents to Curb Nvidia Dependence - Yahoo Finance

... patents.TrendForce data released with Nikkei shows that Google filed about 400 TPU patents in 2023, roughly treble the amount from five years earlier.

4. Sony patents 'AI ghost' technology to help players through difficult gameplay moments

Sony patents 'AI ghost' technology to help players through difficult gameplay moments ... Sony has filed a new patent that describes the technology of " ...

5. Celonis Seeks to Knock Out Two SAP Data-Processing Patents - Bloomberg Law

... -mining software, arguing two asserted data-processing patents should be invalidated because they cover unpatentable mathematical ideas.

6. Generic Semaglutide patent expiry opens over Rs 50000 Cr opportunity for drugmakers: Report

The patent expiry of semaglutide drugs is set to unlock a significant revenue opportunity exceeding Rs 50 billion for generic drug manufacturers ...

7. China's Rare Earth Innovation Surge in 2025: Patents and Breakthroughs Across Sectors ...

China files 30 patents for every one U.S. patent to secure intellectual property across various sectors such as defense, lasers, electronics, ...

8. Ferrari patents predictive active aero for road cars - SpeedMe.ru

Ferrari keeps bringing racing logic to the street, and this time it's tackling active aerodynamics. A patent that reporters at SPEEDME.

9. Ferrari's predictive active aerodynamics patent for road cars - SpeedMe.ru

... patents-predictive-active-aero-for-road-cars. Ferrari patents predictive active aero for road cars. Ferrari's predictive active aerodynamics patent ...

10. Despite Trump Cabinet member's claim, taxpayer-funded science pays dividends - AJC.com

It allowed universities to own the patents on discoveries arising from federally supported research — giving those institutions the ability and ...

11. Audi Patents Karaoke Mode - What Will Be The First Song You Belt Out Over The Stereo?

Audi Patents Karaoke Mode - What Will Be The First Song You Belt Out Over The Stereo? Posted on 1/5/2026 by Agent009. Go to Autospies.com to read ...

12. You Can't Park Patent Rights in the E-Ricksha Registration Lane | Intellepedia

Intellectual Property, Case Reviews, Patents. Tags. Calcutta High Court, e-rickshaw regulation, motor vehicles act, Patent Law. Post navigation.

13. Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly Slash Prices in China

The reason patent periods for drugs vary by country is because patents follow the principle of territoriality. If local pharmaceutical companies ...

14. Drug Prices Slash 48%, 80% in China

... patents follow. If local pharmaceutical companies actively file patent invalidation lawsuits and the government strictly reviews global patents to ...

15. Hoth Therapeutics Files Dual U.S. Patents for Oncology Skin Toxicity Treatment

Hoth Therapeutics files dual U.S. provisional patents in a bid to extend its Oncology and Dermatology IP, paving the way for groundbreaking ...

16. Alphabet Ramps Up AI Chip Patents to Curb Nvidia Dependence - GuruFocus

... patents. TrendForce data released with Nikkei shows that Google filed about 400 TPU patents in 2023, roughly treble the amount from five years earlier ...

17. Patent Filings Document Technical Work by Navneeth Kankani Across Storage and ...

Publicly available patent records show that Navneeth Kankani has been named as an inventor on multiple patents over the past decade.

18. Considerations and strategies for pharmaceutical companies before the UPC - IAM Patent

... patents. These developments offer guidance for the international litigation and commercialisation strategies of pharmaceutical businesses ...

19. Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending December 26, 2025 | Alston & Bird - JDSupra

Opinion by Chen, joined by Clevenger and Hughes. EBS sued Ford for infringement of three patents directed to optimized fuel management systems that ...

20. Paramount Says Nokia Owes Fair Terms For Video Patents - Law360

Paramount Says Nokia Owes Fair Terms For Video Patents ... Media conglomerate Paramount has sued Nokia over an allegedly invalid patent for encoding and ...

21. Apple Whittles Down 1 Of 2 Touch Screen Patents At PTAB - Law360

That suit alleged that Apple infringed 10 patents, including the two before the PTAB. ... For a reprint of this article, please contact reprints ...

22. Paramount Says Nokia Owes Fair Terms For Video Patents - Law360

... has also claimed that the telecommunications giant should license similar patents to it on "reasonable" terms.

23. Taiwan Extends Delay Period for Patent Substantive Examination - Lexology

The Regulations for the Delay of Substantive Examination of Invention and Design Patents (the "Regulations") have been amended, ...

24. Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments - January 2026 - Lexology

The district court found Norton willfully infringed two Columbia patents, and it awarded nearly $300 million in enhanced damages, plus attorneys' fees ...

25. Boehringer Ingelheim v. Lotus Pharmaceutical: Sufficient Causation between Generic ... - Lexology

Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH (“Boehringer”) owns three Taiwanese patents--Nos. I268922, I285635, and I418351--relating to nintedanib, a ...

26. Intellectual Property Rights Weekly Round-Up: December 29, 2025 - January 04, 2026

Case Title: Zydus Healthcare Ltd. v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs & Anr. Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 3. The Delhi High Court ...

27. Weekly take: Will 2026 see the wind of change come to Europe?

Topics. NewsOpinionEuropean Patent ConventionPatentsUnitary patent and UPC · walters-max-300px.png · Max Walters. Editor Managing IP. Contact. email ...

28. Pro-patent policies and AI replicas: 2026 predictions | Managing Intellectual Property

... patents and patent owners. Daniel Yonan, director at Sterne Kessler, agrees, saying that the trend of favouring patent owners will extend beyond ...

29. EU Parliament lawsuit puts commission's SEP withdrawal under treaty law scrutiny - MLex

... Patents in a dispute before the EU's top court ... Patents in a dispute before the EU's top court.The European ...

30. Universal patents new safety measures after tourist died on ride - MSN

The family of a man who died on a ride said 'multiple warning signs' were missed — now Universal Studios seeks new patents to improve safety ...

31. China strengthens intellectual property protection in solar industry - PV Magazine

... patents for developing technologies ... Chinese enterprises are being encouraged to accelerate technological advancements and reserve basic patents for ...

32. Structure Therapeutics subsidiary licenses patents to Genentech for $100M - StreetInsider

Under the agreement, Gasherbrum granted a non-exclusive, sublicensable, royalty-bearing license to Genentech and Roche for certain patents covering ...

33. iPhone Fold Durability: What Apple Foldable Patents Reveal About Its Folding Screen Technology

Explore iPhone Fold durability as Apple foldable patents, self-healing layers, and advanced folding screen technology aim to solve creases, ...

34. DLI scheme for semiconductor start-ups delivers chip tape-outs, patents, and chip fabrications

India's DLI scheme boosts semiconductor startups with chip tape-outs, patents, and advanced design tools for competitive growth.

35. Google (GOOGL) accelerates AI chip patents as Big Tech moves to cut Nvidia (NVDA) reliance

Taken together, the rise in patents, expanding production plans, and growing customer interest show how Google is steadily turning its AI chips into a ...

36. Structure Therapeutics Signs Patent License Agreement With Genentech and Roche

The deal grants GNE rights under certain Structure patents for CT-996 products and includes a covenant not to assert certain future patents.

37. Vinson & Elkins Hires Steve Moore as Co-Head of Intellectual Property Litigation | News

In addition to his many trial wins, Moore has a strong record of winning cases on summary judgment, as well as invalidating patents through ...

38. The quiet clause that can sink a patent: The disclosure - World IP Review

Patents · The quiet clause that can sink a patent: The disclosure. 5 January 2026FeaturesPatentsSusana Rodrigues. The quiet clause that can sink a ...