Today's Top Patent Stories

1. Packaging Co. Seeks Fees After Judge Kills Rival's Patents - Law360

Seeks Fees After Judge Kills Rival's Patents. By Rae Ann Varona. Law360 (February 4, 2026, 10:12 PM EST) -- Plastic packaging manufacturer Lacerta ...

2. Patented: Synergen Technology Labs' Baby Monitor That Responds to Infant ... - Dallas Innovates

DFW logged 141 patents for the week of Jan. 6 (No. 10). See who's filing and what they're building. Patents SEO package instructionsHighlights: ...

3. The 'Narrow' Question That Appears in Half of PTAB Obviousness Decisions - Patently-O

... patents or printed publications." 35 U.S.C. § 311(b). Although Martin was not publicly accessible when Lynk Labs filed its application, Martin was ...

4. Novartis flags 2026 profit drop as patents for key drugs expire | Business Information & News

Novartis flags 2026 profit drop as patents for key drugs expire. 2/4/26 REUTERS 06:12:36. •. Copyright (c) 2026 Thomson Reuters. •. Bhanvi Satija.

5. PATENT—D. Kan.: Unverified AI-generated citations result in sanctions for licensing entity's ...

... patents against multiple defendants nationwide, including Overstock.com, Inc. Lexos alleged that Overstock infringed three patents relating to ...

6. Bai Lab Achieves Dual Patent Success in Collaboration with Electric Vehicle Industry Partners

... patents. Collaborating with prominent automotive companies such as FORVIA HELLA and Volkswagen Group of America, Bai's research team is actively ...

7. Nord Security's Patent Arsenal Signals New Arms Race in Cybersecurity Innovation

... patents as companies race to fortify defenses against increasingly sophisticated digital threats. This achievement, announced in early 2025 ...

8. PATENT—N.D. Cal.: Hard-disk drive patents were not abstract - VitalLaw.com

The asserted patents, despite being mathematical in nature, were directed toward specific technological improvements, not an abstract idea.

9. Lassen Peak Awarded Two Foundational Patents for World's First Handheld Terahertz ...

The awarded patents protect pioneering technology for a handheld, battery-powered, concealed weapon detection system operating at true submillimeter- ...

10. Korean Biosimilar Firms Capitalize on Global Patent Expirations

As global pharmaceutical companies' blockbuster drug patents continue to expire, domestic firms are accelerating the launch of biosimilars ...

11. Deletions Matter: The Federal Circuit Rejects Importing Language From Provisional And ... - Mondaq

This case addresses two primary issues (i) whether the district court erred in construing the claim term "composition" in FMC's pesticide patents ...

12. Series 7: Third Party Observations - Lexology

Patents · HGF Ltd. Popular articles from this firm. European ... Patents. Resources. Daily newsfeed · Panoramic · Research hubs · Learn · In-depth ...

13. Bai lab secures two patents with EV industry partners - EurekAlert!

One of Bai's new patents uses a coupled transformer to integrate the AC-DC and DC-DC converter units, reducing the cost and size of the car's ...

14. NIT Rourkela Crosses Milestone With Over 100 Patents; Takes Big Leap In Innovation Trajectory

Out of these, 101 patents have been granted, including 97 national and 4 international patents, marking a significant milestone for the ...

15. Algeria: Increase in Official Fees for Trademark, Patents and Designs | Inventa

Algeria: Increase in Official Fees for Trademark, Patents and Designs · New trademark applications; · Trademark renewals and maintenance; · Patent ...

16. Ninety years of the Ferguson System Day of Patents - Belfast News Letter

The five Patents are: Patent number 470,068. This first Patent relates to agricultural implements and the invention of a furrow width wheel on a ...

17. Lassen Peak Awarded Two Foundational Patents for World's First Handheld Terahertz ... - Adnkronos

Apparatus and method-of-use patents establish full-stack intellectual property protection for the company's AirFrisk™ handheld scanner.

18. Lassen Peak Secures Foundational Patents for Handheld Terahertz Weapon Scanner

... patents that collectively secure both the device's architecture and its method of use, bringing the company's total issued patents to six. Patent ...

19. Honda Files Patents For Commuter Electric Motorcycle - ACKO Drive

Honda Files Patents For Commuter Electric Motorcycle · One of them is a commuter electric motorcycle whose patent images went viral recently. · The ...

20. Subaru patents simulated manual transmission for EVs, hybrids - Auto News

And yes, it's complete with dummy clutch pedals and an H shifter that's not mechanically connected to anything. Advertisement. Subaru patents ...

21. Packaging Co. Seeks Fees After Judge Kills Rival's Patents - Law360

Seeks Fees After Judge Kills Rival's Patents. By Rae Ann Varona February 4, 2026, 10:12 PM EST. Plastic packaging manufacturer Lacerta Group Inc. on ...

22. 70 Blockbuster Patents Expiring by 2030 Spur Korean Generics Push

70 Blockbuster Patents Expiring by 2030 Spur Korean Generics Push Samsung, Celltrion Target Keytruda, Dupixent Biosimilars Amid $200–400 Billion ...

23. Changes in the Ozempic patent landscape - Health Tech World

Despite the expiry in 2026 of Novo Nordisk's core patents covering semaglutide in China, India, Brazil and Canada, this does not mean that the ...

24. Case: Patents/Eligibility (N.D. Cal.) - Bloomberg Law News

The court denied LSI Corporation and Avago Technologies U.S. Inc.'s motion for judgment on the pleadings in CMU's action for infringement of patents ...

25. Vizag's Father-Daughter Team Patents Low-Cost Anti-Pollution Device - Deccan Chronicle

Innovative exhaust device reduces pollution up to 50% in multiple vehicles. Vizag's Father-Daughter Team Patents Low-Cost Anti-Pollution Device. x.

26. NIT Rourkela Crosses 100 Granted Patents, Signals Urge In Research-led Innovation

... patents. Officials describe the achievement as a marker of the institute's growing emphasis on translational research and intellectual property ...

27. Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2025] FCAFC 131

The High Court of Australia has refused an application by the Commissioner of Patents for special leave to appeal the Full Federal C…

28. NIT-Rourkela shines as an innovation-driven institution with over 100 patents

Of the 101 patents, 97 are national and four international. Considering the time typically required for patent examination and approval, ...

29. Full Court's approach to computer-implemented inventions affirmed - Lexology

Commissioner of Patents v Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd ACN 001 660 715 [2026] HCADisp 15 S153/2025 Key takeaways The High Court of…

30. Anti-suit injunctions, jurisdiction, comity and mischief: Amazon v Interdigital - Mishcon de Reya

Amazon brought claims against InterDigital in the UK Patents Court, asking it to decide the terms of a global RAND licence of InterDigital's portfolio ...

31. Yichang Humanwell Pharma divulges new benzodiazepine compounds - BioWorld

To read more on related topics, click on one of the words below. BioWorld Science Neurology/psychiatric Patents ... Yichang Humanwell Pharmaceutical ...

32. Tesla Adds Horses to FSD Visualization

Tesla Patents Printed Circuit Glass to Simplify Wiring and Camera Housing. February 4, 2026. By Karan Singh. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...

33. InterDigital (IDCC) Q4 2025 Earnings Transcript - The Globe and Mail

CE Device Licensing -- Fourth-quarter agreement signed with a major social media company for video coding and Wi-Fi patents. Total Contract Value ...

34. China Patent Alert: January 2026 Invalidation Trends & Strategic Advice - Lexology

High vulnerability due to lower initial examination standards. Design Patents. 198 cases. ~65% (Estimated).

35. Obituary: Michael Vasilantone, Vastex International

Vasilantone held 14 patents and co-founded Vastex in 1960, building machinery now sold in 50 countries and earning industry recognition for ...

36. Novo seeks legal action as HIMS launches compounded versions of Wegovy pill

Compound Patents: These protect the actual chemical molecule (semaglutide) itself. • Formulation Patents: For the pill version (Rybelsus), Novo has ...

37. Innovation Powerhouse Anno Robot: Over 70 Patents Drive Future of Coffee Robot Automation

These patents cover critical aspects of their automation processes, from the precise movements of their 6-axis robotic arms to the intricate ...

38. Historic First: 35 Student Patents Filed at Young Scientist of Tamil Nadu 2025, Organized ...

The Shift: From Classrooms to Patents and Startups. What sets YST apart is its commitment to taking student innovation beyond the classroom. While ...

39. Can't patent idea of using asynchronous data streams during web conferencing - Lexology

... patents was irrelevant. The Court further rejected the notion that the mere existence of factually distinguishable Google-owned patents somehow ...

40. Case: Patents/Summary Judgment (Fed. Cir.) - Bloomberg Law News

Case: Patents/Summary Judgment (Fed. Cir.) Feb. 5, 2026, 8:09 AM PST. The Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of a federal district court in ...

41. High Court refuses special leave to the Commissioner of Patents for patentability of ... - Lexology

The practical application of the test by the Commissioner of Patents (and, in turn, by Patent Examiners) may require a period of bedding down as ...

42. Toyota's Working on a Better Way to Place Batteries in EVs - Car and Driver

The patents, first spotted by Autoblog, describe an electric vehicle with two rows of seats—where the "second-row seat is located rearward of the ...

43. FibroBiologics Announces Issuance of Canadian Patent Covering Novel Fibroblast-Based ...

FibroBiologics holds 270+ US and internationally issued patents/patents pending across various clinical pathways, including wound healing ...

44. Green Patent Programs Worldwide – Expedited Examination Options In China - Mondaq

... Patents. Such certain qualifying patent application/reexamination cases include cases falling within the scope of "key industries of China," which ...

45. Has the EU reached a dead end on Standard Essential Patents? - MLex

Now that Germany has shut the door on EU guidance for Standard Essential Patents — with the federal court siding with VoiceAge in its dispute with ...

46. Valqari Secures 17th U.S. Patent Expanding Autonomous Drone Operations to Package Sending

... patents worldwide. Two recently granted European patents have passed their opposition periods unchallenged, further reinforcing Valqari's ...