Today's Top Patent Stories

1. DoD expects AI-powered database of patents ready for industry by year's end

Currently, a federally funded non-profit called TechLink hosts an online database with patents and other data for over 5,400 technologies from DoD ...

2. EXL granted 10 new patents in the last year for AI solutions - Yahoo Finance

EXL's patents for transforming data, enabling AI workflows and enhancing decision intelligence deliver measurable growth, savings, compliance and ...

3. Paymetrex Secures First U.S. License Payment | INN - Investing News Network

These patents cover foundational technologies related to secure transaction processing, payment authorization, and integrated payment workflows that ...

4. Federal Circuit Finds In-Store Product Locator Patents Ineligible as Abstract

The Federal Circuit on Friday affirmed a district court's summary judgment ruling that six patents owned by Innovaport LLC are invalid for ...

5. Case: Patents/Eligibility (Fed. Cir.) - Bloomberg Law News

... patents that claim systems and methods for providing product location within a store. Innovaport LLC v. Target Corp., 2026 BL 39045, Fed. Cir ...

6. Case: Patents/Obviousness (Fed. Cir.) - Bloomberg Law News

Case: Patents/Obviousness (Fed. Cir.) Feb. 9, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC. The Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ...

7. Case: Patents/Obviousness (P.T.A.B.) - Bloomberg Law News

Case: Patents/Obviousness (P.T.A.B.). Feb. 9, 2026, 5:37 AM PST. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board held that some challenged claims of NTECH ...

8. Sauvegarder Investment Merges With AI Patent Intelligence Company Garden Intel In $150 ...

... patents can be evaluated, priced, and monetized. A central pillar of the strategy is a proprietary data “flywheel” that blends patent-level ...

9. What Google and Microsoft patents teach us about GEO - Search Engine Land

Search patents reveal how AI search systems interpret intent, evaluate content passages, and build brand understanding in generative results.

10. Novo Nordisk sues Hims & Hers over patent infringement | WKZO | Everything Kalamazoo

... patents. “Novo Nordisk is asking the court to permanently ban Hims ?from selling unapproved, compounded drugs ?that infringe ?our patents, and ?is ...

11. Ford's Smart Door Idea Could Prevent Costly Door Dings - Autoblog

Ford patents adaptive car door brake activating only as needed for safety. Uses sensors, accelerometer, and mechanical brake for targeted ...

12. Novo Sues Hims & Hers Over Compounded Version of Oral Wegovy Pill - BioSpace

Novo Nordisk has sued Hims for allegedly violating patents protecting semaglutide, seeking potentially “hundreds of millions” in damages, ...

13. The Research Foundation of State University of New York divulges new taxoids | BioWorld

To read more on related topics, click on one of the words below. BioWorld Science Cancer Patents ... The State University of New York patents ...

14. Samsung Electronics Maintains Top U.S. Patent Recipient - Businesskorea

Samsung Electronics ranked first among global companies in the number of patents granted in the United States last year, marking its fourth ...

15. Wiz sued for $65 million: Was Raftt acquisition real or just a facade? | Ctech

Lawsuit claims Wiz misrepresented a team transfer as a $50M acquisition, challenging its flagship Wiz Code patents.

16. Toyota's game-changing EV plan exposed: New patents show Toyota is ... - The Canberra Times

Toyota's game-changing EV plan exposed: New patents show Toyota is working on a revolutionary design that could change its future 2026 Tesla Model Y, ...

17. Toyota's game-changing EV plan exposed: New patents show Toyota is working on a ... - CarsGuide

Toyota has lodged new patents that upturn the way electric cars are put together ... Toyota patents. (Image: US patent office).

18. Novo Nordisk sues Hims & Hers over cheaper copycat versions of Wegovy pill, injections

Novo is asking the court to permanently ban Hims from selling compounded versions of its drugs that infringe patents, and is seeking to recover ...

19. Yamaha Patents Variable-Geometry Swingarm | Cycle World

Yamaha Patents Variable-Geometry Swingarm ... Tweaking the swingarm shape on the move promises better traction and cornering grip.

20. Maxeon, Aiko Sign Licensing Agreement for Back Contact Solar Cell and Module Patents

Maxeon Solar Technologies and Aiko have entered a patent licensing agreement covering all of Maxeon's back-contact solar cell and module patents ...

21. EXL Secures 10 Patents for AI Solutions Focused on Operational Efficiency and Decision-Making

The newly awarded patents span multiple applications, including advanced data analytics, machine learning algorithms, and automation tools. These ...

22. ITC Rules Voltage Infringed Shoals Patents | 2026 Final Determination - News and Statistics

The ITC issued an initial determination that Voltage infringed Shoals' patents with its LYNX products, a key development in the ongoing solar tech ...

23. EXL secures 10 new patents for data and AI innovations - Investing.com

InvestingPro offers 12 additional insights to help investors evaluate EXL's recent innovation strategy against its financial performance. Key patents ...

24. Taiwan's Accelerated Examination Program for Reexamination (AEP-Re) of Invention ... - Lexology

Taiwan's Accelerated Examination Program for Reexamination (AEP-Re) of Invention Patents is of Value for Applicants' Use · Filed under · Organisations.

25. Supreme Court reinforces the criteria for examining inventive step and added subject-matter ...

Supreme Court reinforces the criteria for examining inventive step and added subject-matter in patents ... patents, notably: (i) the assessment ...

26. NIT Rourkela boasts 100 granted patents - OrissaPOST

Rourkela: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has crossed a major research milestone with 101 patents granted so far, reflecting a ...

27. George Eugene BODWAY OBITUARY - The Press Democrat

In 1970, he received the first of many Patents for the manufacturing of Semi-conductors. George was promoted to run the Microwave Components ...

28. Improved Pharma Announces Enhanced X-Ray Diffraction and Interpretation Services to ...

Improved Pharma Announces Enhanced X-Ray Diffraction and Interpretation Services to Strengthen Market Authorization Applications and Patents.

29. Novo Nordisk sues Hims & Hers over patent infringement - Reuters

Novo Nordisk said on Monday it has filed a lawsuit against U.S. telehealth company Hims & Hers for infringing on the Danish group's patents.

30. ITC makes initial determination in latest Shoals vs. Voltage patent drama

... patents from Shoals Technologies Group were infringed upon. Credit: Shoals. On Feb. 6, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Doris Johnson Hines ...

31. IBM Assigned Five Patents - StorageNewsletter

IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, has been assigned five patents on tape technologies and solutions.

32. EXL receives 10 US patents for AI solutions in past year - StreetInsider

EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) announced it received 10 new U.S. patents in the past year for artificial intelligence innovations serving clients in insurance ...

33. Paymetrex Secures First U.S. License Payment - The Globe and Mail

These patents cover foundational technologies related to secure ... patents. This data-driven approach is expected to accelerate the ...

34. Toyota's game-changing EV plan exposed: New patents show Toyota is working on a ... - The Rural

Toyota's game-changing EV plan exposed: New patents show Toyota is working on a revolutionary design that could change its future 2026 Tesla Model ...

35. Why open source patent protection is about 'the global public good' - World IP Review

9 February 2026NewsPatentsSarah Speight. Why open source patent protection is about 'the global public good'