Patent News for Monday 9th March 2026

1. China becomes world's largest holder of AI patents - People's Daily Online

China becomes world's largest holder of AI patents · A robot shakes hands with children in Wusu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. · A ...

2. SAIC patents Baojun Yunhai SUV in India; could arrive as MG's next plug-in hybrid | HT Auto

SAIC patents Baojun Yunhai SUV in India; could arrive as MG's next PHEV ... Follow us on: SAIC Motor has patented the ...

3. Ford Patents Door That Actually “Brakes” Before Smashing Into Things - Yahoo Autos

Ford patents smart door system with mechanical brakes that automatically stop doors before hitting obstacles, combining sensors with physical ...

4. Prosecutors charge ex-Samsung staff, NPE operator for $1M patent leak in Korea

A group that exchanged $1 million (about 1.5 billion won) in return for confidential information related to Samsung Electronics patents has been sent ...

5. Toyota Patents Spill The Beans On PHEV Pickup Ambitions - CarBuzz

One of the patents covers a plug-in hybrid pickup where the entire battery pack would be underneath the cargo bed and arranged so that it would ...

6. Kawasaki patents new electric motorcycle with clever motor modularity - Electrek

Kawasaki patents new electric motorcycle with clever motor modularity. Avatar for Micah Toll Micah Toll | Mar 9 2026 - 1:26 am PT. 0 Comments.

7. Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds - FirstWord Pharma

Core patents are set to expire in 10 countries this year, including Brazil, China, India and South Africa, while patents were never filed in ...

8. Five UNC Charlotte faculty named to 2026 Class of National Academy of Inventors Senior Members

... patents, commercialization and mentorship. The honorees represent ... Babak Parkhideh, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has ...

9. Ozempic's Active Ingredient Could Cost Just $3 a Month to Make - NCHStats

Ozempic's active ingredient may cost about $3 a month to produce, raising big questions about drug prices after patents expire.

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (Fed. Cir.) March 9, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision ...

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (P.T.A.B.). March 9, 2026, 7:29 AM PDT. Stacey Guckes. Legal Analyst. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board ...

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (P.T.A.B.). March 9, 2026, 6:02 AM PDT. Some challenged claims of DeepSig Inc.'s patent directed to a method for ...

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (P.T.A.B.). March 9, 2026, 7:53 AM PDT. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board found that challenged claims of Stratus Medical ...

14. The Expanding Patent Document: Fewer Claims, More Words, and a Trend That Predates Alice

The story was straightforward: patents were growing. The new data is a bit more complicated. Specifications continued their upward march, but ...

15. Too Late to Invent an Inventor: Forfeiture and § 256 in IPR Proceedings | Patently-O

The case involved two patents owned by Implicit that originally named Edward Balassanian and Scott Bradley as co-inventors. Both were employees of ...

16. Garmin rejects Suunto's lawsuit and threatens its own patents: But we will pay for it

Suunto is seeking not only financial compensation but, in the extreme case, an injunction proof some models that could infringe these patents.

17. Only 13.8% of European patent applications are filed by women, study finds | Science

... patents with the rest of the world than within Europe, study finds. 23 Oct 2025. Data Corner: Germany leads Europe in digital agriculture patents. 30 ...

18. Marquis Who's Who Honors Stuart B. Mitchell, PhD - 24-7PressRelease.com

Dr. Mitchell's work at Novuson is supported by several patents and was initiated with National Institutes of Health grants that enabled the ...

19. Wainman, American cleantech pioneer: first-ever Grokipedia Elite Spotlight - Bluffton Today

... patents and patent applications, covering territories representing over 65% of global GDP. These include granted patents in major markets such as ...

20. Ex-Samsung Worker Charged for Leaking Patent Secrets - Businesskorea

A former employee who leaked internal confidential information related to Samsung Electronics patents and received $1 million in return has been ...

21. Prosecutors Indict Samsung Employee, Idea Hub in Patent Leak

Individuals involved in the case of leaking Samsung Electronics' internal confidential information related to patents were additionally referred to ...

22. Ford Patented A Smart Car Door That 'Brakes' Before It Hits Anything - Jalopnik

Like with the wild patents we've seen before, there's no guarantee that Ford will adopt this technology for any of its future models. Ford's ...

23. Court Dismisses Sandoz's Enbrel® (etanercept) Antitrust Lawsuit | Venable LLP - JDSupra

The litigation resulted in a finding of infringement and validity of the '182 and '522 patents, and a permanent injunction was issued against ...

24. Proptech: Patents and Patent Litigation | Bennett Jones LLP - JDSupra

This blog will explore the evolving Canadian landscape in proptech, describing certain categories of patents filed over the last ten years ...

25. Selling a Business? IP Problems That Often Surface During the Diligence Phase | JD Supra

It's not the patents or the registered trademarks; it's the overlooked assets. Assets such as: Website content and marketing copy; Graphics, videos, ...

26. Chinese prosthesis manufacturer prevails against Ivoclar with Graf von Westphalen

Ivoclar Vivadent sees itself as an innovator in dental technology and holds numerous patents for a wide variety of dental products. In March 2025 ...

27. VIETNAM - STATISTICS OF DOMESTIC PATENT AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CASES IN 2025

Consistent with the notable growth in the number of domestic applications in general, the number of granted patents and granted designs also ...

28. IP leaders: how to survive 'merger mania' | Managing Intellectual Property

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29. Weekly take: Presence does not equal power | Managing Intellectual Property

... Patents. Weekly take: Presence does not equal power. Sanjana Mishra. March 09 2026. Show more sharing options. Copy Link URLCopied! Print; X ...

30. China steps up patent commercialization drive to power innovation-led growth | MLex

... patents into productivity as economic policymakers seek stronger growth drivers. Speaking on the sidelines of this year's Two Sessions, China's ...

31. With Patent Enforcement Persistently Uncertain, High-Tech Startups Should Rediscover ... - Mondaq

... patents, and to limit post-grant challenges to approved patents. The effect of these should be to increase the percentage of applications granted ...

32. Prosecutors indict additional accomplices in Samsung's internal patent leak - MSN

Additional individuals involved in the case of leaking Samsung Electronics' internal confidential information related to patents were referred to ...

33. Medicines For The People: Drugs Are Cheap Unless Patents Jack Up The Price

Medicines For The People: Drugs Are Cheap Unless Patents Jack Up The Price ... Patents Jack Up The Price. Rep Rashida Tlaib. It is common for ...

34. Weight-Loss Drugs Could Cost Just $3 a Month to Make as Patents End - Science Alert

Weight-Loss Drugs Could Cost Just $3 a Month to Make as Patents End ... A blockbuster anti-obesity and diabetes drug could cost as little as $3 per ...

35. Renewal Fuels adds director, files 8 Texatron patents | RNWF Stock News

(OTC: RNWF), Operating as American Fusion, Appoints Andrew S. Mikulski as Independent Director and Provides Patent Portfolio Update for Texatron ...

36. Unilin prevails in U.S. patent case against Vilox | Woodworking Network

... patents and that Vilox was found to have willfully infringed on those patents and was ordered to pay damages to Unilin for all infringing products ...

37. Framing the win: Inside Insta360's ITC success against GoPro | Patents - World IP Review

... co-led the trial team for Insta360. 9 March 2026NewsPatentsSarah Speight. Framing the win: Inside Insta360's ITC success against GoPro.