Today's Top Patent Stories

1. China has amassed 5 million invention patents, emphasizing quality over quantity

BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China has become the first country to amass over 5 million valid domestic invention patents, and its international ...

2. International conference on "Artificial Intelligence and Patents" kicks off in Baku - AZERTAC

An international conference on "Artificial Intelligence and Patents" co-organized by the Intellectual Property Agency of Azerbaijan and the World ...

3. Chinese ETS supports innovation quality, shift to higher-quality manufacturing patents, study finds

... patents, study finds. Chinese ETS supports innovation quality, shift to higher-quality manufacturing patents, study finds. Published 08:23 on ...

4. China has amassed 5 million invention patents, emphasizing quality over quantity - Xinhua

Notably, the industrialization rate of enterprise invention patents increased from 44.9 percent in 2020 to 53.3 percent in 2024. During the 14th Five- ...

5. Calgon Carbon Announces Issuance of New Patents for Advanced Activated ... - Yahoo Finance

Calgon Carbon Announces Issuance of New Patents for Advanced Activated Carbon Sorbent Technology to Remove PFAS from Water. Oops, something went ...

6. Russia patents fourth vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease serotype SAT-2 - GxP News

Russia patents fourth vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease serotype SAT-2. ??. GxP News. -. 09.12.2025. 0. ru.freepik.com. WhatsApp · Telegram · VK.

7. IP dispute resolution in Africa: Strengthening investor confidence | Inventa

... patents, trademarks, industrial designs, among other IP rights such as copyright and related rights, traditional knowledge and plant variety ...

8. CAFC Says Design, Development Knowledge Not Sufficiently Defined in Alleged Self ...

“[T]he few elements identified by Coda's expert witness as being contained within Goodyear's patents did not support testimony that Goodyear ...

9. Federal Circuit Blocks Mandamus Relief for USPTO Institution Denials - IPWatchdog.com

In those proceedings, the district court determined the patents at issue claimed ineligible subject matter, and the PTAB–under then-Acting Director ...

10. India moving with confidence toward becoming major force in global 6G patents: Scindia

India is confidently positioning itself to become a significant global player in 6G patents and standards, according to Union Minister ...

11. CyberAI Group Announces the Filing of Three AI Cyber Defense Patents | Markets Insider

CyberAI Group Announces the Filing of Three AI Cyber Defense Patents. PRESS RELEASE GlobeNewswire. Dec. 9, 2025, 03:32 PM. Potentially Market ...

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

The court affirmed decisions of the PTAB that challenged claims of Express Mobile Inc.'s patents for systems for generating code to provide ...

13. Case: Patents/Procedure (Fed. Cir.) - Bloomberg Law News

Case: Patents/Procedure (Fed. Cir.) December 9, 2025, 6:59 AM PST. The Federal Circuit denied Inari Agriculture Inc.'s petition seeking mandamus ...

14. Case: Patents/Procedure (Fed. Cir.) - Bloomberg Law News

Case: Patents/Procedure (Fed. Cir.) December 9, 2025, 3:54 PM UTC. The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the decision of a federal district ...

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

summary judgment of noninfringement of two Express Mobile Inc. patents, and granting Shopify JMOL as to claims of three patents. Shopify Inc. v ...

16. Visionaries and 20VC back 'AI for patents' startup Solve Intelligence after 10-fold revenue ...

Visionaries and 20VC back 'AI for patents' startup Solve Intelligence after 10-fold revenue increase. The founders of Tinder, Deel, Ironclad, Canva ...

17. China becomes first country to surpass 5 million valid invention patents

Notably, the industrialization rate of enterprise invention patents increased from 44.9 percent in 2020 to 53.3 percent in 2024. During the 14th ...

18. Federal Circuit Denies Mandamus Petition Challenging the PTO Director's Application of ...

... patents. The petitioner argued that the Director exceeded its statutory authority and violated procedural requirements by considering how long the ...

19. AI and patents in focus at Azerbaijan–WIPO Joint Conference - AzerNews

An international conference titled “Artificial Intelligence and Patents”, jointly organized by the Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of ...

20. Calgon Carbon Announces Issuance of New Patents for Advanced Activated Carbon Sorbent ...

Calgon Carbon Announces Issuance of New Patents for Advanced Activated Carbon Sorbent ... Calgon Carbon Corporation - (GLOBE NEWSWIRE); Dec 9, 2025 ...

21. CyberAI Group Announces the Filing of Three AI Cyber Defense Patents | News | bakersfield.com

CyberAI Group Announces the Filing of Three AI Cyber Defense Patents. Cyber A.I. Group, Inc. - (GLOBE NEWSWIRE); Dec 9, 2025; 12 mins ago. Facebook ...

22. SK Hynix secures 39 patents in China to strengthen memory and neuromorphic chip design

SK Hynix and battery subsidiaries within SK Group received approval for 68 core patents in China in November 2025. Many of these patents relate to ...

23. Substance Over Form(ulation): Australian Appeals Court Shuts the Door on PTEs for ... - DLA Piper

The Full Court in Otsuka v Sun Pharma ruled that pharmaceutical formulations cannot qualify for patent term extensions under Australia's Patents ...

24. AUDI patents a full-size electric SUV named E7X in China - Formacar

AUDI patents a full-size electric SUV named E7X in China ... AUDI, a Chinese domestic branch of Audi AG that doesn't use the four-ring badge and writes ...

25. Sunrise New Energy patents new graphite material for energy storage - Investing.com

These patents aim to address challenges related to alloy-based anode materials and enhance fast-charging capabilities. The company also received a ...

26. Patent Protection and Profitability: What Can Large Companies Teach Small Businesses?

Patents support feature differentiation, supplier negotiations, and licensing revenue streams, while reinforcing a narrative of technological ...

27. Powell Gilbert - JUVE Patent

Intellectual Property Litigation · Patents · Trade Marks & Brands · Copyright · SEP & FRAND · Arbitration & Mediation · Contractual IP Disputes · Designs ...

28. India moving with confidence toward becoming major force in global 6G patents: Scindia

New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) India is progressing rapidly with confidence to become a major force in shaping global 6G patents and standards, Union Minister ...

29. Turkish IP firm founder: how patent 'claim trees' can boost efficiency - Managing IP

Due dates are very important for patents. then jump into drafting or amendment strategy while my mind is freshest. Late morning is client calls – ...

30. Pine Labs Goes Beyond PoS, Patents 'Tap-to-Pay-Online' Tech - MediaNama

Q2FY26 Earnings Call: Pine Labs Moves Beyond PoS, Patents Tap and Go Online Payment Tech · The Fintech Push · Moving Beyond Hardware · Impact of Growing ...

31. Extra Claim Limitations May Be Applied If Other Options Explicitly Disclaimed - Patent

The patents shared a common specification, which noted that prior art connectors that used fasteners were too time consuming to install while the ...

32. Alpha Modus expands Kroger patent suit to nine AI retail patents - MSN

The amended filing expands Alpha Modus's original complaint filed in 2025 from eight to nine asserted patents. The complaint alleges that Kroger's ...

33. Skyword Patents Dynamic AI Workflow to Deliver Breakthrough Speed, Quality and ...

Skyword Patents Dynamic AI Workflow to Deliver Breakthrough Speed, Quality and Precision in Content Marketing. News provided by. SKYWORD. Dec 09 ...

34. India moving with confidence toward becoming major force in global 6G patents: Scindia

New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) India is progressing rapidly with confidence to become a major force in shaping global 6G patents and standards, ...

35. Aeluma Files New Patent That Enhances Intellectual Property for Large-Scale High ...

... patents. Aeluma's most recent patent application relates to volume manufacturing of compound semiconductor photonics for mobile, consumer ...

36. PATENT—Fed. Cir.: PTAB's obviousness determination of software writing patents affirmed

The prior art references to use of a virtual machine to carry out the role of a “player” in the patents was not excluded by the patents' claim ...

37. PATENT—Fed. Cir.: Shopify did not... - VitalLaw.com

After claim construction, the district court granted summary judgment of noninfringement for the '397 and '168 patents. The case proceeded to trial on ...

38. Bad news for Big Tech in targeted ad tech dispute | Patents - World IP Review

mundissima / Shutterstock.com. 8 December 2025NewsPatentsSarah Speight. Bad news for Big Tech in targeted ad tech dispute.

39. Jordan: 105 patents registered in 11 months — Ministry of Indusry - ZAWYA

AMMAN — The number of patents registered from the beginning of 2025 until the end of November reached 105 patents, three of which were local.