Patent News for Monday 11th May 2026

1. South Korea backs small pharma patent challenges with up to 30 million won - CHOSUNBIZ

The Ministery of Food and Drug Safety will support small and midsize pharmaceutical companies that challenge existing drug patents.

2. New S&T chief supplies update on DOD's pilot program for free tech patent licenses

... patents, according to a senior official overseeing the work. This “Defense Patent Holiday” effort is designed to let non-traditional suppliers and ...

3. Nigeria's National IP Policy 2025: An analysis of key provisions - Inventa

... Patents and Designs Act of Nigeria. Patent and innovation framework The IP Policy identified challenges faced by the Patents and Designs Registry ...

4. Webinar: Sponsored by Juristat - IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law

At IPWatchdog.com our focus is on the business, policy and substance of patents and other forms of intellectual property. Today IPWatchdog is ...

5. LA500 2026: Gary Michelson - Los Angeles Business Journal

... patents. His giving spans four primary foundations and related affiliates, all aimed at creating tangible change. The Michelson Medical Research ...

6. Part VI - The European Patent Office, Nokia, Microsoft, Sisvel, and More - LXer

Nowadays Nokia is a hostile company that lobbies for software patents and infiltrates courts that assess patentability and violate constitutions.

7. FibroBiologics Advancing Development of a Fibroblast Treatment for Hantavirus

(Nasdaq: FBLG) ("FibroBiologics"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company with 270+ patents ... FibroBiologics holds 270+ US and internationally issued ...

8. Case: Patents/Attorneys' Fees (Fed. Cir.) - Bloomberg Law

Case: Patents/Attorneys' Fees (Fed. Cir.) May 11, 2026, 1:38 PM ... patents are unpatentable, in an inter partes review by Siemens Mobility ...

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (P.T.A.B.). May 11, 2026, 9:57 AM PDT. Challenged claims of CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd.'s patent that discloses card ...

10. Why Seed Patents Make America's Food System More Vulnerable | OilPrice.com

Why Seed Patents Make America's Food System More Vulnerable · Patented genetically engineered seeds and monoculture farming create systemic ...

11. Prior Art Rejection Rates in Design Patent Prosecution

This is PCT for design patents. In the U.S., Hague System applications are examined under the same substantive standards as domestic design patent ...

12. Sandoz on the future of generics and biosimilars in Europe | pharmaphorum

Then you have different patents in different areas, whether it's the active ingredient or the manufacturing patent. It can be an indication patent.

13. India should resist EU, US pressure on data exclusivity in farm-chemicals: GTRI flags

In effect, it creates an additional monopoly even after patents expire or where no patent exists. Generic firms are forced either to wait for ...

14. Todd Michael Kassabian Honored by Marquis Who's Who for Excellence in Mechanical Engineering

He holds four patents, with the most notable being the DW 9000 bass drum pedal. BORDENTOWN, NJ, May 11, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Todd Michael ...

15. Ford Patents Feature That Will Move Your Parked Car If It Is In Danger - AutoSpies.com

Ford Patents Feature That Will Move Your Parked Car If It Is In Danger. Agent009 submitted on 5/11/2026 Auto Spies Photos Timestamp: 7:51:34 AM.

16. Ford Patents Feature That Will Move Your Parked Car If It Is In Danger - AutoSpies.com

Ford Patents Feature That Will Move Your Parked Car If It Is In Danger ... As safe as one might drive, they can't control what happens to their car when ...

17. Mold-Tek Wins Patent Infringement Injunction Against Former Distributor | Intellepedia

Delhi High Court upholds Mold-Tek's packaging patents in a patent infringement suit and grants interim injunction, as Pronton's Gillette defence ...

18. Inventors honored at Innovation to Impact Symposium - Binghamton News

Faculty innovators were recognized during the Innovation to Impact Symposium for the patents they received in 2025. Image Credit: Dan North. By ...

19. European food retailers call for labelling, traceability and patent protection of NGTs

effective protection against patents on plants and seeds. Following the Parliament's stance, the trilogue negotiations between the EU institutions ...

20. Shanghai Jeyou Pharmaceutical patents LGALS3 inhibitors | BioWorld

To read more on related topics, click on one of the words below. BioWorld Science Immune Patents. KEYWORDS LGALS3 inhibitors Shanghai Jeyou ...

21. Solo Founder and Claude Ship 29-Patent Adaptive Learning Platform in 81 Days

One human and Anthropic's Claude built an AI-native adaptive learning engine — 1.27M LOC, 29 patents, 929 exams — in 81 days. Web is live; native ...

22. Sony patents AI that automatically turns your gameplay into clips - Dexerto

Sony patents AI that learns how you play to select clips. What makes this more interesting, though, is that AI actually learns about you and your ...

23. Ford patents tech that enables parked cars to move to avoid collisions - Drive

Ford patents tech that enables parked cars to move to avoid collisions. Ford patent claims that external sensors will monitor your car's ...

24. EXCLUSIVE: VCL HEVC/VVC licensors asked to vote to change pool administrator - IAM

Enforcing patents and SEPs in Vietnam: practical insights, regional considerations. Today ...

25. K-food goes high-tech: Korea sees surge in health and wellness food patents

Patents for antioxidant and immunity-boosting technologies led the pack, followed closely by innovations in digestive health and cognitive enhancement ...

26. K-food goes high-tech: Korea sees surge in health and wellness food patents

As global consumers seek healthier alternatives, Korean bakers are filing patents for sugar-free and gluten-free formulations at an increasing pace.

27. Federal Court Dismisses Petronas Carigali's Leave to Appeal: A reaffirmation of the doctrine ...

... patents already upheld in the Petrofac Judgment. While PCSB was barred from challenging the patents, the COA clarified that Kingtime was entitled ...

28. Patent or Trade Secret? How Logistics Companies Should Protect Process Innovation

Why patents can be risky for process innovation. Under Indian patent law, business methods and algorithms are generally excluded from patent ...

29. Medicines, Monopolies, And Justice: India's Fight For Fair Patents | MarketScreener

India has consistently adopted a distinctive approach to pharmaceutical patents, driven by the principle that progress should not come at the cost ...

30. Former University of Michigan scholar from China charged for lying about drone contracts

Nearly 40 of those patents are for the use of unmanned aviation vehicles – or drones – for use in military settings, the complaint indicates.

31. Honda patents WN7 electric motorcycle design in India - MSN

Honda patents WN7 electric motorcycle design in India. Patent sparks speculation: Honda has patented the WN7 electric motorcycle design in India, ...

32. Ford patents tech for parked cars to dodge collisions - MSN

Ford patents parked car collision avoidance system ... "Submitting patent applications is a normal part of any strong business as the process protects ...

33. Dr Jitendra Singh Union Minister calls for greater inter-ministerial scientific integration - PIB

... patents with more than one lakh patents filed, over 55 percent of them by Indian residents. He added that India has also emerged among the world's ...

34. Plastic Energy UK companies enter administration amid cash flow crunch

They are seeking a sale of the group's key assets, including its intellectual property, patents, shares in group companies and joint venture interests ...

35. India files over 1 lakh patents, becomes global innovation powerhouse: Minister

Jitendra Singh said on Monday. India's Global Innovation Index ranking improved from 80 to 38, while the country today ranks sixth globally in patents ...

36. Envoy Medical Reports Landmark Accomplishments, Advancing Toward FDA Approval of ...

As of February 20, 2026, Envoy Medical has expanded its global IP portfolio to 47 patents across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. In ...

37. EcoGraf HFfree® India Patent Granted - TradingView

The Company is pleased to note that Patents for the 1st Patent Family have also been granted for Australia, US, South Africa and Tanzania, Mozambique ...

38. How Edison Went From "Too Dumb" to 1093 Patents in 1 Minute - YouTube

How Edison Went From "Too Dumb" to 1093 Patents in 1 Minute. 1 view · 8 minutes ago. #history #motivation #inventor ...more ...