Patent News for Thursday 12th February 2026

1. Aprea Therapeutics Strengthens Global Patent Portfolio in DNA Damage Response (DDR ...

New patents granted in 2025 in Australia and Japan bolster global IP coverage for Aprea's WEE1 and ATR programs. Core patent families are expected ...

2. PATENT—Fed. Cir.: Non-infringement judgment vacated due to improper claim construction

... patents and that Maquet's patents were invalid. Maquet filed a counterclaim against Abiomed for patent infringement. The scope of the case was ...

3. Patent and Trademark Office Notices - USPTO

Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on January 27, 2015 for which maintenance fees due at 11 years and six months may now be paid. The ...

4. Canon successfully removed toner cartridge listings from e-commerce platforms in second ...

... patents be removed from the following e-commerce platforms. E-Commerce Platform. Enforced Patents. Patent No. Non-exhaustive List of Countries ...

5. Lighting Co. Signify Nets $411K Verdict In Patent Case - Law360

A Nevada federal jury found that lighting company Lepro owes nearly $411000 in a suit brought by rival Signify over LED technology patents after ...

6. EXL Patents New AI Data Tools As Shares Trade Below Targets - Simply Wall St

ExlService Holdings (NasdaqGS:EXLS) has received 10 new U.S. patents covering AI and data-focused solutions. The patents span multiple sectors, ...

7. Emotional Perception v. Comptroller General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks Archives

The UK Supreme Court today issued a landmark judgment on AI patentability that is likely to impact all software patents going forward.

8. Meta Patents AI for Posthumous Social Media Activity

Meta Patents AI for Posthumous Social Media Activity Technology Aims to Preserve Memories, Sparks Ethical Debate on Digital Afterlife Meta, ...

9. Meta Has an AI Patent to Keep You Posting After You Die - Business Insider

The Meta spokesperson said that while it files patents to disclose concepts, a granted patent does not always mean the company will pursue, develop, ...

10. SeekAR Secures Groundbreaking Patents for Augmented Reality Fantasy Sports Platform

Patents Enable Real-World, Location-Based Fantasy Sports Using Augmented Reality. Frisco, TX -- SeekAR (download the app now!

11. UC tops worldwide ranking of universities for patented inventions

... patents held by the University of California. Credit: Stan Lim/UC Riverside. The University of California secured more U.S. utility patents than ...

12. UK Supreme Court adopts EPO approach to patentability for computer-related inventions

Find out more about Lexology or get in touch by visiting our About page. Register. AI and patents: UK Supreme Court adopts EPO approach to ...

13. High Court favours software patents, but can applicants 'cash-in' at IP Australia?

On 16 September 2025, the Full Court rejected the reasoning of the majority in the 2021 Full Court (Commissioner of Patents v Aristocrat Technologies ...

14. Further Details of an Electric CFMoto Sportbike Emerge - Cycle World

More News. News · Aprilia Patents Leg Wings for Streetbikes · News · Yamaha Patents Variable-Geometry Swingarm · News · Morbidelli T1002V and T1002VX ...

15. University IP and the role of AI in technology transfer - Lexology

Yet most Intellectual Property (IP) produced never reaches the market, with 70 to 80 percent of university patents remaining unlicensed. Bridging ...

16. Signify Patent Trial Ends in Measured Verdict - Inside Lighting

... patents. On paper, it reads as a sweeping legal win. The jury checked every box in Signify's favor. But the $410,544 award makes clear this was ...

17. Reforming Patentability in Nuclear Technology: Unpacking the Amendment to Section 4 of ...

Summary: The article examines the recent amendment to Section 4 of the Patents Act, 1970, which now permits limited patenting of nuclear energy ...

18. A guide through troubled waters - USPTO

But the Patent Office was far from a typical government building, and this was not Lincoln's first association with the world of patents. Spanning a ...

19. Sanofi ousts CEO Hudson after stalled turnaround at vaccine giant - Reuters

... patents in the early 2030s. The lack of a successor to Dupixent, also used to treat eczema, heaped on the pressure. "The market had been ...

20. USF among top 20 public universities in new rankings for patent production

... patents. According to annual rankings released today by the National ... patents secured in 2025. The university also places No. 27 among all ...

21. Supreme Court reboots UK approach to AI patents: G1/19 software update installed

as such" under section 1(2)(c) of the Patents Act 1977. High Court (November 2023): Sir Anthony Mann allowed EPAI's appeal, holding that an ANN is ...

22. GM files second patent lawsuit against LKQ, Keystone | Repairer Driven News

GM's new suit claims 20 of its patents for Chevrolet Colorado, Traverse, Silverado, and Malibu, and GMC Sierra vehicles, as well as their GM Genuine ...

23. Excellence at scale: Purdue ranks seventh nationally for U.S. patents received - News

Purdue ranks seventh in the U.S. and twelfth internationally on the NAI's Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents report.

24. Meta Patents AI for Posthumous SNS Activity

Meta Patents AI for Posthumous SNS Activity Technology raises ethical concerns over digital legacy and right to be forgotten A technology that ...

25. AIKO strengthens BC technology foundation with global patents - PV Tech

... patents globally through its own independent R&D. With the addition of recent patent access, it now has the right to use over 1,400 BC-related patents ...

26. USF ranks among top 20 public universities for new patents in 2025

... patents, according to annual rankings released today by the National Academy of Inventors. For more than a decade, USF has consistently appeared ...

27. Pitt climbed in the National Academy of Inventors' global patent ranking - Pittwire

Pitt innovators were issued 107 U.S. patents in 2025, moving the University's ranking up two spots to No. 26.

28. Oncotelic expands OT-101 CNS patents in 3 countries | OTLC Stock News

Australian claims for Parkinson's and sleep symptoms plus China and Germany device patents build OT-101's CNS platform and support future ...

29. UK Supreme Court Issues Milestone Judgment for AI and Software Patentability

... patents going forward. The decision in Emotional Perception v. Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks primarily held that the ...

30. EU requests WTO panel in dispute with China to rule in dispute over royalties for EU high-tech sector

China has empowered its courts to fix worldwide licensing conditions – including royalty rates – for portfolios of standard essential patents ...

31. AI and patents: UK Supreme Court adopts EPO approach to patentability for computer ...

The Supreme Court's decision today is a bold one that makes a fundamental change to how the validity of patents is approached in the UK, but it will ...

32. Duke Ranks #32 Worldwide for Patents Granted to Universities

Duke Ranks #32 Worldwide for Patents Granted to Universities. Duke inventors were awarded 94 U.S. utility patents in 2025, a crucial step to bring new ...

33. UPC appeals court confirms 'all-or-nothing' rule for unitary patents - World IP Review

Gannvector / Shutterstock.com. 12 February 2026NewsPatentsLiz Hockley. UPC appeals court confirms 'all-or-nothing' rule for unitary patents.

34. Director of USPTO Reopens the Door to Design Patent IPRs | Irwin IP LLP - JDSupra

... patents. On January 12, 2026, the Director issued a decision in Top Glory Trading Group Inc. and DP Dream Pairs Inc. v. Cole Haan LLC, declining ...

35. UPC update: Loctite claim hits sticking point | EPO wins unitary effect tussle

The patents-in-suit relate to HEVC, VP9 and AV1 video compression and high dynamic range technologies. The UPC case against Hisense was filed at ...

36. University of Utah Ranks Top 100 Globally for U.S. Utility Patents

The University of Utah has been named to the National Academy of Inventors' (NAI) 2025 Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents, ...

37. InterDigital Says TCL, Hisense TVs Infringe Video Patents - Law360

... patents in separate federal district court suits as part of a worldwide litigation effort against the two companies.

38. Georgia Tech Ranks Among the Top 20 Universities Worldwide for U.S. Utility Patents

... patents granted in 2025. The Institute climbed to number 13 nationally as a result of its technology licensing office generating 128 patents.

39. Excellence at scale: Purdue ranks seventh nationally for U.S. patents received - Stories

Excellence at scale: Purdue ranks seventh nationally for U.S. patents received. February 12, 2026. Share: keep exploring.

40. ASU ranks No. 9 worldwide, No. 5 nationally for US patents issued in 2025

For the fifth time, Arizona State University ranked in the top 10 universities worldwide for U.S. utility patents on the National Academy of ...

41. Purdue ranks seventh nationally for U.S. patents received in 2025 | Campus

Purdue University maintains a top-10 ranking in patents, ranging from fabrication to protein-based adhesives.

42. Judge Albright Orders Onesta IP To Drop German Case Over US Patents—Triggering ...

By acquiring patents and patent rights, RPX helps to mitigate and manage patent risk for its client network. Explore Firm Details. Late last year, an ...

43. Canon Sued Over Former BlackBerry Patents - Patent - United States - Mondaq

patents, each of which are asserted in litigation for the first time. Infringement allegations target a wide array of products ranging from ...

44. Purdue again ranked among top global universities for utility patents - Inside INdiana Business

... patents. Purdue is ranked No. 12 with 172 patents from the U.S. Patent & Trademark office in 2025. The university's ranking falls five spots from ...

45. Gibson Dunn Receives Top Honors in World Intellectual Property Review – USA Patents ...

Gibson Dunn received top honors in the World Intellectual Property Review's USA Patents Rankings 2025 – Contentious patent work category. Partners ...

46. USF ranks among top 20 public universities for patent production | Business Observer

The University of South Florida placed 18th out of all U.S. public research universities for the 81 patents it produced in 2025.

47. UPC appeals court confirms 'all-or-nothing' rule for unitary patents | Europe

Gannvector / Shutterstock.com. 12 February 2026NewsEuropeLiz Hockley. UPC appeals court confirms 'all-or-nothing' rule for unitary patents.

48. CityUHK leads Hong Kong in US Patents for the tenth consecutive year, remains among ...

With 88 US Utility Patents granted in 2025, CityUHK ranked 35th globally and eighth in Asia. The results demonstrate the University's strong research ...

49. Reaction: UK positions itself as 'AI-friendly' post Supreme Court ruling

In Emotional Perception AI v Comptroller General of Patents ... A third concerns what amounts to invention, and fourth what is a computer.” Topics. News ...

50. Cryptocurrency exchange patents found invalid, DeFi infringement suit dismissed without prejudice

... patents were invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The court determined that the claims were directed at the abstract idea of currency exchange and price ...

51. Apple wins long-running court battle against Optis over 4G patents in the US - 9to5Mac

In 2019, Optis sued Apple, alleging that iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch models with LTE support infringed five patents covering multiple 4G/LTE ...