Patent News for Thursday 15th January 2026

1. Former Zeapo Founder Launches New Business Focused on High - end AI Cooking in North ...

Its core members come from leading intelligent hardware companies such as DJI and Huawei. As of now, the company has applied for over 200 patents in ...

2. Utility Patents Expert Witness Testimony | Scott Steinberg - Futurist Speakers

Utility patents expert witness testimony: Hire testifying consulting services by Scott Steinberg consultant to 3000 brands.

3. AI cracks the code for faster, better crops - Chinadaily.com.cn

... patents and controls the majority of core biotechnology patents," he added. China's smart breeding sector also trails global seed giants in terms ...

4. Protecting The AI Advantage: Why Patents Are A Critical Growth And Risk-Management Tool ...

For CEOs, general counsels, and CTOs, the question is no longer whether patents matter. The question is whether the company has an intentional ...

5. 2026 CPG Legal Forum - Foley & Lardner LLP

For CEOs, general counsels, and CTOs, the question is no longer whether patents matter. The question is whether the company has an… February 23 ...

6. When patents meet standards: China's top court draws red line against 'patent ambush'

In a landmark ruling, China's highest court drew a clear red line between abusive assertion and the legitimate enforcement of patents embedded in ...

7. U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board Invalidates Maxeon Patents in Favor of Canadian Solar

... patents at issue in the federal court litigation are invalid. As a global leader in solar and energy storage technology, Canadian Solar has built ...

8. Commerce secretary proposes seizing licensing revenues on university patents

Commerce proposal on university drug patents could stifle breakthroughs. Dennis Liotta, Executive Director of Emory Institute for Drug Development.

9. US judge orders Onesta to withdraw Munich lawsuits against BMW - JUVE Patent

US Judge Alan Albright has ordered an anti-suit injunction against the NPE's lawsuit, which is based on two US patents. Onesta has yet to respond ...

10. NPEs feature prominently among buyers of US patents in December - IAM

NPEs feature prominently among buyers of US patents in December. Angela Morris. 15 January 2026. Share. NPEs feature prominently among buyers of US ...

11. Recently, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United | SMM - Metal News

... patents asserted by Maxeon Solar Corporation (hereinafter 'Maxeon') against Canadian Solar Inc. (hereinafter 'Canadian Solar'): The Board upheld ...

12. Ex Parte Reexaminations Are Maintained by the PTO, Not the Petitioner - Lexology

Patents · Knobbe Martens. Organisations. Samsung. Courts. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USA). Popular articles from this firm. DARPA Announces “Lift ...

13. Oxolamine Phosphate (CAS 1949-19-5) Industry Research 2025: - GlobeNewswire

... Patents, Suppliers, Prices, End-users. The Oxolamine phosphate market offers opportunities in diverse applications, driven by regional demand ...

14. MPL Brands NV, Inc. d/b/a Patco Brands, Parent Company of Big Sipz, Secures Key Wins ...

Patco Brands challenged two patents asserted by BuzzBallz relating to beverage containers. In its Final Written Decisions, the PTAB agreed with Patco ...

15. Protecting the AI Advantage: Why Patents Are a Critical Growth and Risk-Management Tool ...

For CEOs, general counsels, and CTOs, the question is no longer whether patents matter. The question is whether the company has an intentional...

16. From physics lab to patent law: Supporting innovation for your business - Freeths

When people hear the word patents, they often imagine futuristic inventions or secret laboratories. In reality, patents are far more grounded, ...

17. Lassen Peak Awarded Two Foundational Patents for World's First Handheld Terahertz ...

Following a multi-year development effort, Lassen Peak, Inc. announced today the award of two U.S. patents for its AirFrisk handheld concealed ...

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (Fed. Cir.) Jan. 15, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC. The Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ...

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (P.T.A.B.) ... The Patent Trial and Appeal Board determined that some challenged claims of Smith Interface Technologies LLC's ...

20. Federal Circuit Obviousness Trends in 2025: Motivation to Combine Still Matters - Lexology

... patents' notification step after the first patent's correlation step… The Board erred by analyzing the two patents individually instead of ...

21. SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Assigned Thirteen Patents - StorageNewsletter

SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp., Rancho Cordova, CA, has been assigned 13 patents for memory, NVM, NAND technologies, and more.

22. Wrap Technologies files patents for multi-shot non-lethal system - Investing.com

Wrap Technologies files patents for multi-shot non-lethal system ... MIAMI - Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WRAP) announced Thursday it has filed new ...

23. U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board Invalidates Maxeon Patents in Favor of Canadian Solar

... claims asserted by Maxeon against Canadian Solar relating to alleged infringement of patents at issue in the federal court litigation are invalid.

24. Local division Düsseldorf dismisses Ona Patents infringement claim against Google

In the dispute between Ona Patents and Google concerning a patent relating to location-positioning technology in smartphones, the UPC today ...

25. Israel District Court Affirms: AI Systems Cannot Be Recognized as Inventors under Patent ...

Commissioner of Patents (31 December 2025), affirming that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be registered as an inventor under Israeli ...

26. Classic Legends Patents Adjustable Visor And Speedometer System In India - NDTV

The patent has been granted for a 20-year term from March 21, 2023, under the Patents Act, 1970. The patented technology covers a system that allows ...

27. U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board Invalidates Maxeon Patents in Favor of Canadian Solar

U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board Invalidates Maxeon Patents in Favor of Canadian Solar. Rhea-AI Impact. (High). Rhea-AI Sentiment. (Neutral). Tags ...

28. Breaking: White & Case hires life sciences team from A&O Shearman

Topics. NewsUnited StatesPatentsLife sciencesWhite & Case · Sanjana Mishra Headshot-modified.JPEG · Sanjana Mishra. Senior Reporter Managing IP.

29. Discovery to Impact's 2025 Annual Report Highlights Breakout Year for UT Research ...

Beyond patents and licensing activity, UT has fostered a vibrant startup pipeline, ranking No. 2 in startup creation among public universities ...

30. ITC to probe Oura Ring after Samsung retaliates, seeking import ban - World IP Review

15 January 2026NewsPatentsSarah Speight. ITC to probe Oura Ring after Samsung retaliates, seeking import ban.

31. China leads world in robotics and other physical AI patents: analysis - Nikkei Asia

TOKYO -- Huawei Technologies, Baidu and other Chinese companies have made China the global leader in patents for physical artificial intelligence ...

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (Fed. Cir.) Jan. 15, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC. The Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ...

33. The Chromatographic Society 2026 Martin and Silver Jubilee Award Winners

Xu has authored nearly 700 publications, holds over 100 patents, and is recognized for his contributions to traditional Chinese medicine and food ...

34. Canadian Solar wins U.S. patent litigation against Maxeon - pv magazine USA

... patents at issue in the federal court litigation are invalid.” “The final decision issued by the USPTO once again affirms that Canadian Solar's ...

35. From Brine to Bottle: Voyageur Bets on the Mueller Process in the Iodine Contrast Market

... patents behind him, and he's an expert with mineral brine—extraction of minerals from mineral brine water.” More importantly for Voyageur, the ...

36. Case: Patents & Trademarks/Procedure (Fed. Cir.) - Bloomberg Law News

Case: Patents & Trademarks/Procedure (Fed. Cir.) ... The appeals court affirmed the district court's determinations of patent validity and its claim ...

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (P.T.A.B.) ... Some challenged claims of Smith Interface Technologies LLC's patent that describes electronic devices with ...

38. The Importance of Patents in the Firearms Industry as Its Technologies Become Less Regulated

Patents Directed to Heavily-Regulated Technologies Remain Valuable, Despite the Regulatory Complexities that Surround Them. Even in industries ...

39. USPTO launches SEP Working Group aimed at strengthening patent enforcement

The initiative aims to examine policy issues related to patents incorporated into technical standards and provide guidance on enforcement and ...

40. IFI Report: U.S. Patent Applications Plunge 9% After Record High as IBM Falls Out of Top 10

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) held second place with 4,194 patents, while Qualcomm remained third with 3,749 patents. A ...

41. When 'Optimal' Isn't Objective: The Pitfalls of Indefinite Claims | Knobbe Martens - JDSupra

... patents failed to provide objective boundaries for terms like “optimal” and “best.” Media Pointe asserted claims from two patents directed to ...

42. To Boost American Innovation, Allow Under 18 Inventors to File Patents for Free

To Boost American Innovation, Allow Under 18 Inventors to File Patents for Free ... “Can an application model that eliminates patent filing fees for ...

43. Challenges of protecting innovation in an artificial (intelligence) world - McAfee & Taft

Patents are only provided to inventors, and inventors must be human. Inventorship is not about who typed the words or suggested the idea; it is about ...

44. A Peaceful Atomic Age Dawns: India's SHANTI Act and the Nuclear Patent Revolution

... Patents Act, 1970 (“Patents Act”), which deals with inventions relating to atomic energy. Background. The unamended Section 4 of the Patents Act ...

45. 10 United States Patents Issued to UMass Amherst in First Half of FY26

10 United States Patents Issued to UMass Amherst in First Half of FY26 · Kingshuk Dutta and Sankaran Thayumanavan. · Felipe Navarrete and Pablo Visconti ...

46. Reinhart: Federal proposal would gut Michigan innovation and jobs - The Detroit News

... patents on any discoveries tied to federal grant funding ? and rarely licensed them. Of roughly 28,000 patents the government held at the time ...

47. Chengdu Zeling Biomedical Technology identifies new RIPK1 inhibitors - BioWorld

To read more on related topics, click on one of the words below. BioWorld Science Neurology/psychiatric Patents ... Chengdu Zeling Biomedical Technology ...