Today's Top Patent Stories

1. Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person's account to keep posting and chatting - Digg

Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person's account to keep posting and chatting. 7 hours ago by. 4kbluray avatar. @4kbluray · Meta patents AI ...

2. Jordan records 11 patents, 717 Ttrademarks in January | Business - Ammon News

... patents in January, 10 of which were domestic filings, alongside a surge in trademark registrations. Data from the Directorate of Industrial ...

3. Italia on the podium for green patents in Europe. From manufacturing to IT - Il Sole 24 ORE

Italian patents account for 31% in the field of sustainable mobility out of the total of those related to climate change mitigation. Energy efficiency ...

4. Coordinated Patents - NYU Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law

In the United States, patents function largely as market-based tools to incentivize private R&D and guide competitive innovation. In contrast, China ...

5. Local startups make up majority of finance sector AI patents - Korea JoongAng Daily

Local startups make up majority of finance sector AI patents ... Two-thirds of patent applications filed in Korea for investment-related AI came from ...

6. Jordan Records 11 Patents, 717 Trademarks In January - Menafn.com

Jordan Records 11 Patents, 717 Trademarks In January. Amman, Feb. 17 (Petra) -- The innovation and intellectual property sector kicked off 2026 ...

7. Meta patents an AI that lets people post on Facebook from beyond the grave - Metro

Meta patents an AI that lets people post on Facebook from beyond the grave. Josh Milton. Published February 17, 2026 12:12pm Updated ...

8. Case: Patents/Claim Construction (Fed. Cir.) - Bloomberg Law

Case: Patents/Claim Construction (Fed. Cir.) Feb. 17, 2026, 9:51 AM PST. The Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's claim ...

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (Fed. Cir.) Feb. 17, 2026, 11:33 AM PST. The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the decision of the Patent Trial and ...

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

Case: Patents/Procedure (Fed. Cir.) Feb. 17, 2026, 8:24 AM PST. The Federal Circuit granted the U.S. PTO Director's motion without opposition to ...

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

Case: Patents/Procedure (Fed. Cir.) ... The appeals court affirmed the district court's decision that notice-and-comment rule-making was not required ...

12. Meta Patents AI for Deceased Users' Digital Activity | Phemex News

Meta patents AI to simulate online activity from deceased users, replicating past behavior to maintain digital presence.

13. Industrial Valve Patent Landscape Report 2025 - Yahoo Finance

Industrial Valve Patent Landscape Report 2025: In-depth Analysis of 36,618 Patents from 2010 to 2024 from 39 Industry Players. Research and Markets.

14. Washcoat Composition And Coating Techniques Patent Landscape Report 2025 - Yahoo Finance

The Washcoat Composition Patent Landscape Report provides an in-depth analysis of 1,761 patents filed from 2010 to 2024 across major global ...

15. The Banking on AI Podcast episode 6 transcript - TD Stories

He's filed multiple patents himself and knows firsthand how intellectual property powers progress for the Bank and for our clients. 00:00:29:21 - 00: ...

16. Meta Patents AI to Run Accounts of Dead Users - Techweez

Meta Patents AI to Run Accounts of Dead Users. Kevin Ngugi. by Kevin Ngugi · February 17, 2026. in News. Reading Time: 4 mins read. 264. 0.

17. Death is not the end on social media: Meta patents controversial AI - The Federal

Death is not the end on social media: Meta patents controversial AI. The AI system can mimic posts, messages and even voice patterns during ...

18. Meta Platforms patents AI system that could post and message after a user's death

A company spokesperson stated there are “no plans to move forward with this example,” noting that patents are often filed to protect ideas that may ...

19. Meta patents AI system that could keep your social media alive after death - Audacy

A Meta spokesperson told Business Insider the company has "no plans to move forward" with the technology, noting that patents are often filed to ...

20. Cellectar Biosciences Expands Global Intellectual Property Estate - BioSpace

... patents across Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and the Americas. These additions strengthen the company's protection around iopofosine I ...

21. Ascentage Pharma Group patents BTK PROTAC degraders - BioWorld

To read more on related topics, click on one of the words below. BioWorld Science Cancer Degradation inducer Patents. KEYWORDS Ascentage Pharma ( ...

22. Meta patents AI that lets dead people post from the great beyond - Fast Company

Meta patents AI that lets dead people post from the great beyond. Meta's latest patent outlines AI that could mimic dead users' activity across ...

23. HP transfers patents to NPE – just before patent lawsuit settlement - IAM

NPE General Video also received patents from Acer after a 2025 settlement and has pending cases against ASUSTek, Dell, Lenovo.

24. Qualcomm gets 'no licence, no chips' boost as Which? withdraws antitrust class action - IAM

Qualcomm Snapdragon · Standard essential patents · Telecommunications ... HP ...

25. Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit Invalidates In-Store Product Locator Patents As ...

Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit Invalidates In-Store Product Locator Patents As Abstract Under § 101 ... patents owned by plaintiff ...

26. 10 Local Patents Registered Last Month - Jordan News

In January, a total of 11 patents were registered, 10 of which were local, according to the Directorate of Industrial Property Protection at the ...

27. (1) DSM IP Assets B.V. and another (Appellants/Claimants) v Algal Omega 3 Ltd (in ...

The dispute concerned three European patents owned by DSM, all relating to the production of microbial oils rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) ...

28. Meta Patents AI Technology to Simulate Social Media Activity of Deceased Users - LatestLY

Meta Patents AI Technology to Simulate Social Media Activity of Deceased Users. Meta has patented AI that could simulate deceased users' social media ...

29. In depth: Supreme Court delivers 'bombshell' ruling on software patents - or does it?

So it shocked many this week when, in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents, the Supreme Court upheld an appeal against the ...

30. Intellectual property in M&A - Lexology

Patents and designs may show encumbrances on their registers;; Trademarks do not have an equivalent mechanism, so teams should check Registrar of ...

31. What the UK Supreme Court's 'groundbreaking' decision means for AI patents - Lexology

A UK Supreme Court judgement lowers the barrier for AI patents, bringing the UK into alignment with European standards.

32. Managing IP EMEA Awards 2026: shortlists revealed

Patents. Managing IP EMEA Awards 2026: shortlists revealed. February 17 2026. Show more sharing options. Copy Link URLCopied! Print; X · LinkedIn ...

33. Spangenberg's Back To Litigating - Patent - United States - Mondaq

The patents belong to a family of 11 with issue dates ranging from May 2014 through September 2024. United States Intellectual Property. RPX ...

34. Director Of USPTO Reopens The Door To Design Patent IPRs - Mondaq

... Office ("USPTO") Director Squires may signal renewed interest in inter partes review ("IPR") as a vehicle for challenging design patents.

35. Democratizing CRISPR? Legal complexity, access and the right to science | Nature Biotechnology

... patents sooner than CVC by filing for accelerated examination, even though CVC's patents had an earlier filing date and claimed priority to an ...

36. Cellectar Biosciences secures new cancer drug patents | CLRB Stock News

Fresh patents across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas fortify Cellectar's iopofosine I 131 and CLR 125 pipeline ahead of a planned 3Q26 EMA ...

37. Esperion settles with fifth generic drug maker over cholesterol patents - StreetInsider

Esperion settles with fifth generic drug maker over cholesterol patents ... Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPR) reached a settlement agreement ...

38. Meta patents AI that could continue posting on social media on behalf of deceased users

The spokesperson added that filing patents allows the company to secure ownership of new concepts, but it does not imply that the technologies will be ...

39. Acer and ASUS Banned From Selling PCs and Laptops in Germany Over Nokia Patent

Court ruling over Nokia's HEVC patents forces Acer and ASUS to halt direct sales in Germany, highlighting FRAND licensing compliance issues.

40. Salipro Biotech Expands Global Intellectual Property Estate with Key U.S. Patent Grant

Together, these patents protect the core elements of the Salipro® technology, which stabilizes membrane proteins in their native lipid environment ...

41. Refinity validates pilot conversion of real-world plastic waste, files patents and secures tech licenses

Refinity validates pilot conversion of real-world plastic waste, files patents and secures tech licenses. Feb 17, 2026, 13:03 GMT-8 Less than 1 min ...

42. Death is only the beginning? Meta patents tech that'll let AI run your social media from ...

Meta patents tech that'll let AI run your social media from beyond the grave | WION Explains. Death is only the beginning? Meta patents tech that ...

43. Meta Patents AI That Can Simulate Users Even After Death - WION

Meta Patents AI That Can Simulate Users Even After Death ... Meta has filed a patent for AI technology capable of simulating users on its platforms, ...

44. Which? abandons $652m Qualcomm class action | Standard essential patents

JarTee / Shutterstock.com. 17 February 2026NewsStandard essential patentsMuireann Bolger. Which? abandons $652m Qualcomm class action.

45. Meta Patents AI That Can Simulate Users Even After Death | WION - YouTube

Meta Patents AI That Can Simulate Users Even After Death | WION. 7 views · 3 minutes ago. #meta #aritificialintelligence #wion ...more. WION. 10.3M.