Patent News for Wednesday 18th February 2026

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

Case: Patents/Procedure (Fed. Cir.) Feb. 17, 2026, 11:05 AM PST. The Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the District of Delaware granting ...

2. United Arab Emirates University ranks 1st in UAE for US utility patents granted in 2025

The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has been ranked first in the UAE and 67th globally for granted US utility patents in 2025 according to ...

3. Proliferating Patents, Lawsuits Stave Off Pharmas' Generic Competitors - BioSpace

An analysis finds that pharmas frequently file multiple similar patents on drugs, then use them as the basis for questionable litigation against ...

4. Aim To File 500 Patents In AI In Coming Months: L&T Tech Svcs | CNBC TV18 - YouTube

... patents in AI in coming months #globalaiimpactsummit #aiimpactsummit #qualcomm #acquisitionstrategy #acquisitiondeal #aiimpactsummi #indiaaiboom ...

5. Meta patents AI tool that can keep social media accounts active with posts and video calls after death

Meta patents AI to maintain user accounts posthumously · AI could mimic posts, messages, and even video or audio calls ...

6. Danaher agrees to buy Masimo for $9.9B - Modern Healthcare

In November, a California federal jury awarded Masimo $634 million after finding that Apple Watch's heart-rate alerts infringed one of its patents.

7. Digital afterlife: Meta patents AI that can 'simulate' you on social media after death

Commenting on the matter, a Meta spokesperson told the publication that the company files patents to disclose an idea, but it does not always ...

8. WIPR Recognizes Wilson Sonsini in USA Patent Rankings 2025

World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) recognized Wilson Sonsini's patents practice in the 2025 edition of “WIPR USA Patents,” a comprehensive ...

9. Pharma and biotech innovation and competition in 2026: Five areas to watch

Determining what patents must be listed is of great importance. ANDA or 505(b)(2) NDA sponsors referencing the innovator drug and seeking to come to ...

10. Meta patents an AI that will let people communicate after death - Extra.ie

Meta patents an AI that will let people communicate after death. Galen English. 18/02/2026. Meta users could soon be able to communicate with friends ...

11. IEA 2025 Report Batteries Account For 40% Of Energy Patents As Global Energy Spending ...

Batteries now make up about 40 percent of all energy-related patents worldwide. This is the highest share ever recorded for a single energy technology ...

12. Startups file 70% of AI investment patents in S Korea: report - Tech in Asia

Patents capture activity, yet they do not ensure profits. Korea's medical AI sector offers a parallel. Revenues grew across several companies ...

13. Pharmaceutical Companies Use Multiple Overlapping Patents to Delay Generic Drug Competition

These patents are then leveraged in lawsuits aimed at challenging generic manufacturers seeking approval to produce cheaper versions of the ...

14. Luxembourg - CMS Perceiving The World Of Patents With Emotional Perception - Mondaq

CMS Perceiving The World Of Patents With Emotional Perception. CL. CMS Luxembourg. More. Contributor. CMS Luxembourg logo. Active in the Grand-Duchy ...

15. Dynamic Aerospace Systems (OTCQB: BRQL) Announces 3 New Provisional Patents to Add ...

Two of the newly filed patents expand DAS's structural battery architecture originally disclosed in U.S. Patent Application US20210197978 (Published ...

16. Dynamic Aerospace files 3 patents, portfolio at 11 | BRQL Stock News

Dynamic Aerospace Systems (OTCQB: BRQL) Announces 3 New Provisional Patents to Add to Its Growing Patent IP Portfolio. Rhea-AI Impact. (Moderate).

17. UK Supreme Court rewrites rules on AI and computer program patents - Lexology

The UK Supreme Court's decision in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2026] UKSC 3 marks a ...

18. Meta patents a new AI software that can keep your social media posts going after you've ...

New Meta patents suggest that Mark Zuckerberg is close to immortalizing social media users, as a new AI software will keep your social media alive ...

19. Harrity Patent Analytics Unveils 2026 Top Patent Firms Ranking - IPWatchdog.com

... patents in 2025. The annual ranking provides a transparent view of patent prosecution performance and underscores year-over-year growth trends ...

20. Shimano patents smart cycling shoes that automatically adjust while in motion

Shimano patents smart cycling shoes that automatically adjust while in motion ... Bike Equipment 18/02/26 15:12 Migue A. ... Shimano could be preparing ...

21. Purdue turbine designs show promise for next-gen propulsion - News

... patents to protect the intellectual property. Industry partners interested in developing or commercializing the designs should contact Aaron ...

22. Pennsylvania Public Benefit Corporation Files 15 Patents in 13 Days for the First Hardware ...

15 Patents. 134 Claims. 3 Domains. 1 Inventor. The portfolio spans the complete technology stack: nine software patents (72 claims) covering safety ...

23. Are women board members risk averse or agents of innovation? - Fast Company

Patents reflect both creative output and risk-taking. They require significant investment in novel ideas that might fail, disclosure of ...

24. Pennsylvania Public Benefit Corporation Files 15 Patents in 13 Days for the First Hardware ...

Pennsylvania Public Benefit Corporation Files 15 Patents in 13 Days for the First Hardware Safety Standard for AI-Controlled Robots. PR Newswire ...

25. Pennsylvania Public Benefit Corporation Files 15 Patents in 13 Days for the First Hardware ...

Pennsylvania Public Benefit Corporation Files 15 Patents in 13 Days for the First Hardware Safety Standard for AI-Controlled Robots. PR Newswire. Wed, ...

26. DEI can make or break law firm pitches, despite survey findings

Patents. DEI can make or break law firm pitches ... Topics. NewsUnited KingdomPatentsTrademarksCopyrightDiversity and inclusionWhat Corporates Want.

27. Excited to offer 'flexibility' to clients: patent veteran on Pearce IP move

Patents. Excited to offer 'flexibility' to clients: patent veteran on ... Topics. NewsInterviewsAustraliaPatentsLife sciencesPearce IP · sukanya ...

28. Tenon(R) Medical Strengthens Intellectual Property Portfolio with Strategic Patent Expansion

These newly allowed claims will further strengthen the Company's growing patent portfolio and build upon the (10) ten patents issued in 2025, ...

29. Danaher moves to acquire Masimo in $9.9bn deal | Patents | World IP Review

Photo For Everything / Shutterstock.com. 18 February 2026NewsPatentsMarisa Woutersen. Danaher moves to acquire Masimo in $9.9bn deal.

30. Tenon(R) Medical Strengthens Intellectual Property Portfolio with Strategic Patent Expansion

New USPTO allowances and an asset buy extend patent cover for Tenon's Catamaran SI joint implants, with 29 US patents and 31 applications pending.

31. Court Rejects Two Moderna Defenses in mRNA Vaccine Patent Row With Arbutus

Arbutus alleges that Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine infringes on patents protecting its lipid nanoparticle delivery technology.

32. Magnus Medical Moves to Protect Intellectual Property Behind Breakthrough SAINT ... - Morningstar

... patents. The company holds exclusive rights to issued U.S. patents assigned to Stanford University covering the systems and methods that enable ...

33. Magnus Medical Moves to Protect Intellectual Property Behind Breakthrough SAINT ...

The company holds exclusive rights to issued U.S. patents assigned to Stanford University. SAINT is the first FDA-cleared accelerated ...

34. UAEU ranks 67th globally in US utility patents | Emirates News Agency

It has been ranked 67th globally and 1st in the UAE for granted United States utility patents in 2025, according to the annual ranking announced by ...

35. 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. Blog IP Litigation · A&O Shearman · A&O ...

36. Purdue stands among leading global universities for 2025 patents

Purdue earned 172 patents in 2025, ranking seventh in the U.S. and 12th globally as new innovations advanced health, science and technology.

37. Tyra Biosciences patents new FGFR inhibitors - BioWorld

Tyra Biosciences patents new FGFR inhibitors ... Tyra Biosciences Inc. has disclosed new indazole compounds acting as fibroblast growth factor receptor ...

38. L&T Technology Services aims for 500 AI patents in 12-18 months - CNBC TV18 - LinkedIn

IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 | L&T Technology Services CEO Amit Chadha says AI is now central to growth strategy; firm has filed 250 AI patents, ...

39. Ericsson sues Acer over 4G, 5G wireless patent licensing | Reuters

Ericsson has sued Acer in Delaware federal court, seeking a declaration that the Swedish telecommunications company does not infringe Acer patents ...

40. The Banking on AI Podcast episode 7 | TD Stories

Head of Patents at TD, John S. Lee, talks about how his office helps fuel creativity and AI innovation at the Bank.

41. Mass. ranks No. 2 in U.S. to start, grow a business - NBC10 Boston

With its best-in-the-nation workforce-college degree rate, patents per capita and venture capital funding, Massachusetts trails only Washington.

42. More patents, more payoffs as campus IP activity rises | Bless Aubrey Ogerio

Beyond patents, Itsos accounted for nearly half of resident utility model filings, contributing 858 or 47.7 percent of the 1,800 applications recorded ...

43. Pluri Secures Global IP Position with China Patent Grant for Large-Scale Immune Cell ...

... patents in the United States and additional granted patents in Japan, Korea, Australia and Israel. The expanded portfolio supports the Company's ...

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

Case: Patents/Claim Construction (Fed. Cir.) Feb. 18, 2026, 10:32 AM PST. The Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal ...

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (Fed. Cir.) Feb. 18, 2026, 10:18 AM PST. The Federal Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part the decision of the ...

46. Case: Patents/Anticipation & Obviousness (P.T.A.B.) - Bloomberg Law

Case: Patents/Anticipation & Obviousness (P.T.A.B.). Feb. 18, 2026, 8:23 AM PST. Challenged claims of Optronic Sciences LLC's patent that relates to ...

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

Case: Patents/Obviousness (P.T.A.B.). Feb. 18, 2026, 7:47 AM PST. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board held that challenged claims of a patent that ...