Today's Top Patent Stories

1. IP Australia Proposes Changes to "Streamline and Simplify" Australia's IP System

... patents and 15 months for trade marks) to secure acceptance regardless as to how many reports and responses are filed. The proposal is to shift to ...

2. "The chances of winning Halozyme are low. If Halozyme's patents are invalidated by a ...

CEO Jeon added, "The ongoing PGR is a procedure to examine the validity of Halozyme patents, and it is a separate matter of whether Alteogen's ALT-B4 ...

3. Anti-drone tech patents surge - ADS Advance

Anti-drone tech patents surge. Posted 19 March 2026. The number of patent applications for anti-drone (counter-UAV) technologies filed globally ...

4. HEALTHCARE | Expiration of Ozempic's Patent Protections Opens Market for Generics

As patents lapse, pharmaceutical companies in these regions may begin producing and distributing generic alternatives, potentially reducing costs ...

5. Walmart patents algorithmic pricing tools amid US dynamic pricing debate - The Paypers

Walmart has obtained two patents for machine learning pricing and markdown tools, entering a US debate over algorithmic pricing in retail amid ...

6. Commentary: The case against intellectual property - Redmond Spokesman

Ants build colonies of staggering complexity without filing patents. Wolf packs hunt cooperatively, sharing meals without negotiating contracts. Trees ...

7. Matter Builds Strong IP Portfolio With 100 E2W Patents Granted - ACKO Drive

Matter's efforts have been recognised at the national level, including receiving the 'Best Patents Portfolio in the Start-up Category' award from ...

8. Datametrex unit licenses payment patents to AnywhereCommerce | DTMXF Stock News

Paymetrex's portfolio includes multiple issued U.S. and Canadian patents covering secure transaction processing, payment authorization workflows, and ...

9. McGuireWoods Bolsters Intellectual Property Practice With Nationally Recognized Litigator ...

Schoenhard serves as lead counsel in high-stakes disputes involving patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights and unfair competition. He has ...

10. MATTER Surpasses 100 Granted Patents in Electric Mobility Technologies - Asia Pacific

MATTER has secured over 100 granted patents, with more than 400 filings across electric mobility technologies, reflecting its growing focus on in- ...

11. New Subaru Patents Fuel STI Hatchback Rumors - Carscoops

The official patents looks nearly identical to the Subaru Performance-B STI Concept from the 2025 Japan Mobility Show.

12. Cure vs Commerce: Public Health and Pharmaceutical Patents | MNLU Mumbai

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai organises a conference on pharmaceutical patents, public health, and access to medicines on 30 March ...

13. IP Australia update raises hope for computer invention patentability - Managing IP

... Patents. The Full Court had ruled in September 2025 that the test for determining patent eligibility is simply whether the invention produces an ...

14. Walmart wins patents to give algorithms more sway over prices - Financial Times

Walmart has won patents that will give machine learning and other automated processes more sway over prices, pushing the US retail behemoth into a ...

15. Businesses can handle UKIPO fee hike: lawyers | Managing Intellectual Property

The UKIPO will hike its fees for designs, patents and trademarks by an average of 25% on April 1. The rise in initial filing fees is modest: the ...

16. Ford patents insulated dashboard storage for devices and sensitive items - SpeedMe.ru

Ford patents insulated dashboard storage for devices and sensitive items. Ford's new patent: insulated dashboard storage compartment. Ford patents ...

17. Siemens Says Agentic AI Is Early, Doubles Down on Patents | Analytics India Magazine

Siemens Says Agentic AI Is Early, Doubles Down on Patents ... 'Agentic AI is still in its infancy,' says CTO Peter Koerte, as Siemens expands internal ...

18. First German Long-arm Proceedings Before The Regional Court Of Munich I On US Patents ...

Onesta has withdrawn all of its infringement actions today, effectively abandoning its efforts to assert U.S. patents in Germany. Notably, together ...

19. Notre Dame ranks among top 100 US universities granted utility patents for third straight year

The University of Notre Dame has earned a spot on the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2025, a list published annually by the ...

20. Emotional Perception Redefines AI Patents: The UK Supreme Court's Groundbreaking Shift ...

Emotional Perception Redefines AI Patents: The UK Supreme Court's Groundbreaking Shift in Computer-Implemented Inventions. Client Alert | 10 min ...

21. FAU's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., named senior member, National Academy of Inventors

... patents. This recognition highlights inventors whose patented technologies have contributed meaningfully to society and the global economy. “This ...

22. Unearthed Subaru patents stoke WRX STI hatchback rumours - Driving.CA

... Patents discovered in Japan suggest a five-door Subaru WRX STI may be in the works; The images show a vehicle sharing much with the Performance-B ...

23. Florida State University ranks No. 60 nationally for U.S. utility patents, bolstering global ...

Florida State University has been named one of the top 100 universities in the nation for securing U.S. utility patents, according to the latest ...

24. ITC Judge Rules Apple Watch Redesign Does Not Infringe Masimo Patents - IndexBox

A U.S. ITC judge ruled Apple's modified smartwatches do not infringe Masimo patents, rejecting a new import ban. The decision is pending full ...

25. INFORMATIVE: No Discretionary Denial Where Prior IPR Suggests Material Error By Office

Critically, despite this prior Board determination, the patent examiner during prosecution of the patents now challenged in IPR2025-00465 and ...

26. Texas Tech Makes National Academy of Inventors' Top 100 for 4th Straight Year

The Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents List showcases schools that advance innovation nationally and internationally.

27. Tech in-house counsel rub shoulders at licensing event in Rome | Patents | World IP Review

19 March 2026NewsPatentsSarah Speight. Tech in-house counsel rub shoulders at licensing event in Rome.

28. Patents owners warn EU against strengthened requirements for technology pools - MLex

Patents owners warn EU against strengthened requirements for technology pools ... The European Commission has been told by patent owners that extensive ...

29. Patents owners warn EU against strengthened requirements for technology pools - MLex

In a first draft, the institution strengthened the conditions for patent holders to set up "technology pools" to collectively license patents to ...

30. Local division Mannheim flirts with setting FRAND rate - JUVE Patent

Standard essential patents ... Among other things, the judges discussed whether Samsung's application to ETSI to remove ZTE's patents from the 4G and 5G ...

31. ITC judge says Apple Watch's redesigned blood oxygen feature doesn't infringe Masimo patents

... patents. Second, the Federal Circuit has affirmed the ITC's initial exclusion order, meaning the original version of the blood oxygen feature on ...

32. Arbitrator to set level of trade suspension in Indonesia-EU palm oil biofuels dispute

... patents in the territories of WTO members that grant those patents and that these measures undermine the principle of territoriality of patents.

33. Early ruling says Apple Watch redesign not infringing patents, Bloomberg reports - TipRanks

A redesigned Apple Watch doesn't infringe two Masimo (MASI) patents, a U.S. trade judge found in an early win for Apple (AAPL) that could allow ...

34. Tufts Is in the National Academy of Inventor's 2025 Top 100 for Faculty Patents

The NAI ranking for patents shows the wide range of innovative research led by scientists across Tufts University.

35. Masimo wins hollow victory over Apple Watch's blood oxygen sensors - AppleInsider

A US appeals court has found in favor of Masimo in its fight against Apple over pulse oximetry patents, but in the court that matters, ...

36. Judge Rules Apple's Redesigned Watch Doesn't Infringe Patents, Bloomberg Reports

Judge Rules Apple's Redesigned Watch Doesn't Infringe Patents, Bloomberg Reports. Published on 03/19/2026 at 11:31 am EDT. MT Newswires. Lock This ...

37. Apple Watch Redesign Doesn't Infringe Patents, Early Ruling Says - Bloomberg Law

A redesigned Apple Watch doesn't infringe two Masimo Corp. patents, a US trade judge found in an early win for Apple Inc. that could allow imports ...

38. Virginia Tech ranks among nation's best for invention patents

The National Academy of Inventors ranked the university No. 59 for granted utility patents on its 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities List, ...

39. The SEO time traveler: What old patents reveal about AI search

AI search is built on years-old patents. Here's how those blueprints shape AEO, GEO, and modern SEO strategy.

40. Case: Patents/Procedure (P.T.A.B.) - Bloomberg Law

Case: Patents/Procedure (P.T.A.B.). March 19, 2026, 8:06 AM PDT. The PTO director granted LG Display Co. Ltd.'s request for discretionary denial of ...

41. Group in Taiwan patents new peptides and lipid nanoparticles for cancer | BioWorld

Group in Taiwan patents new peptides and lipid nanoparticles for cancer. March 19, 2026. Academia Sinica and National Cheng Kung University have ...

42. Update: Janssen Files BPCIA Complaint Against Bio-Thera and Accord Related to ... - JD Supra

... patents in relation to their proposed golimumab biosimilar. A redacted ... The patents are generally directed to, among other things ...

43. RPI Ranks Among Nation's Top Universities for Patents | News

Released annually, the NAI ranking recognizes U.S. academic institutions that play a significant role in advancing innovation by securing patents and ...

44. EU STATEMENTS AS DELIVERED AT THE SPECIAL DSB MEETING, 19 MARCH 2026

... patents in the territories of the WTO Members that granted those patents. Moreover, it undermines the principle of territoriality of patents. As a ...

45. Apple fights disclosure of BlackBerry patents in Fifth Circuit - Courthouse News Service

... patents. Those deals are needed by appellants Key Patent Innovations Ltd. and Malikie Innovations to support their patent disputes against Xiaomi ...

46. Walmart Says AI Merchandising Patents Shouldn't Raise Dynamic Pricing Fears

... patents for two systems that would use machine learning to inform the company's pricing,. The two patents are among almost 50 that Walmart has ...

47. Apple fends off bid for new Apple Watch import ban at US trade tribunal | WKZO

... patents owned by Masimo, rejecting the medical-monitoring company's bid ... WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) – A U.S. trade tribunal preliminarily ruled ...