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May 21st 2026

1. Toss wins key Korea patent fight as board voids KICC encryption claim - CHOSUNBIZ

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Toss counters that KICC's patents do not meet patentability requirements, saying the inventions are either technologies already widely used in the ...

2. Toss wins key Korea patent fight as board voids KICC encryption claim - CHOSUNBIZ

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In response, Toss filed for patent invalidation trials targeting KICC's patents on credit card information encryption for payment devices and on an ...

3. As Mexico Enters Top 10 in AI Patents, What Does It Mean?

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As Mexico enters the global Top 10 for AI patents, shifting from tech consumer to applied innovation leader, Jorge Mandujano explains what it ...

4. Polar Hit With Patent Suit Over Fitness Smartwatch Technology - Bloomberg Law News

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A Texas patent owner filed a lawsuit accusing Finnish smartwatch maker Polar Electro Oy of violating five patents related to smartwatch ...

5. The AI Patent Litigation War Hasn't Started—But It's Coming Fast - Bloomberg Law

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The number of patents filed under CPC Subclass G06N, which covers “computing arrangements based on specific computational models” and includes “ ...

6. Pasadena Company Patents a Way to Block Online Trackers Beneath the Browser

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Pasadena Company Patents a Way to Block Online Trackers Beneath the Browser. The cybersecurity company's new patent targets tracking scripts at the ...

7. GM Patents Location and Mood-Based Car Trivia System

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GM Patents Adaptive In-Car Trivia System Powered by Location and Mood ... General Motors files patent for a car trivia system that uses GPS and voice ...

8. The World's Fourth-Largest Patent Powerhouse... Now Shifting from Defense to Offense

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"South Korea is an undisputed powerhouse in patents, ranking fourth globally in the number of patent applications. However, effectively linking ...

9. Tesla Patents a Vented Glass Roof That Helps Cool the Cabin by Bleeding Cool Air From the Top

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Tesla acknowledges that its panoramic glass roofs are not very comfortable during hot sunny days, so it throws patents at it to improve cabin ...

10. Promised and Forgotten: How a Pre-Grant Opposition swallowed a hearing | Intellepedia

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The Bombay High Court set aside the rejection, holding that examination under Chapter IV and opposition under Chapter V of the Patents Act, 1970 are ...

11. Switzerland introduces substantive examinations with Patent Act reform

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According to the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), the draft of the completely revised Patents Ordinance was met with broad ...

12. Disney Research Fellow Lanny Smoot to Headline SIGGRAPH 2026 with Special Keynote

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Smoot is Disney's most prolific inventor, holding 107 patents. by Tony Betti | May 20, 2026 5:11am (Pacific). Tags: SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH 2026, The ...

13. Weekly take: There's a UPC world beyond Germany | Managing Intellectual Property

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The fact that there are signs of healthy competition should be welcomed. Topics. NewsOpinionEuropean Patent ConventionPatentsUnitary patent and UPC.

14. UPC update: PI claim loses bite | ADR open for business | Managing Intellectual Property

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Patents. UPC update: PI claim loses bite | ADR open for business. Max ... Topics. NewsEuropean Patent ConventionPatentsUnitary patent and UPCDLA ...

15. Podcast: Supply chains, obesity drugs, and patents dominate Q1 earnings trends

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Podcast: Supply chains, obesity drugs, and patents dominate Q1 earnings trends. The healthcare team covers Q1 results from pharma and medtech ...

16. How Toragen Is Fast-Tracking TGN-S15 to IND | Pharmaceutical Technology

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With those patents filed and method of use patents already granted, TGNS15 is the clear path forward. Dr. Coufal also highlights a key formulation ...

17. Hyundai Patents Sports Car Like Gear Lever For Mass Market Cars - RushLane

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Many patents are filed even when there are no immediate plans to use the technology. But assuming that this new transmission setup from Hyundai is ...

18. PATENT—D. Del.: $170M infringement verdict against GoDaddy upheld in website-building ...

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The jury found that GoDaddy infringed both patents, that the patents were valid, and that the infringement was willful, awarding $170 million in ...

19. Faegre Drinker gains high-tech litigator from Winston & Strawn | Patents | World IP Review

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Patents · UPC judge: 'Expectations of you as a woman are the challenge ... Patents · Why Tesla is 'forum shopping' using InterDigital's UK assets.