Today's Top Patent Stories

1. Asia leads on sustainable development-related patents - China.org.cn

He added that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires strengthening intellectual property systems, including patents, trademarks and ...

2. As patents on weight-loss drugs expire, doctors and patients hotly anticipate cheaper generics

The patents kept costs high because Novo Nordisk was the only company that could make the drugs. According to Macklin, a monthly supply of Ozempic or ...

3. IPWatchdog LIVE 2026: What Big Tech Actually Wants from Your Patent, and What Sends It ...

Google licensed over 25,000 patents in 2025, not to generate revenue, but to reduce risk exposure across its technology stack. The company has ...

4. Editas Medicine Announces U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Reaffirms its Prior Decision in ...

... patents for CRISPR/Cas9 editing in human cells between the University of California , the University of Vienna , and Emmanuelle Charpentier ...

5. GlobalFoundries files patent infringement lawsuits against Tower Semiconductor

GlobalFoundries Lawsuit: GlobalFoundries has filed multiple lawsuits against Tower Semiconductor for allegedly infringing on 11 of its patents ...

6. Suzuki allows royalty-free licensing on outboard motor microplastics collection device

Suzuki's microplastic collecting patents. The patent portfolio focuses on the engine?cooling system of outboard motors that pump up seawater while ...

7. Testimony of mother of two children with DR-TB in Gujranwala, Pakistan | MSF Access

Patents and intellectual property · Pandemic prevention, preparedness and response · The Patent Oppositions Database · Research and development.

8. WashU among top 100 US universities granted utility patents - The Source

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has once again named WashU to its Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents List.

9. Xiaomi Sued for 3 Design Patents on SU7 and YU7 Cars - VOI.id

JAKARTA - The dispute regarding patent rights involving Xiaomi is now entering the official review stage after three of its design patents were ...

10. GlobalFoundries files patent infringement lawsuits against Tower Semiconductor - WHBL

... patents that relate to manufacturing ?chips th ... patents that relate to manufacturing ?chips that go into smartphones and other electronic devices.

11. Helmholtz Zentrum München patents compounds for viral infections and cancer - BioWorld

To read more on related topics, click on one of the words below. BioWorld Science Infection Patents. KEYWORDS Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen ...

12. Netflix prevails in patent trial, jury rejects $424M DivX claim - Daily Journal

A federal jury in Los Angeles rejected claims that Netflix infringed on several proprietary technology patents owned by DivX, LLC. The verdict ...

13. GlobalFoundries sues Tower Semiconductor over chip manufacturing patents - digitimes

GlobalFoundries has filed multiple lawsuits against rival Tower Semiconductor, alleging infringement of 11 patents related to chip manufacturing ...

14. USPTO Reaffirms Broad Institute's Patents in CRISPR/Cas9 Dispute - GeneOnline News

The interference case involved competing claims over foundational patents for CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology. The USPTO's ruling supports the ...

15. GlobalFoundries Sues Tower Semiconductor Over Chip Patents - IndexBox

The semiconductor manufacturer alleges that its Israel-based competitor infringed upon eleven of its patents related to chip manufacturing for ...

16. Code, copies, and consequences: $185 million verdict uninstalled! - JD Supra

The Trustees of Columbia University sued Gen Digital, the Norton software brand marketer, for infringement of patents directed to detecting anomalous ...

17. Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending March 20, 2026 | Alston & Bird - JDSupra

Masimo owns patents that generally relate to user-worn devices that noninvasively measure blood oxygen saturation. Masimo initiated an investigation ...

18. USPTO's Supplemental Guidance on Design Patents for Computer-Generated Interfaces and Icons

... patents as a powerful tool for protecting user interface features. User interfaces often drive customer engagement and brand recognition, making ...

19. Australia's extension of time provisions for patents have their limits (and may soon have more)

Under s 223 of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth), the Commissioner can grant an EOT for doing a “relevant act” that is required to be done within a certain ...

20. Novartis bets $2bn on biologics as Xolair patents fade | Biotechnology

Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com. 27 March 2026NewsBiotechnologyMarisa Woutersen. Novartis bets $2bn on biologics as Xolair patents fade.

21. Exclusive: CMS IP co-head to join Ashurst Perkins Coie | Managing Intellectual Property

Patents. Exclusive: CMS IP co-head to join Ashurst Perkins Coie ... Topics. NewsExclusives United KingdomPatentsAshurstPerkins CoieCMS. more ...

22. This week on MIP: OpenAI discontinues Sora | Nike scores $11m win - Managing IP

News of Dolby suing Snap over AV1 and HEVS patents and SCOTUS offering guidance on the liability of internet service providers were also among the ...

23. DJI Avata 360 - Newsshooter

The lawsuit claims that six key patents registered by Insta360 infringe on existing DJI patents. DJI is arguing that the disputed technologies ...

24. Panel recommends DoP to take measures to enhance patent commercialisation in NIPERs

... patents (of which 202 patents were granted and 11 patents are commercialised) and published 8,825 research papers in reputed journals. During FY ...

25. US ITC opens TOPCon supply chain case over First Solar patents - PV Tech

... patents. Image: First Solar. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has begun an investigation into tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) ...

26. Nobel Prize winners face new loss in bid for US CRISPR patents - Reuters

... patents. Spokespeople for the University of ?Vienna did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday. The Broad Institute said ?in a ...

27. DJI unveils its first 360-degree drone amid patent dispute with crosstown rival Insta360

The legal complaint involved six patents covering critical technologies including drone flight control, structural design and image processing.

28. Justin Sage: Trade secrets might outshine patents in modern manufacturing - The Indiana Lawyer

Patents require public disclosure, which often reveals operational advantages competitors did not previously know existed. Sometimes a patent does not ...

29. Op-ed: Indiana's research pipeline is working. Don't cut it off - The Star Press

Before Bayh-Dole, the government owned the patents on any discoveries that were made with the help of federal grants. But government officials ...

30. Editas Medicine announces USPTO reaffirms prior decision on CRISPR/Cas9 patents

... patents for CRISPR/Cas9 editing in human cells between the University of California, the University of Vienna, and Emmanuelle Charpentier and the ...

31. Glucotrack to file IDE with FDA in Q2 2026 after successful human trials and new patents

Australia feasibility trial confirmed performance and provided protocol/product learnings for next study. Secured three U.S. patents in Oct–Nov 2025 ...

32. [News] GlobalFoundries Sues Tower Semiconductor Over 11 Patents, Seeks Profit ... - TrendForce

[News] GlobalFoundries Sues Tower Semiconductor Over 11 Patents, Seeks Profit Damages and Import Ban. 2026-03-27 Semiconductors editor. News. Please ...

33. PATENT—Fed. Cir.: Obviousness of email sorting system affirmed - VitalLaw.com

Unified Patents, LLC (Unified) petitioned for inter partes review of claims 1 and 14-17 on the ground of obviousness. The Patent Trial and Appeal ...

34. How a hair curling patent dispute reached Europe's highest court - World IP Review

BadPixma / Shutterstock.com. 27 March 2026NewsPatentsSarah Speight. How a hair curling patent dispute reached Europe's highest court.