Today's Top Patent Stories

1. Future Apple Ring would control HomePods and more - AppleInsider

Apple has had countless patents granted over the smart ring technology it still won't tell anyone about, but a new one shows just how an Apple ...

2. Hanil Cement patents AI mobile silo to automate mortar mixing and pumping - CHOSUNBIZ

Hanil Cement patents AI mobile silo to automate mortar mixing and pumping Hanil Cement said on the 29th that it obtained a patent for technology ...

3. Patented: Nacuity's Vision-Loss Drug Method and 124 More Inventions Across North Texas

A Fort Worth company's vision-loss drug method was among 125 patents issued in Dallas-Fort Worth the week of June 30. DFW ranked No. 9 nationally.

4. New-generation information technology accounts for 16.5 pct of China's total valid invention patents

According to CNIPA, high-value invention patents include those that hold patent family rights abroad and those with a maintenance term exceeding 10 ...

5. Xinhua News | New-generation information technology accounts for 16.5 pct of China's total ...

... patents-Xinhua. Xinhua News | New-generation information technology accounts for 16.5 pct of China's total valid invention patents. Source: Xinhua.

6. Canon successfully removed toner cartridge listings from e-commerce platforms in first half of 2026

... patents. E-Commerce Platform. Enforced Patents. Patent Identification No. Non-exhaustive list of countries/regions where patents are in force. Amazon ...

7. Next-gen innovations drive 16.5 percent of total patents in China - Chinadaily.com.cn

Patents in next-generation technologies, including artificial intelligence, the internet, cloud computing, and big data, now account for 16.5 ...

8. T1 Energy Acquires Solar Patents From Evervolt in $135 Million Deal - iGrow News

T1 Energy acquired foundational solar patents and other intellectual property from Singapore-based Evervolt Green Energy Holding Pte Ltd.

9. Global AI Patent Grants Top 100,000 for First Time as Agentic AI Filings Accelerate

... patents rose 11% year over year, and agentic AI patents outpacing both categories with U.S. grants up 14% from the previous year and 70% since 2021.

10. Michael Schulze - IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law

Patent count is often the first thing people notice about a portfolio. It should not be the last. A portfolio with 500 patents may have little ...

11. Data on Chinese innovation - Marginal REVOLUTION

Several surprising patterns emerge from the data: Chinese patenting is strongly associated with other measures of innovative progress; patents are ...

12. VERAXA Biotech (NASDAQ: VRXA) Expands Patent Portfolio to Support Next-Generation ...

... patents across 14 countries and 26 patent families. Pending approval of the latest filings, VERAXA expects its core technologies to be protected ...

13. AI: Patents for AI and its agents get going. AI-RTZ #1162 - Michael Parekh

“More than 100,000 AI-related patents were issued for the first time in 2025, including a significant jump in patent filings related to agents, ...

14. China's high-value invention patents reach 2.36 million - CGTN

China's stock of high-value invention patents reached 2.36 million by the end of June, reflecting continued improvements in the quality of the ...

15. UF turns research strength into innovation impact News | University of Florida

UF ranked fifth nationally in invention disclosures and licenses and options, eighth in patents issued and 10th in patent applications. During the ...

16. T1 Energy acquires TOPCon cell patents in $135 million deal | Solar Builder

T1 Energy has announced its acquisition of "foundational solar patents" from Singapore-based Evervolt Green Energy Holding.

17. NIST patents water heater that kills Legionella, then cools it to prevent scalding

NIST patents water heater that kills Legionella, then cools it to prevent scalding ... Your water heater does more than make showers comfortable.

18. United States' T1 Energy acquires TOPCon solar patents from Singapore's Evervolt for $135M

The United States' solar manufacturer T1 Energy (NYSE: TE) has acquired foundational solar patents and other intellectual property from ...

19. India set to lead genomics revolution amid global patents expiry wave: Report - tennews.in

India set to lead genomics revolution amid global patents expiry wave: Report ... New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India is uniquely positioned to capitalise ...

20. How Circle's IBM patent deal shakes up stablecoins - American Banker

IBM's nearly 1000 blockchain patents, built for banks and credit unions, will enhance Circle's intellectual property as more banks enter the ...

21. When Your Own Patents Anticipate You: The Sulzer Mixpac Mixer Case | Intellepedia

Sulzer Mixpac appealed the rejection of its static mixer patent to the Delhi High Court, arguing its own prior patents did not anticipate the ...

22. China's invention patents exceed 1.7 mln in strategic emerging industries - ????

China has accumulated more than 1.7 million valid invention patents in strategic emerging industries by the end of June this year, ...

23. Xinhua News | New-generation information technology accounts for 16.5 pct of China's total ...

Xinhua News | New-generation information technology accounts for 16.5 pct of China's total valid invention patents ... patents as of the end of ...

24. VERAXA Biotech Strengthens Patent Portfolio to Protect Core Technology Platforms and ...

First BiTAC®-related patent applications filed in H1 2026 including patents covering composition of matter and proprietary payload platform, ...

25. Hengrui patents new FAP? inhibitors - BioWorld

Hengrui patents new FAP? inhibitors ... Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Tianjin Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. have disclosed new fibroblast ...

26. Next-gen innovations drive 16.5% of total patents in China

By the end of June, China had 2.36 million high-value invention patents, translating to 16.8 patents per 10000 population, Spokesman and Deputy ...

27. China's surging next-gen IT valid invention patents - Global Times

... , accounted for 16.5% of China's total valid invention patents as of the end of June 2026. Check out the graphic for more:

28. OPINION: Congress should demand evidence on drug patents, not metaphors

Patents have fixed 20-year terms. What critics call "evergreening" is often the process of improving a medicine for patients. Research does not ...

29. Opdivo biosimilars one step closer to market entry as EPO revokes BMS patent

The US pharmaceutical company recently lost two important patents in EPO opposition proceedings. Nivolumab, marketed by BMS under the brand name ...

30. How high-stakes trends are shaping future-readiness of life sciences companies

Patents. How high-stakes trends are shaping future-readiness of ... FeaturesPatentsLife sciences · Josh Seidenfeld Headshot-modified.jpg · Josh ...

31. Exclusive: Lumenci bets on damages expertise with senior economic hires - Managing IP

Exclusives NewsUnited StatesPatents · Sanjana Mishra Headshot-modified.JPEG · Sanjana Mishra. Senior Reporter Managing IP. Contact. email. Sanjana ...

32. Protecting plant IP in Europe | Managing Intellectual Property

Kerstin Wolff of Maiwald explains how patents, plant variety rights, and new genomic techniques intersect in Europe, and what breeders and biotech ...

33. Patents In Australia: Manner Of Manufacture - Mondaq

The recent Aristocrat v Commissioner of Patents case has reshaped how courts assess computer-implemented inventions, while decisions like D'Arcy v ...

34. Best Crypto Presale 2026: Circle Acquires 1,000 Patents as - openPR.com

Circle just bought nearly 1,000 blockchain patents from IBM on July 27, becoming the largest blockchain patent holder in the United States and ...

35. Advanced technologies now account for 1 in 6 valid invention patents in China

China accounts for most global generative AI patents, publishing over 43,000 patent families in 2024 and 2025, according to a report issued by the ...

36. VERAXA Files BiTAC Applications, Has 50 Granted Patents | VRXA Stock News

The company now holds more than 50 granted owned or exclusively licensed patents across 26 patent families in 14 countries, with additional auxiliary ...

37. Circle Acquires 1000 IBM Blockchain Patents to Become America's Largest Blockchain Patent Holder

Patents covering distributed ledger technologies, digital identity, smart contracts, tokenization, payment systems, security, and enterprise ...

38. NIST patents water heater that kills Legionella, then cools it to prevent scalding

NIST patents water heater that kills Legionella, then cools it to prevent scalding. People can get sick by breathing in tiny airborne droplets from ...