Most of the 3,244,273 patent applications in 2023 were filed by the usual suspects, China, the U.S., Japan, et al., but an increasing number are
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Nature Biotechnology Article Calls for Intellectual Property Training to be “Embedded into the Biomedical Education Process”
A recent article in the prestigious science journal, Nature Biotechnology, argues that implementation of intellectual property education in academic institutions can result in increased opportunities
Rush to File A.I. Patents are an Indication of Interest Not Success; Fewer than 1/4 are for Generative A.I.
Businesses and investors tend to put more emphasis on some technologies and patent classes than others. Over the past five years more than half a
China Now Files 3X as Many Patent Applications Worldwide as the U.S. – More than the U.S., Japan, S. Korea, Germany, France, India and the UK Combined
Since China became worldwide leader in patent applications in 2011, overtaking Japan, the number of its applications have soared. The question today is not so
China is Granted More than Twice the Global Patents as the U.S.; Leads in 29 of 36 Fields
China is the undisputed leader in global patent grants according to data provided by the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization, with 607,758 issued in 2021,
Filing Trends Suggest Increasing Interest in A.I. Patents; Many are Set to Issue
Despite the impression that AI is primarily software based and software patents are difficult to obtain and enforce, recent data about published applications – those
Hoping to Leapfrog the US, China secures huge numbers of patents and trademarks at home and abroad
Beijing has made it clear that it wishes China to be a global innovation leader and leave its copycat image behind. It has made giant
Only 1 in 10 U.S. blockchain patent apps have been issued; China PCT filings outpace the U.S. almost 3 to 1
For all the discussion about blockchain, the distributed ledger that is the foundation for fast, decentralized transactions, relatively few patents have been issued. Only about
China’s growth in European patent apps was three times the U.S. in 2017
The European Patent Office (EPO) 2017 annual report, recently published, revealed several surprising patent filing trends, including the rapid growth of China . The People’s
Pace of patent litigation declines; 2018 applications still flat
Early indications are that U.S. patent litigation for 2018 is on track to be among the lowest in since 2005. So far in 2018, approximately
Accenture upsets blockchain believers with patent filing
Consulting giant Accenture has rattled the cage of the fintech community by filing a patent for an “editable” blockchain that would allow a central administrator
IBM Files Patent on Patenting Process
Is Big Blue Co-Opting Innovation? It was reported in early 2011 that an application has been published for an IBM patent that apparently attempts to
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