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EV Battery SEP & FRAND: How Standard Essential Patents Are Reshaping the Industry

The Invisible Toll Road: SEPs and FRAND in the EV Battery IndustryBeneath the visible competition of range, price, and c...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵社 編集部
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Company Analysis

Automotive Design Patent Battles: IP Wars in the EV Era

How EVs Unleashed the Design Patent WarsThe combustion engine imposed a design grammar on automobiles for over a century...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵社 編集部
Company Analysis
Company Analysis

BYD’s Patent Surge: Dissecting China’s EV Giant’s IP Strategy

BYD’s Patent Surge: From “Cheap Copycat” to Global IP PowerhouseFew corporate transformations in the modern automotive i...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵社 編集部
Company Analysis
Company Analysis

Tesla’s Software Patent Strategy: OTA, Autonomous Driving & Energy IP Dissected

The Paradox of Tesla's "Open Patent" DeclarationWhen Elon Musk announced in 2014 that Tesla would open all its patents "...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵社 編集部
Company Analysis
Company Analysis

Toyota’s EV Patent Strategy: Solid-State Batteries, Autonomous Driving & Hydrogen IP Explained

Toyota’s IP Playbook in the EV EraAs the automotive industry undergoes its most radical transformation since the inventi...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵社 編集部
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IP News

6G SEP Landscape Takes Shape——Ericsson, InterDigital, Nokia, Qualcomm Outline Value Creation in Next-Generation Standard

6G SEP Landscape Takes Shape——Ericsson, InterDigital, Nokia, Qualcomm Outline Value Creation in Next-Generation Standard...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵社 編集部
IP News
IP News

Centripetal Networks Patent Claim Held Unpatentable——Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Anticipation Finding

Centripetal Networks Patent Claim Held Unpatentable——Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Anticipation FindingOn April 2, 2026, ...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵社 編集部
IP News
IP News

Federal Circuit Invalidates Patents Over Missing Coinventor——Fortress Iron Decision Reinforces Strict Inventor Requirements

Federal Circuit Invalidates Patents Over Missing Coinventor——Fortress Iron Decision Reinforces Strict Inventor Requireme...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵社 編集部
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Patent Explained

Software Patents and Business Method Patents: Where Does the Law Draw the Line?

Software and business method patents are treated very differently in Japan, the US, and Europe. This article compares Japan's hardware-cooperation standard, the US Alice/Mayo framework and §101 rejections, and the EPO's technical effect requirement—explaining why the same invention may be patentable in one jurisdiction but not another.
2026.04.03 パテント探偵社 編集部
Patent Explained
Patent Explained

Patent Invalidation Trials: How to Challenge a Granted Patent and When It Works

Patent invalidation trials (Article 123 of Japan's Patent Act) can eliminate a granted patent retroactively. This article covers grounds for invalidity, the trial procedure, comparison with US IPR and EPO opposition proceedings, and how invalidation is used as a defense strategy in infringement litigation.
2026.04.03 パテント探偵社 編集部
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