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Stanford AI Index 2026: China Holds 74 Percent of Global AI Patents While the U.S. Falls to 12 Percent

Stanford HAI AI Index 2026 reveals China received 74.2 percent of all AI patents granted globally in 2024, while the U.S. share fell to 12.1 percent.
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China’s Supreme People’s Court Confirms Xiao-I AI Patent Validity——Apple Appeal Dismissed, Risk Factor Highlights Market Concerns

On March 27, 2026, China's Supreme People's Court upheld the validity of Xiao-I's chatbot patent, dismissing Apple's invalidation petition. Apple shares fell 5% on April 7 amid patent loss and iPhone delays.
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Full Analysis of OpenAI’s 110-Patent Portfolio: A Filing Strategy That Points to Hardware

OpenAI, best known as the company behind ChatGPT, has sharply accelerated its patent activity since 2023. As of April 20…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 "...
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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...
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Why Takashi Murakami Treats IP as an Art Form: Trademark, Copyright, and Licensing as Creative Strategy

Takashi Murakami is simultaneously one of the most commercially successful contemporary artists and one of the most stra...
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The Birkin Isn’t Protected by a Patent — It’s Protected by Trade Dress: Hermès’s IP Strategy

The Hermès Birkin bag has no active patent protection. Its iconic silhouette cannot be exclusively claimed through desig...