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South Korea’s ETRI Posts Record SEP Licensing Revenue of 50.2 Billion Won in 2025 — Three-Year Total Reaches 131.3 Billion Won

South Korea's Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), a government-affiliated research institution...
2026.04.11 パテント探偵社 編集部
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EU AI Office Convenes Second GPAI Code of Practice Meeting Focused on Copyright Chapter

The European Commission announced on April 8, 2026, that the EU AI Office had convened the second meeting of the Signato...
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USPTO Patent Backlog Falls to Two-Year Low Under Director Squires — Down Nearly 61,000 Applications from 2025 Peak

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on April 6, 2026, that its inventory of unexamined paten...
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USPTO Loosens Design Patent Requirements for Digital UIs and Icons (March 2026)

USPTO March 2026 guidance removes display panel requirements, allows 'for' claim language, and extends design patent coverage to XR interfaces.
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Can a Later-Filed Patent Ground an ODP Rejection? USPTO ARP Reviews PTAB’s Allergan Reading in Ex Parte Baurin

On April 9, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published amicus briefs filed in Ex Parte Baurin, a proce...
2026.04.10 パテント探偵社 編集部
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CAFC Holds ‘X Dot’ Vape Mark Not Confusingly Similar to Cigar’s ‘X’ Trademark in Precedential Ruling

On April 9, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision affirming the ...
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Federal Circuit: Unreachable Coinventor = Invalid Patent—Strict Construction of 35 U.S.C. Section 256(b) in Fortress Iron v. Digger Specialties

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit solidified patent law on April 2, 2026: when a coinventor cannot be lo...
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European Patent Office Implements 5% Fee Increase Effective April 1—Reflects Surge in AI and Semiconductor Filings

The European Patent Office implemented official fee increases effective April 1, 2026, marking its first substantial rev...
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Nintendo’s Character-Summon Patent Rejected in Full: All 26 USPTO Claims Refused

In November 2025, USPTO Director John A. Squiers issued a Director-Initiated Reexamination order against Nintendo's pate…
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Huawei Leads Wi-Fi 7 Patent Race—Commanding SEP Position Across Consumer Electronics

Huawei Leads Wi-Fi 7 Patent Race—Commanding SEP Position Across Consumer ElectronicsA 2026 patent analytics study reveal...
2026.04.09 パテント探偵社 編集部
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