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Federal Circuit Holds ‘About’ Indefinite Where Specification Is Internally Contradictory — Enviro Tech v. Safe Foods

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion on May 4, 2026, affirming that the claim...
2026.05.07 パテント探偵社 編集部
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USPTO Reaches Milestone: First Office Actions Outpace New Filings for First Time in Nearly a Decade

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced on April 10, 2026 that it had reached a significant milestone in its pate...
2026.05.07 パテント探偵社 編集部
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Q1 2026 Patent Dispute Report: PTAB Filings Plunge 64% as ITC Section 337 Complaints Surge 70%

Patent dispute statistics for the first quarter of 2026 reveal a dramatic structural shift in U.S. patent enforcement ve...
2026.05.07 パテント探偵社 編集部
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Robin Evans Named Acting Commissioner for Patents at USPTO as Leadership Transitions

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) appointed Robin Evans as Acting Commissioner for Patents on May 1,...
2026.05.06 パテント探偵社 編集部
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Japan Patent Office Releases Status Report 2026: Applications Hit 10-Year High on December Surge

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) published its JPO Status Report 2026 on March 23, 2026. The annual report provides compreh...
2026.05.06 パテント探偵社 編集部
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Federal Circuit Affirms § 101 Dismissal in Distracted Driving Patent Suit: TJTM Technologies v. Google

On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed the dismissal of a patent infringement...
2026.05.06 パテント探偵社 編集部
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Kove IO v. Amazon Web Services: $673 Million Cloud Storage Patent Judgment Heads to Federal Circuit Oral Argument in May 2026

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has scheduled oral argument in May 2026 in the appeal of a cloud data ...
2026.05.05 パテント探偵社 編集部
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IPR Filings Hit Historic Low as Ex Parte Reexamination Eclipses Inter Partes Review for First Time Since AIA

Inter partes review (IPR) petitions filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have fallen to a level not seen since ...
2026.05.05 パテント探偵社 編集部
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Google Petitions U.S. Supreme Court Over USPTO’s ‘Settled Expectations’ IPR Denials

Google filed a petition for a writ of certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court on April 27, 2026, challenging the U.S. Paten...
2026.05.04 パテント探偵社 編集部
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EPO and IEA Report Seven-Fold Rise in Battery Recycling Patents Over Past Decade

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) published a joint report on April 29, 2026, d...
2026.05.04 パテント探偵社 編集部
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