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Senate Judiciary Committee Examines China IP Theft and AI Distillation Threats in Full Hearing

The United States Senate Judiciary Committee convened a full committee hearing on April 22, 2026, titled “Stealth Steali...
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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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USPTO Dismisses TikTok’s Patent Challenges, Finding Chinese Government May Be a Real Party in Interest

USPTO vacated seven TikTok IPRs under the Tianma precedent, citing unresolved Chinese government ties as real party in interest.
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Stanford AI Index 2026: South Korea Tops Global AI Patent Filings Per Capita for Second Consecutive Year, Japan Ranks Fifth

Stanford HAI's AI Index 2026 shows South Korea leading global AI patent filings per capita for a second consecutive year at 14.31 per 100,000 people. Japan ranks fifth at 4.3. Korea's chaebol-driven filing strategy and AI Basic Act underpin its position.
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China’s Patent Boom Is No Longer Just a ‘Pile of Low-Quality Paper’ — Three Realities Companies Must Face

The narrative that China's patent filings are mostly low-quality noise is increasingly untenable. Analysis of three concrete risks — prior art impact, FoE constraints, and extraterritorial rights expansion — for companies worldwide.
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China’s Patent Boom Is Not a “Pile of Low-Quality Paper” — Three Realities Western Companies Must Face

Among Western businesses, China's surging patent filings are commonly dismissed as "a giant pile of low-quality paper." ...
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Samsung Surpasses 2,000 Patent Approvals in China in Q1 2026, Driven by AI Memory and Advanced Chips

Samsung Electronics a​nd its affiliated subsidiaries achieved 2,083 approved patents in China during Q1 2026 (January–Ma...
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China’s CNIPA Releases 2026 IP Administrative Protection Work Plan: Tighter Export Controls and Emerging Technology Focus

China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released its 2026 Intellectual Property Administrative Pro...
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The Shine Muscat Leak: What Japan’s Grape Variety Theft Reveals About GI Protection Failures

The global spread of Japan's premium grape variety Shine Muscat presents a critical case study in agricultural intellect...