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Apple Secures Foldable Docking Station Patent for Multi-Device Charging

Apple has obtained a patent for foldable and rigid multi-device docking stations incorporating wireless alignment mechan…

2026.05.08

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USPTO Extends AI-Powered Patent Search Pilot ASAP! Through June 2026, Doubles Capacity and Waives Fees

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced in April 2026 that it will extend the Artificial Intelligence Sea...

2026.04.21

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No More Display Screens in the Drawings: The Quiet Revolution in Design Patent Law

On March 13, 2026, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published supplemental guidance for the examina...

2026.04.19

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JPO Status Report 2026: AI-Assisted Filing Tools Drive 2.69x Surge in December 2025 Patent Applications — Can Japan Balance Quantity with Quality?

JPO's Status Report 2026 shows Japan's 2025 patent applications hit 358,317 — first time above 350K since 2008. December saw 82,188 filings (2.69x month-over-month), driven by AI filing tools like Tokkyo.Ai. Quality vs. quantity is the central challenge.

2026.04.17

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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.

2026.04.17

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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.

2026.04.16

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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." ...

2026.04.16

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EPO 2026 Revised Examination Guidelines Take Effect: Antibody Patentability Standard Overhauled, PACE Search Abolished

The European Patent Office (EPO) brought its 2026 consolidated Guidelines for Examination into force on April 1, 2026, s...

2026.04.15

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Secret Prior Art in 25% of Office Actions: Patently-O’s Empirical Study and the Lynk Labs Cert Denial

On April 9, 2026, Professor Dennis Crouch of the University of Missouri School of Law published an empirical study on Pa...

2026.04.13

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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...

2026.04.11

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