出願戦略 - Patent Detectives

Amazon’s Spring 2026 Robotics Research Call — How External Funding Programs Feed a Patent Intake Cycle Built Since the Kiva Acquisition

An analysis of Amazon's Spring 2026 Robotics Research Awards call. Examining the 28-fold expansion of Amazon's warehouse automation patent portfolio since the Kiva acquisition and the structural role external research funding plays as an IP intake mechanism.

2026.04.09

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IP News

Apple Patents Modular Vision Pro Design — Battery, Display, and Sensors Could Become Swappable

An analysis of Apple's newly granted 'Head-mountable device with connectable accessories' patent. Examining what a modular battery, display, and sensor architecture could mean for the next generation of Apple Vision Pro and the broader AR/XR market.

2026.04.09

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Patent Updates

EPO 2026 Examination Guidelines Take Effect: G 1/24 Claim Interpretation, PACE Abolition, and AI Accountability Now Codified

The European Patent Office (EPO) put its 2026 Guidelines for Examination into effect on April 1, superseding the April 2...

2026.04.08

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USPTO Introduces Pre-Order Submission in Ex Parte Reexamination — Patent Owners Can Now Contest SNQ Before Reexam Is Ordered

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced a new procedural mechanism on April 1, 2026, allowing p...

2026.04.08

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USPTO Issues Final Rule Requiring Foreign Patent Applicants to Retain U.S. Counsel

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a final rule on March 20, 2026, requiring patent applicants and pate...

2026.04.07

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IP News

How IP Law Will Evolve in the AGI Era: AI Inventions, AI Authorship, and the Regulatory Crossroads

As artificial general intelligence (AGI) comes into view, intellectual property law confronts foundational questions it ...

2026.04.03

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Column

How Meta’s Llama Strategy Rewrote the Rules: Open Source AI as an IP Strategy

Meta’s decision to release the Llama series in “open” form has introduced structural changes to the competitive dynamics...

2026.04.03

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Company Analysis

Where the Training Data Lawsuits Stand Now: NYT v. OpenAI, Getty v. Stability AI, and the Legal Questions Ahead

Copyright litigation over generative AI training data has accelerated sharply since 2023, concentrated primarily in the ...

2026.04.03

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IP News

The LLM Architecture Patent Race: From Transformer to RLHF and Inference Optimization

Large language model (LLM) core technologies—Transformer architectures, reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF...

2026.04.03

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Company Analysis

The AI Patent War of 2026: How OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and Meta Are Drawing the Battle Lines

In 2026, the intellectual property (IP) competition surrounding artificial intelligence has entered a new phase. Patent ...

2026.04.03

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Company Analysis