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Trump Signs Executive Order Imposing Up to 100% Tariffs on Patented Pharmaceutical Imports Lacking U.S. Manufacturing

President Trump on April 2, 2026, signed an executive order titled “Adjusting Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceuti...
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USPTO Director Squires Vacates Seven TikTok IPRs Over Chinese Government Real-Party-in-Interest Question

USPTO Director John Squires on March 30, 2026, vacated seven inter partes review (IPR) petitions filed by TikTok against...
Company Analysis

EV Battery SEP & FRAND: How Standard Essential Patents Are Reshaping the Industry

The Invisible Toll Road: SEPs and FRAND in the EV Battery IndustryBeneath the visible competition of range, price, and c...
Company Analysis

Automotive Design Patent Battles: IP Wars in the EV Era

How EVs Unleashed the Design Patent WarsThe combustion engine imposed a design grammar on automobiles for over a century...
Company Analysis

BYD’s Patent Surge: Dissecting China’s EV Giant’s IP Strategy

BYD’s Patent Surge: From “Cheap Copycat” to Global IP PowerhouseFew corporate transformations in the modern automotive i...
Company Analysis

Tesla’s Software Patent Strategy: OTA, Autonomous Driving & Energy IP Dissected

The Paradox of Tesla's "Open Patent" DeclarationWhen Elon Musk announced in 2014 that Tesla would open all its patents "...
Company Analysis

Toyota’s EV Patent Strategy: Solid-State Batteries, Autonomous Driving & Hydrogen IP Explained

Toyota’s IP Playbook in the EV EraAs the automotive industry undergoes its most radical transformation since the inventi...
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Centripetal Networks Patent Claim Held Unpatentable——Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Anticipation Finding

Centripetal Networks Patent Claim Held Unpatentable——Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Anticipation FindingOn April 2, 2026, ...
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Federal Circuit Invalidates Patents Over Missing Coinventor——Fortress Iron Decision Reinforces Strict Inventor Requirements

Federal Circuit Invalidates Patents Over Missing Coinventor——Fortress Iron Decision Reinforces Strict Inventor Requireme...
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Steinway’s Patents Expired Long Ago. So Why Can’t Anyone Replicate Their Dominance?

Steinway & Sons holds no active patents that cover the core technologies of its concert grand pianos. The overstrung pla...