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USPTO’s First Life Sciences PTAB Listening Session Surfaces Fundamental Divide Over Patent Validity and Drug Competition

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office convened the first of three planned listening sessions on March 30, 2026, to examin...
2026.04.04 パテント探偵
English知財ニュース
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Federal Circuit’s First-Impression Ruling: Unreachable Coinventor Dooms Fortress Iron Patents Under 35 U.S.C. § 256(b)

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion on April 2, 2026, affirming the invalidi...
2026.04.04 パテント探偵
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Intellectual Property

Apple vs. Samsung: The Design Patent War That Changed What a Phone Is Worth

Apple vs. Samsung's 2011-2018 design patent war produced a $539M verdict, a Supreme Court ruling on damages, and permanently changed how the tech industry values aesthetics as IP. A deep investigation.
2026.03.30 パテント探偵
Intellectual Property