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Recent PTAB rulings on ‘settled expectations’ have left legal practitioners guessing. Andrew Zappia of Troutman Pepper Locke breaks down the conflicting case law and outlines what clients must do to survive this shift in discretionary denial practice.
The new patent-focused platform from Toppan Digital IP offers AI-driven translation and portfolio analytics. SVP Neil Simpkin explains how it’s helping the C-suite to manage portfolios.
Quantum computing is entering mainstream R&D—and establishing an IP strategy from a position of understanding the technology is key, says Gregory Aroutiunian of Bird & Bird.
From determining who will own newly developed IP, to confidentiality and regulatory issues, Ana Neves of Inventa discusses what to consider when establishing partnerships.
Parties impacted by exclusion orders need to carefully weigh their options for seeking clarity or rulings on redesigns, explain Daniel Muino and Charles Provine from Morrison Foerster.
The country’s computer related inventions guidelines are the most ambitious so far, providing clarity on patenting computer-related inventions and possibly representing a watershed moment for startups, says Pankaj Soni of Remfry & Sagar.
Analysis of foreign entities in patent filings from 2020 to 2024 shows US companies have a keen interest in the country, says Pedro Moreira, patent consultant.
Silicon Valley and the R&D corridors of Europe are not the only places where bright ideas begin—it’s time to invest seriously in African science, design, and engineering, writes Miguel Bibe of Inventa.
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7 November 2025 WIPR’s China Patent Rankings detail the firms and individuals most capable of handling patent matters in the country, from litigators with winning streaks to global strategists.
7 November 2025 The CAFC refused to disturb deputy director Stewart’s discretionary-denial regime, rebuffing petitions from Motorola, Google and SAP America.
6 November 2025 Barley Snyder partner Sal Anastasi—woodworker, pilot, and now head of the AIPLA—speaks to WIPR about the urgent need for clarity in patent eligibility, and why collaboration and engagement are essential as the USPTO ushers in a period of rapid change.
5 November 2025 USPTO director says that two prior art references raise “substantial issue of patentability” of Nintendo’s “summon-and-fight” patent.
5 November 2025 Lawyers from Meta, Adobe and Recursion Pharmaceuticals offer advice for external counsel on working with their in-house partners to maximise the benefits of AI. Sarah Speight reports.
1 November 2025 In his first public remarks since becoming the USPTO director, a bombastic John Squires promises an agency “in overdrive” that's doubling down on AI, reports Sarah Speight.
31 October 2025 Jacqui Kappler, chief democratic counsel at the US Judiciary Committee, reveals that AI is top of the IP subcommittee’s priorities at a speech in Washington, DC. Sarah Speight reports.
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