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Global AI patent grants exceeded 100,000 for the first time in 2025, driven by explosive growth in agentic AI filings. As filing strategies diverge between hardware-backed conglomerates and trade-secret-heavy software firms, IP leaders must adapt their prosecution and eligibility strategies.
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A federal judge's final approval of Anthropic's landmark $1.5 billion copyright settlement establishes a financial baseline for historical training data liabilities, accelerating the enterprise transition to clean data lineages and sovereign, domain-specific AI architectures.
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NVIDIA’s strategic investment in Swedish legal AI unicorn Legora highlights a structural transition in enterprise AI. As legal tech matures, the battleground is shifting from foundation model training to high-throughput, low-latency inference.
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The risk from using AI in patent practice rarely comes from the model itself. It comes from whether the information stayed confidential, governed by the channel used. The immediate damage from an uncontrolled consumer channel is usually loss of trade secret protection, not novelty, and the U.S. grace period does not rescue foreign rights.
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WIPO reports that 56,000 generative AI patent families were published in 2024–2025, exceeding the prior decade's total. China dominates volume, SoftBank leads entities, and the U.S. shows the fastest growth rate. Korean IP leaders must map portfolios against this dense landscape and adjust claim strategy now.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed two PTAB decisions invalidating Google's voice-activation patents, ruling that the prior art failed to disclose exchanging messages while remaining in a low-power mode.
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As the Chinese judiciary solidifies its role in global SEP litigation, the jurisdictional battle between ZTE and Samsung in the Chongqing Intermediate People's Court marks a critical shift. This article analyzes the strategic implications of China's growing authority in determining global FRAND licensing rates and how multinational tech companies must adapt.
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With UK and Chinese courts delivering drastically different royalty determinations for Samsung and ZTE, the era of global FRAND consistency is facing its most significant challenge yet.
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Moderna settles its long-standing LNP patent dispute with Arbutus and Genevant for a record-breaking $2.25 billion, setting a new benchmark for mRNA platform technology licensing.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has officially commenced an investigation into Samsung Electronics following a complaint by Netlist, potentially threatening an import ban on key memory products including HBM and DDR5.
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With an estimated $600 billion annual loss due to IP theft, the US Senate Judiciary Committee is pivoting its focus toward AI. This analysis explores the implications for global IP strategy and legal operations.
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The CRISPR-Cas9 legal battle enters a critical phase as ToolGen secures key positions at the EPO, while the European Unified Patent Court (UPC) introduces the threat of multi-national injunctions.
