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Wednesday, 29th July 2026

Articles

― Wednesday, 26th November 2025
Patent Blind Spots in India’s Startup and MSME Landscape

Abstract

India’s innovation economy is undergoing rapid expansion, powered by a thriving startup ecosystem and an extensive micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. Despite their pivotal contributions to GDP, exports, and employment, the participation of these entities in the patent system remains disproportionately low. This underutilization exposes innovations to risks of misappropriation and constrains the nation’s ability to monetize intellectual property effectively.

Through policy analysis, sectoral mapping, and comparative international observations, this research identifies systemic weaknesses spanning capability gaps, structural constraints, and missed opportunity pathways. Key barriers include prohibitive costs, procedural complexities, limited awareness, and sector-specific exclusions. The paper proposes strategic reforms aimed at embedding IP capability within entrepreneurial ecosystems, reducing procedural friction, enabling effective enforcement, and creating viable monetization channels. Strengthening patent engagement emerges as a critical lever for enhancing India’s technology sovereignty, global competitiveness, and long-term innovation resilience.

― Monday, 24th November 2025
Sovereign Patent Funds and Private Investment Funds: Strategic Instruments for Innovation-Led Growth in Emerging Economies

― Wednesday, 8th October 2025
"Funding the Fight: How TPLF can Empower Patent Infringement Battles for Startups & Individual inventors�

Is Third-Party Litigation Funding the key to leveling the playing field for Indian Startups?

It's about democratizing patent rights. While the global market for TPLF is projected to reach $59.78 Billion by 2034, India needs a balance between enhanced access to justice and regulatory safeguards

Should India implement mandatory disclosure and profit share caps to ensure responsible adoption?

― Wednesday, 1st October 2025
The IP of AI Chip Design and TPU Patent Settlement: Shaping the Future of Semiconductor Innovation

― Wednesday, 23rd July 2025
Electrical Vehicles & Battery Market - Technology, IP Strategy & Litigation

Electric Vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) rely heavily on battery and charging systems for zero-emission transport.

A deep dive into the IP landscape of this industry reveals unique IP filing and litigation strategies that are fostering market growth and business advantage.

NethravathiD of IPpro analyzes these trends, offering key takeaways and learnings for industry players.

#ElectricVehicles #EVs #BatteryTech #IntellectualProperty #IPStrategy #Patents #TradeSecrets #Litigation #Innovation #SustainableMobility #Patentpools #SEP #StandardessentialPatents

Wednesday, 29th July 2026

IP Speak

― Tuesday, 28th July 2026
The Inventorship Squeeze: Invalidity, Unenforceability, and Why Prosecution Just Got More Expensive

― Tuesday, 28th July 2026
CAFC Reverses Infringement Verdict, Finds Patent Owner’s Stent Coating Patent Invalid as Anticipated

― Tuesday, 28th July 2026
As pharma descends on China for deals, BIOSECURE Act raises intellectual property risk

― Monday, 27th July 2026
A Cleaner Test Case: Why Kahoot! Adds Fire to the Supreme Court’s Settled Expectations Docket

― Monday, 27th July 2026
How Europe’s Digital Markets Act Turns Google’s IP into a Public Utility

Wednesday, 29th July 2026

Current News

― Tuesday, 28th July 2026

Circle buys IBM's blockchain patent portfolio

Circle says the deal makes it the leader in blockchain patent holdings in the US and supports its foundation for building the "internet financial system," including USDC, Circle Payments Network, Arc, and a growing suite of onchain products and agentic financial tools.

― Tuesday, 28th July 2026

New patent could pave the way for more effective growth hormone therapies

A newly filed patent from researchers at Ohio University could help develop more effective treatments for disorders related to growth hormone, thanks to a discovery that reveals exactly how a groundbreaking drug works at the molecular level.

― Tuesday, 28th July 2026

Foresta secures Japanese patent for extraction process

Foresta Group Holdings (ASX:FGH) secured patent acceptance in Japan for its proprietary pine chemical extraction technology covering rotary extractor methods.

― Monday, 27th July 2026

Infineon Navigates a Cross-Continental Patent War and a Big Tech Earnings Gauntlet

Infineon finds itself in an unusual position — winning in some courtrooms while losing in others. The patent dispute centers on gallium-nitride, or GaN, a material critical for powering the 800-volt direct-current architecture that Nvidia has adopted for its latest AI data centers. Both Infineon and Chinese rival Innoscience supply Nvidia in this space.

― Monday, 27th July 2026

Fractus and Geotab settle U.S. patent litigation

The settlement is an important milestone for Fractus in the connected fleet and transportation market. It brings an end to the dispute with Geotab and confirms the relevance of Fractus’ patented antenna technology in IoT applications where reliable wireless performance is essential.

Wednesday, 29th July 2026

Patent Office Update

― Tuesday, 28th July 2026
EPO meets with Leonardo

― Monday, 27th July 2026
WIPO Data Shows China’s Generative AI Patent Surge Outpacing the World

― Friday, 24th July 2026
USPTO Requires Foreign-domiciled Patent Applicants and Owners to Be Represented by USPTO-registered Practitioners

― Thursday, 23rd July 2026
USPTO Transitioning to Madrid e-Filing for Outbound International Trademark Applications - What to know

― Wednesday, 22nd July 2026
USPTO eGrants Update: New Opt In Requirement for Physical Ceremonial Patent Copies