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What? The Pokémon Company’s Patent Applications Are Evolving!

JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In September of last year, and in light of a corresponding Japanese patent infringement suit, I published an article detailing how The Pokmon Company had filed two patent applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) after the release of Palworld.

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Logical Fallacy in Patent Law: Analysing Abolkheir’s Challenge to the Soundness of Non-obviousness Test

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

In his recent work published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice , Dr. Mo Abolkheir argues that the prevailing interpretation of ‘inventive steps’ places emphasis on the inventor’s imaginative capacity rather than the invention itself. student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.

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Do Stablecoin Patent Applications Signal a Cryptocurrency Evolution?

JD Supra Law

JANUARY 28, 2025

This rise has brought with it a wave of innovation, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the growing number of patent applications for stablecoin technologies. By: Proskauer - Minding Your Business

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[GuestPost] How the European Patent Office uses AI to facilitate patent searches

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In a second of a series on AI and patents from our KatFriends at GJE, Kate Voller reports on a recent CIPA webinar with the EPO on how the EPO is leveraging AI tools in examination - with the key message of "assisting", not "replacing" examiners. The AmeriKat has the t-shirt.now what?

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Published but not Public? Federal Circuit Confirms Published Patent Applications Count as Prior Art from Filing Date in IPRs.

JD Supra Law

JANUARY 31, 2025

14, 2025), addressing whether a published patent application can serve as prior art in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings as of its filing date. 8,410,400 (the 400 patent), which covers LED-based. By: Hudnell Law Group The case arose from an IPR initiated by Samsung Electronics challenging claims of Lynk Labs U.S.

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Understanding IPO’s Rejection of UPL’s Patent Application for Mancozeb and Ortho Silicic Acid Combination in Light of the Patent Bargain and Sufficiency of Disclosure

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Recently, the Indian Patent Office rejected a patent application by UPL Ltd. for lack of sufficient disclosure mandated under Section 10(4) of the Patents Act. Deepali is a third-year law student at NLSIU Bangalore. However, judicial interpretation of this section remains relatively scarce.

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Key Rules and Cases for Patent Practitioners Working on AI Patent Applications

Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) directed patent practitioners to current case law and sections of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) as reminders as the patent practitioners continue to work in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology space. On September 22, 2022, the U.S.

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Microsoft Filed Patent Application on Method for Eliminating Artificial Intelligence Hallucinations

JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Patent Application No. The application published on October 31, 2024, and became available for public inspection. Microsoft is developing a way to eliminate hallucinations, or false responses, in artificial intelligence (AI) models. It filed U.S.

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Book Launch: Ramanujan’s Patent Law: A Comprehensive Commentary on Patent Law (December 4, 2024)

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Patent enthusiasts will be excited to know that a comprehensive commentary on Patent Law, authored by Adarsh Ramanujan (incidentally, a former blogger with SpicyIP), is set to be released on December 4, 2024! The book is published collaboratively by Oakbridge Publishing Pvt. The panel will feature Justice Prathiba M.

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UMKC School of Law Wins National Patent Application Drafting Competition

Patently-O

APRIL 23, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office announced the winner of this year’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition (NPADC), the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. I would encourage any law student interested in pursuing a career in patent prosecution to consider participating in the competition next year.

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USPTO’s Rapid Policy Shifts Threaten Patent System Stability

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Patent and Trademark Office faces unprecedented challenges as recent executive directives force dramatic changes to its operations. A joint letter from the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) to Congress highlights that the patent application backlog is at a high point.

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Understanding the Indian Biological Diversity law, and its implications for Patent Applications involving Biological Resources

Selvam & Selvam Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2024

For inventors seeking to patent inventions involving biological resources, the Act mandates obtaining approval from the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA). Requirement of NBA Approval in relation to Patents? Some of the key forms are: – Form I: Application for access to biological resources and traditional knowledge.

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CAFC Says Patent Applicant Failed to Timely Preserve Appointments Clause Challenge to Examiner Rejection

IP Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2025

Stewart affirming the Eastern District of Virginias dismissal of Odyssey Logistics Appointments Clause challenge to an examiner rejection of its patent application covering online systems for freight management. Patent and Trademark Offices (USPTO) rejection of its patent application.

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Patent Application for Gilead’s Lenacapavir Opposed: Saving Generics of HIV Drugs?

SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Indian Patent Office (IPO) is set to hear objections against Gilead Sciences’ patent claims for Lenacapavir, an HIV drug. This situation highlights the ongoing struggle between patent protections and access to essential medicines. The looming threat is the pending patent applications by Gilead in India.

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Takeaways From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Partnership Series – Part Two of Three

Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a live meeting for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series. Overall, AI is increasingly used in biotechnology, however biotechnology AI patenting is diffusing across all technologies, owners, and inventor-patentees. On September 22, 2022, the U.S.

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Pramudji Law Group PLLC is Seeking an Electrical/Computer Engineering Patent Attorney or Agent

IP Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2025

Pramudji Law Group PLLC, a Houston-based IP boutique law firm, is seeking a patent agent/patent attorney/patent engineer with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Physics. This position entails drafting and prosecuting patent applications and performing invalidity and infringement analysis.

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Federal Circuit Affirms That Published Patent Applications Are Prior Art in IPRs As Of Their Filing Dates, Not Their Publication Dates

JD Supra Law

JANUARY 31, 2025

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding the challenged claims of U.S. In its decision, the CAFC considered the question of when a published patent application is deemed prior art in an inter partes review (IPR). 10,687,400 unpatentable. Lynk Labs, Inc. Samsung Elecs. January 14, 2025).

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When can/not a Patent Application be Divided? Part I: Boehringer Ingelheim vs. The Controller

SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2022

We’re pleased to bring to you a 2 part guest post by Amit Tailor on the question of when a patent application can be divided, that came up in the recent case of Boehringer Ingelheim vs. The Controller. from Faculty of Law, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU), Vadodara. Nagar (Mohali) and LL.B.

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Plausibility as a moving target: Phase III clinical trial results sink second medical use patent (T 0816/22)

The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Board of Appeal decision in T 0816/22 considered whether post-published phase III clinical trial data showing lack of efficacy can invalidate a second medical use patent that appeared plausible based on the data in the application as filed.

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Everything Foreign Applicants Must Know About US Utility Patents

Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

Can foreign applicants file US utility patent applications? Inventors located outside the US can file US patent applications. Foreign inventors, however, must be careful to follow the patent laws of the country in which the invention was made. Where was the invention made?

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Benefits and Considerations for Patent Prosecution under Patent Prosecution Highway in the U.S., Europe, China, and Singapore

Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices. Filing patent applications under PPH can drastically reduce time it takes to prosecute the patent applications.

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Key Rules and Cases for Patent Practitioners Working on AI Patent Applications

Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) directed patent practitioners to current case law and sections of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) as reminders as the patent practitioners continue to work in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology space. On September 22, 2022, the U.S.

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Pramudji Law Group PLLC is Seeking an Electrical/Computer Engineering Patent Attorney or Agent

IP Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Pramudji Law Group PLLC, a Houston-based IP boutique law firm, is seeking a patent agent/patent attorney/patent engineer with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Physics. This position entails drafting and prosecuting patent applications and performing invalidity and infringement analysis.

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Not Examined the Inventive Step Enough? Madras HC Remands Patent Application Back to IPO for Reconsideration

SpicyIP

AUGUST 29, 2024

Sabeeh has previously interned with us and is a recent law graduate from AMU, Aligarh. Madras HC Remands Patent Application Back to IPO for Reconsideration By Md. The HC has reasoned that the Patent Office has not examined the “technical advance” as asserted by the Appellant. Sabeeh Ahmad.

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Leveraging USPTO Delays To Maximize Patent Term

JD Supra Law

MARCH 12, 2025

Before the USPTO was subject to a hiring freeze, it assumed it would onboard 400 new examiners between fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2026, and still predicted an increase in the backlog of unexamined patent applications. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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AI Inventorship: Will Our Patent Laws Stand Up? My Conversation with Dr. Stephen Thaler

IP Watchdog

MAY 14, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) finding that AI cannot be considered a named inventor to a patent application remains the law of the land. Vidal, meaning that the U.S.

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Preserving Patent Rights: Impact of Public Use on Patenting

JD Supra Law

MARCH 10, 2025

For a business planning to market a product that incorporates an invention, having an enforceable patent to protect the invention is often desirable.

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Claim Drafting Issues for Biotech, Chemical and Pharma Patent Applications, Part II: From Indefiniteness to Negative Claim Limitations, Know Best Practices

IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

As stated previously, while it is impossible to cover all of the various issues related to claim drafting for biotech, chemical and pharma patent applications, in Part II we will highlight some more of the most common issues that may come up, including changes to the law around indefiniteness; product-by-process and means plus function claims; and (..)

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 4-November 10)

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

recent circular on procurement of drugs, non-obviousness test under the patents law, and the Hamburg Regional Court’s decision in Robert Kneschke v LAION e.V. Taming the ‘LAION’: Lessons for Harmonising AI and Copyright Law Unpacking the Hamburg Regional Court’s landmark ruling in Robert Kneschke v. The Show Must Go On?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Opportunities Making Digital Markets Work for People – Fairness, Efficiency and Consumer Welfare in Dialogue The Centre for Business Law at Lund University (ACLU) has launched a call for papers on the the theme of digital markets, ahead of a symposium that will be held in Lund in February 2025. For further information, click here.

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A Rare Invocation for a Rare Disease?: Government Urged to Invoke Section 100, Patents Act for Rare Disease Medicine

SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Rajya Sabha MP Haris Beeran wrote to the Minister of Health and Family Welfare on December 20, 2024, urging the Central Government to invoke Section 100 (1) of the Patents Act with respect to local production of the rare disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) treating drug Risdiplam. 72 lakhs for children (12 bottles) and Rs 1.86

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Benefits and Considerations for Patent Prosecution Under Patent Prosecution Highway in Australia, Canada, South Korea, and Japan

Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This is the second article of the multi-part series discussing benefits of prosecuting patents under Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH. To recap, PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices.

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Arcturus Therapeutics Inc v. Assistant Controller: The Courts Remind the Patent Office to Give Reasons

SpicyIP

MARCH 24, 2025

Suhani is a third-year law student at NLSIU who loves to write on IP and tech issues. The Controller had rejected a patent application by Arcturus Therapeutics for the applicants inability to file its second written submission on time. Also, what does this tell about the quality of patent grant/ rejection orders?

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Patent Protection on AI Inventions

Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

In recent years, AI patent activity has exponentially increased. The figure below shows the volume of public AI patent applications categorized by AI component in the U.S. AI patent activities by year. Inventors and patent attorneys often face the challenge of effectively protecting new AI technology development.

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Artificial Intelligence And Subject Matter Eligibility In U.S. Patent Office Appeals – Part Two Of Three

Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Artificial intelligence is changing industry and society, and metrics at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reflect its impact. In a recent publication, the USPTO indicated that from 2002 to 2018 the share of all patent applications relating to artificial intelligence grew from 9% to approximately 16%. See Alice Corp.

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PATENTING MEDICAL PROCEDURES: A GLOBAL DILEMMA

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APRIL 7, 2025

INTRODUCTION Patent legislation offers legal safeguarding for novel inventions once they have been patented by their creators. A patent , essentially a temporary monopoly, is bestowed upon the owner in exchange for disclosing the invention to the public. This system benefits both society and the inventor.

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Artificial Intelligence And Subject Matter Eligibility In U.S. Patent Office Appeals – Part Three Of Three

Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Artificial intelligence is changing industry and society, and metrics at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reflect its impact. In a recent publication, the USPTO indicated that from 2002 to 2018 the share of all patent applications relating to artificial intelligence grew from 9% to approximately 16%. See Alice Corp.

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AI For Patent Drafting in 2025

JD Supra Law

JANUARY 23, 2025

Can AI be used to draft a patent application? The answer is complicated. The capabilities of AI have been advancing very rapidly, which seems to suggest that it could be possible.

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Analysing the Riyadh Design Law Treaty in the Indian Context

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Diplomatic Conference to Conclude and Adopt a Design Law Treaty – Plenary Sessions. Kartikeya is a second-year law student in the LL.B. Having freelanced as a patent research analyst, he developed an interest in patent prosecution and in exploring the Patents Act through various interpretative approaches.

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Stakeholders Should Not Miss Congress’s Invitation For Feedback On Patent Eligibility

Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

This post originally appeared as an article (“Stakeholders Should Not Miss Congress’s Invitation for Feedback on Patent Eligibility”) on Law.com on October 7, 2021. According to the opinion, the claimed method was directed to an application of Hooke’s law, and thus patent ineligible. 86 FR 36257. In Thaler v.

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Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending April 4, 2025

JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2025

In 2016, an inventor filed a patent application that claimed priority to an application filed in 1995. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board affirmed in part an Examiners rejection of certain claims for obviousness and nonstatutory double patenting, and the inventor appealed. By: Alston & Bird

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Navigating AI patent applications in China: Key insights from CNIPA’s new examination guidelines

JD Supra Law

APRIL 14, 2025

On 31 December 2024, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) adopted the "Guidelines for Patent Applications for AI-Related Inventions (Trial Implementation)", aiming to shed light on the specific requirements for patent applications in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Documents required for filing a design patent application in China

JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 4, 2024

According to Article 27 of the Chinese Patent Law, where a patent application for a design is filed, documents such as a request, drawings or photographs of the design and a brief description of the design shall be submitted. By: Linda Liu & Partners

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Patent Poetry: Patent Office Terminates 3,100 Applications for Fraudulent Signatures

JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office ) has issued a final order terminating 3,100 patent applications for intent to deceive the Office via fraudulent “S-signatures.”. By: AEON Law

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What? The Pokémon Company’s Patent Applications Are Evolving!

Logical Fallacy in Patent Law: Analysing Abolkheir’s Challenge to the Soundness of Non-obviousness Test

Trending Sources

Do Stablecoin Patent Applications Signal a Cryptocurrency Evolution?

[GuestPost] How the European Patent Office uses AI to facilitate patent searches

Published but not Public? Federal Circuit Confirms Published Patent Applications Count as Prior Art from Filing Date in IPRs.

Understanding IPO’s Rejection of UPL’s Patent Application for Mancozeb and Ortho Silicic Acid Combination in Light of the Patent Bargain and Sufficiency of Disclosure

Key Rules and Cases for Patent Practitioners Working on AI Patent Applications

Microsoft Filed Patent Application on Method for Eliminating Artificial Intelligence Hallucinations

Book Launch: Ramanujan’s Patent Law: A Comprehensive Commentary on Patent Law (December 4, 2024)

UMKC School of Law Wins National Patent Application Drafting Competition

USPTO’s Rapid Policy Shifts Threaten Patent System Stability

Understanding the Indian Biological Diversity law, and its implications for Patent Applications involving Biological Resources

CAFC Says Patent Applicant Failed to Timely Preserve Appointments Clause Challenge to Examiner Rejection

Patent Application for Gilead’s Lenacapavir Opposed: Saving Generics of HIV Drugs?

Takeaways From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Partnership Series – Part Two of Three

Pramudji Law Group PLLC is Seeking an Electrical/Computer Engineering Patent Attorney or Agent

Federal Circuit Affirms That Published Patent Applications Are Prior Art in IPRs As Of Their Filing Dates, Not Their Publication Dates

When can/not a Patent Application be Divided? Part I: Boehringer Ingelheim vs. The Controller

Plausibility as a moving target: Phase III clinical trial results sink second medical use patent (T 0816/22)

Everything Foreign Applicants Must Know About US Utility Patents

Benefits and Considerations for Patent Prosecution under Patent Prosecution Highway in the U.S., Europe, China, and Singapore

Key Rules and Cases for Patent Practitioners Working on AI Patent Applications

Pramudji Law Group PLLC is Seeking an Electrical/Computer Engineering Patent Attorney or Agent

Not Examined the Inventive Step Enough? Madras HC Remands Patent Application Back to IPO for Reconsideration

Leveraging USPTO Delays To Maximize Patent Term

AI Inventorship: Will Our Patent Laws Stand Up? My Conversation with Dr. Stephen Thaler

Preserving Patent Rights: Impact of Public Use on Patenting

Claim Drafting Issues for Biotech, Chemical and Pharma Patent Applications, Part II: From Indefiniteness to Negative Claim Limitations, Know Best Practices

SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 4-November 10)

Monday Miscellany

A Rare Invocation for a Rare Disease?: Government Urged to Invoke Section 100, Patents Act for Rare Disease Medicine

Benefits and Considerations for Patent Prosecution Under Patent Prosecution Highway in Australia, Canada, South Korea, and Japan

Arcturus Therapeutics Inc v. Assistant Controller: The Courts Remind the Patent Office to Give Reasons

Patent Protection on AI Inventions

Artificial Intelligence And Subject Matter Eligibility In U.S. Patent Office Appeals – Part Two Of Three

PATENTING MEDICAL PROCEDURES: A GLOBAL DILEMMA

Artificial Intelligence And Subject Matter Eligibility In U.S. Patent Office Appeals – Part Three Of Three

AI For Patent Drafting in 2025

Analysing the Riyadh Design Law Treaty in the Indian Context

Stakeholders Should Not Miss Congress’s Invitation For Feedback On Patent Eligibility

Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending April 4, 2025

Navigating AI patent applications in China: Key insights from CNIPA’s new examination guidelines

Documents required for filing a design patent application in China

Patent Poetry: Patent Office Terminates 3,100 Applications for Fraudulent Signatures

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