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The energy industry has largely avoided the waves of patent litigation that have long defined telecom and software. That is beginning to...

On March 20, 2026, the White House released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, setting forth a series of...

A ruling in Texas Business Courts (the second ever) highlights trade secret challenges. Most notably, the ruling identifies the...

On March 2, 2026, Mr. Gilbert Hyatt, owner of 75 patents, filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court challenging the...

Baker Botts and ACC Houston hosted a half-day seminar on January 29, 2026 that featured timely discussions on AI, employment law, and...

On September 26, 2025 The Appeals Review Panel ("ARP") of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") issued a decision in Ex parte...

Your technology is hot, and you have great write-ups, a pitch deck, maybe even a proof of concept. After a couple of weeks, you have a...

The new suggestion from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that the federal government may start seeking royalties on federal-funding...

For startup founders and CTOs navigating the patent landscape, understanding the prosecution timeline is essential for strategic planning...

For startups sensitive to cash burn rate, provisional patent applications often seem like the perfect solution—lower filing fees,...

About a year ago, two major tech companies launched Tulip Innovations to manage a pool of 5000+ patents focused on battery technologies,...

In June 2025, South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Copyright Commission released two guides related to the...