New FlexiQuad design could improve drone operations in confined spaces, search and rescue missions, and challenging environments.

Nov 6 (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK (GSK.L), opens new tab has settled lawsuits that accused Moderna's (MRNA.O), opens new tab COVID-19 vaccines Spikevax and ​mNEXSPIKE and RSV shot mResvia of infringing ‌its patents, the companies said on Friday.

A deep dive into food-related patent applications. This is the monthly roundup: all 19 patents from October 2026, reorganized by theme so you can scan the ones relevant to you.

Driving a rover on the Moon is harder than driving on black ice. Space Mobility fixes that. On bare regolith a rover is slow to stop, slides around, and keeps about 25 percent of its Earth driving capability. On the Space Mobility road, built on site from Moon dust, "Mechanical Gravity" restores handling to 99 percent of what it has on Earth. Patents pending; ground validation underway; first tile deployed on the Moon targeted for 2028. Watch the interview and see the road at spacemobility.com/news.

"For decades, the choice between using a patent to protect your software innovation and keeping it as a trade secret rested on an assumption: reading someone else's compiled code is slow, expensive and rarely done. That meant the odds of a competitor studying your code, let alone copying it, were low. AI agents have now broken that assumption."

Laura Peter of the United States begins term as Deputy Director General.  She is responsible for administering the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system, the Patent Law Treaty and the Budapest Treaty, among others. She also takes charge of WIPO’s programs relating to the technology sector such as standard essential patents, legislative advice on trade secrets and patents, and the modernization of WIPO’s services and architecture for the progressive development of the international patent system. Also in this issue: Global Innovation Index 2026 published – Global IP Assignment Platform pilot underway – Introducing WIPO Wallet – PCT information update – Special feature: Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026

Europe's competitiveness depends not only on research, but on turning scientific discoveries into technologies and products that reach the market. Technology transfer offices (TTOs) – specialised units within universities, public research organisations (PROs) and research hospitals – help make this happen by identifying promising inventions, protecting the underlying intellectual property, and connecting researchers with the industry partners and investors.