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De toekomst van de octrooipraktijk: integratie van generatieve AI
Daily NewsMonday, 31 August 2026Daniel van Herck21 viewsRead more..."AI in het octrooirecht heeft zich ontwikkeld van experimenteren naar regulering en gestructureerd professioneel gebruik. In 2026 moeten octrooigemachtigden die generatieve AI gebruiken niet alleen rekening houden met nauwkeurigheid, vertrouwelijkheid en professionele verantwoordelijkheid, maar ook met de vereisten van de EU AI Act, waaronder AI-geletterdheid, transparantie en passende AI-governan ...
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WIPO Global Awards 2026
Daily NewsMonday, 31 August 2026Daniel van Herck22 viewsRead more...The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced the 11 winners of the WIPO Global Award 2026, celebrating companies that demonstrated excellence in using intellectual property (IP) to br ...
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The UPC Three Years In
Daily NewsMonday, 17 August 2026Daniel van Herck65 viewsRead more...The Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors in June 2023 as a single, centralised judicial forum to handle patent disputes across participating EU countries. What does this mean for patentees?
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AI use at the EPO
Daily NewsMonday, 17 August 2026Daniel van Herck72 viewsRead more...Supporting the patent grant process through a human-centric approach. As part of its digital transformation, the EPO is integrating AI solutions throughout the patent grant process to support staff, i ...
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Exclusive: the science papers that patents cite the most
Daily NewsMonday, 10 August 2026Daniel van Herck83 viewsRead more...Nature reveals the studies that are mentioned most often in patent filings — and why.
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Disney+ verliest 4k en hdr in patentstrijd: kijker betaalt de prijs
Daily NewsMonday, 10 August 2026Daniel van Herck77 viewsRead more...Disney+ moet in België en Nederland (o.a.) tijdelijk 4K- en HDR-ondersteuning uitschakelen door een patentgeschil met InterDigital, een Amerikaans bedrijf dat patenten bezit op videocompressie- en st ...
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Three Years of the Unitary Patent and UPC: What the Data Reveals
Daily NewsTuesday, 04 August 2026Daniel van Herck112 viewsRead more...Three years after the Unified Patent Court opened its doors, the unitary patent system is taking shape in practice. This article looks at how the new options are used, where opt-outs are declining, an ...
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Who Owns AI-Created Innovations? Understanding AI and Intellectual Property Rights
Daily NewsTuesday, 04 August 2026Daniel van Herck90 viewsRead more...The current IP framework remains fundamentally human-centered. While AI may assist in creating inventions and content, legal ownership generally depends on identifiable human contributions. Organizati ...
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Inside the humanoid robotics patent race: China leads on scale, but the US holds a quality edge
Daily NewsTuesday, 04 August 2026Daniel van Herck96 viewsRead more...The article analyzes the global humanoid robotics patent race using over 26,000 patent families covering interaction systems, robot morphology, and control/planning technologies.
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EPO to continue key role as PCT authority until 2037
Daily NewsTuesday, 04 August 2026Daniel van Herck103 viewsRead more...The European Patent Office (EPO) will continue to act as International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority (ISA/IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) for another ten years, until 2 ...