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Questel Releases 2026 IP Outlook Results

PARIS, FRANCE and ALEXANDRIA, VA, April 29, 2026: Questel, a world leader in intellectual property (IP) solutions, today released results of its 2026 IP Outlook Report ‘From Risk to Reward: AI and the IP Profession’which revealed that 73% of respondents agree AI will forever transform IP roles, up from 64% in 2025. Also, a robust 83% of 2026 respondents are…

Questel AI Lab Launches Breakthrough AI Model, Enhancing Semantic Patent Search

Paris, France and Alexandria, VA, April 27, 2026: Questel, a world leader in intellectual property solutions—including AI-assisted patent search, translation and filing—announced the release of QaECTER, a new AI model for patent search developed and optimized by Questel’s AI Lab scientists reaching state-of-the-art capabilities in semantic patent retrieval. Questel customers using Orbit Intelligence, its AI agent Sophia, and other products including the…

Edge Launches Certus, the World’s First AI Agent for Trademark Law

SAN FRANCISCO, CA:  Edge, the maker of a leading AI patent platform, today announced the launch of Certus, the world’s first AI agent for trademark law. Certus automates certain pre-grant trademark work end-to-end—starting with clearance searching and application filing—completing in minutes tasks that traditionally take hours. Trademark law represents one of the largest and most underserved segments of intellectual property.…

USPTO Allows Antibody Genus Claims in Patent Enabled by Integral Molecular’s Paratope-PLUS™ CDR-Scanning

Philadelphia: Integral Molecular, the industry leader in the discovery and engineering of antibodies against membrane proteins, announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed a patent covering a genus of antibodies1 enabled using the company’s Paratope-PLUS® CDR-Scanning technology. The allowed claims protect a lead candidate and a family of structurally related antibodies binding the cancer target…

US Federal Court Rules MEDDPICC is a Generic Term, Orders Cancellation of Trademark Registration

LONDON and PHILADELPHIA, April 23, 2026: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ruled that MEDDPICC, the widely adopted B2B sales qualification methodology, is a generic term and cannot be owned as a trademark. On Tuesday 21st April, Chief Judge Wendy Beetlestone granted summary judgment in favour of MEDDICC Ltd and ordered the United States…

Three Technology Attorneys Launch Bespoke IP, AI and Technology Law Firm KellDann

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14, 2026: Three seasoned attorneys from the national intellectual property firm Banner Witcoff have launched KellDann Law PLLC, a boutique firm focused on intellectual property, artificial intelligence and technology law. The firm combines deep legal experience with engineering expertise and proprietary technology, including free, publicly-available AI-based patent analysis tools, to advise companies developing and deploying emerging technologies.…

Sun IP welcomes Landon Teague as Chief Revenue Officer

Sun IP, a leading provider of IP translations, foreign filings, renewals, and recordal services for over 700 law firms and in-house legal teams worldwide, is delighted to announce the appointment of Landon Teague as Chief Revenue Officer. Landon brings nearly 7 years of experience in the intellectual property industry, with a focus on IP management software, renewals, and services supporting…

Temu Joins International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition as Member to Strengthen IP Protection

Boston: Temu, the global online marketplace, has become a member of the International  AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), joining a network of more than 250 companies and organizations across 40+ countries dedicated to combating counterfeiting and piracy. The membership marks the latest step in Temu’s expanding IP protection program, which has grown substantially since the platform’s launch in 2022. “Protecting intellectual property…

2026 Patent Quality Rankings: The Top 50 Patent Law Firms

Somerville, Mass. – Patent Bots, creator of AI-enabled software for patent attorneys, is pleased to announce its seventh annual Patent Quality Rankings of top patent law firms. Patent Bots used its advanced machine learning software to review every patent issued by the USPTO in the past year. It then ranked the 709 patent law firms with 50+ patents issued based…

GlobalBlock Adds World’s Largest ccTLDs in New Expansion, Instantly Increasing Coverage by More Than 10%

GlobalBlock has added its largest batch of extensions to the blocking service to date, increasing coverage by 70 extensions. The platform now includes a total of 780 extensions. Alongside the new batch, China’s .cn and Germany’s .de extensions will be included in the market-leading domain blocking solution, providing customers with enviable protection in two of the most important country code…

Questel Appoints Frederic Beylier as New CEO

PARIS, FRANCE and ALEXANDRIA, VA, March 25, 2026: Questel, a world leader in intellectual property (IP) solutions supported by Eurazeo and IK Partners, has appointed highly-respected technology executive Frederic Beylieras its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Based at the company’s Paris headquarters, Mr. Beylier is now responsible for leading Questel, one of the world’s largest IP technology and services companies.…

Limestone|Report launches AI-enabled maintenance Analytics alongside a host of new features that foster Patent Portfolio Discipline

March 26, 2026, Austin, Texas: Techson continues it AI-powered synthetic patent analytics leadership with the announcement of four major new Limestone|Report upgrades: Maintenance Analytics, Detectability of Infringement, Infringement Charts Leaderboard and Multi-Tiered Technology Bundling. Techson continues to fulfill its vision to slash laborious patent due diligence and administration from months to minutes. Gone are the days of the binary and…

Registration Now Open for the 17th WIPO-Korea IP Education Course (AICC)

Registration for the seventeenth annual Advanced International Certificate Course (AICC) on IP asset management for business success is now open until April 19(~23:59 Korea Standard Time) Jointly organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Ministry of Intellectual Property in the Republic of Korea (MOIP), the Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and…

DeepIP Reaches $40M in Funding, Establishing the AI Standard in Patent Work

NYC- and Paris-based DeepIP reaches $40M in total funding, with tenfold ARR growth in 18 months, as workflow-native AI becomes the standard for modern patent operations. $25M Series B co-led by tech fund Korelya Capital and Serena (Dataiku), with participation from Headline (Mistral AI) and Balderton (Revolut). DeepIP is already trusted by 400+ leading IP law firms and corporate IP…

LexisNexis Recognizes Visionary Companies From 18 Countries as “Top 100 Global Innovators” for 2026

New York, NY, March 4, 2026: LexisNexis ® Legal & Professional today announced the “Top 100 Global Innovators” for 2026, the companies around the world that are driving innovation in the global economy, based on quantifiable improvement in the patent portfolios held by those companies over the last two years. Representing 18 countries, the top 100 companies were identified through…