Press Releases

Amsterdam, Netherlands,  June 30, 2026: Leo&us, a boutique firm specializing in European patent prosecution, opposition, and UPC, today announced its recognition in the 2026 edition of Managing Intellectual Property’s IP STARS rankings. In the IP STARS 2026 Netherlands patent prosecution table, Leo&us is listed in the “Other Notable Firms” category, in the company of well-regarded practices including HGF and Kilburn…

Paris, France & Toronto, Canada, June 30, 2026: Questel, a global leader in intellectual property (IP) software and services, and PioneerIP, an AI-powered patent intelligence company, today announced a strategic partnership to bring patent-to-product mapping into the hands of IP professionals through an integrated workflow designed to support licensing, enforcement, and portfolio strategy. The joint solution combines Questel’s industry-leading patent data…

Charlotte, NC, June 29, 2026: Oink IP today announced that it is now operating as ICAP Patent Analytics & Advisory, a new identity that formalizes its collaboration with ICAP Patent Brokerage, LLC, a global leader in patent sales, licensing, and monetization. The combined practice pairs advanced patent portfolio analysis and curation with proven transaction expertise to help patent owners prepare…

Houston, TX: In a rare and definitive dual victory spanning state and federal jurisdictions, EnvTech, Inc. has successfully secured a multimillion-dollar state court judgment and a pioneering federal appellate court victory against competitor USA DeBusk, LLC (USAD) and its founder and CEO for the systematic theft of EnvTech’s intellectual property. EnvTech is principally represented by William Cohan of Carlsbad, CA-based…

New York, June 25, 2026: Park IP, a Welo Global brand, has been recognized in the AI Breakthrough Awards, with its Legal Studio platform receiving the “IDP Innovation Award”. Legal Studio by Park IP is an AI-enabled platform that manages patent and intellectual property work at enterprise scale across patent families and global portfolios. It combines jurisdiction-aware automation, AI-driven quality…

Gaithersburg, MD, June 24, 2026: Computer Packages Inc. (CPI), a leading provider of intellectual property management systems and services, today announced their suite of AI-powered capabilities built directly into CPI’s IP management platform. Ask Jerry, Idea Foundry, and the AI Invoice Approval Module help organizations access portfolio intelligence faster, improve invention capture, and simplify invoice review and approval. Developed in-house…

Budapest, Hungary, and Shenzen, China, June 11, 2026: Sunwoda Electronic (Sunwoda), a leading global provider of lithium-ion battery technologies and solutions, and Tulip Innovation (Tulip), the licensing agent for lithium-ion battery patents owned by LG Energy Solution and Panasonic Energy, have entered into a patent license agreement under Tulip’s lithium-ion battery licensing program. Following the agreement, the parties will withdraw…

Van der Heijden joins Ankar after nearly two decades in private practice, where he built a reputation as one of the industry’s most forward-thinking voices on the practical use of technology in patent prosecution. In his new role, he will work closely with Ankar’s product and engineering teams to identify emerging practitioner needs, improve workflows, and help shape the next…

Flaster Greenberg is pleased to announce the addition of six attorneys and one technical advisor to its Intellectual Property Department’s Patent Counseling & Prosecution and IP Litigation Practice Groups, further strengthening the firm’s ability to serve clients navigating an increasingly complex and innovation-driven marketplace. With these additions, the department now totals 42 professionals. As client demand for sophisticated intellectual property…

New York, NY,  May 13, 2026: LexisNexis ® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of AI-powered analytics and decision tools, today announced the launch of Protégé in LexisNexis PatentSight+, a powerful AI assistant that helps professionals quickly analyze data across tens of millions of harmonized and verified patent records to uncover relevant, and actionable business insights within minutes. LexisNexis…

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11, 2026: Techson IP today announced that its Limestone platform was successfully deployed to support acquisition due diligence for a major patent portfolio transaction. Limestone’s agentic analysis — spanning enforceability, infringement, economics, and maintenance — compressed what traditionally takes weeks or months into just 8 hours, delivering a comprehensive monetization-ready evaluation of more than 650 patents. The…

HOUSTON:  Jon Swenson, an attorney with more than 20 years of wide-ranging experience in representing technology companies in patent, copyright, trade secret and commercial disputes, has joined the business litigation firm of Cadwell Thomas LLP in Houston. Mr. Swenson has led matters across the full life cycle of litigation, from pre-suit investigations through trial, and he is known for developing…

ClaimHit, an AI-driven platform for patent infringement searches, has introduced version 2 of its claim-mapping engine. This patent-pending upgrade integrates invention parsing, a multi-model ensemble of large language models, parallel keyword and semantic web search, and an evidence-verification layer. It enables AI-based scans of any patent in under two minutes. New users receive three free credits upon signing up, with…

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…

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…