Event Session
The Patent Landscape in 2026: Forces, Friction, and Strategic Consequences *
June 8, 2026 @ 10:30 AM EST
10:30 AM ET
June 8, 2026
The Patent Landscape in 2026: Forces, Friction, and Strategic Consequences *
The patent landscape is no longer defined by any single jurisdiction—and over the past year, a series of developments across the United States, Europe, and international institutions have begun to materially reshape how patents are drafted, prosecuted, challenged, and enforced. Some of these shifts are visible in headline decisions and policy initiatives. Others are unfolding more quietly through changes in examination practice, forum selection, litigation economics, and cross-border enforcement strategy. Taken together, they are redefining the global operating environment for patent owners, implementers, and investors.
This panel conversation will examine developments across major patent systems around the world. Panelists will discuss key trends in European and international adjudication, the expanding efforts of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) with respect to standard essential patents, as well as anticipated insights from WIPO’s forthcoming economic study on FRAND. WIPO’s ongoing efforts designed to increase transparency and improve access to critical innovation data worldwide will also be discussed.
Focusing on the United States, panelists will discuss the current state of patent eligibility in the United States, and the prospect for eligibility reform. We will also discuss other pending patent bills, and the state of licensing and dealmaking.
Materials
DOJ and USPTO File Statement Backing Injunctions for NPEs
SEP Working Group to Continue USPTO’s Efforts Supporting Injunctive Relief for SEP Owners
WIPO in Focus: Beyond Treaties, Toward a Market-Driven IP System
IP as a Force for Good: A Conversation with WIPO Director General Daren Tang
Patent Eligibility Reform Returns to the Hill: PERA 2025 Explained
This panel conversation will provide a strategic briefing about what has actually changed—and what those changes mean in practice. The discussion will examine evolving practices inside the USPTO, emerging dynamics at the PTAB, doctrinal trends at the Federal Circuit, changing litigation economics in the district courts, the continuing role of the ITC as an enforcement forum, and what—if anything—Congress is likely to do.
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