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Prior Art Search

Q1 2026 PTAB

Since early 2025, PTAB practice has shifted from routine patent defense to a more selective, time-sensitive strategy. IPR remains one of the strongest tools for challenging patent claims, but Q1

This Startup Is Building a Two Meter Fusion Reactor that Can Power A City

Most Freedom to Operate search failures don’t happen because the analyst missed an obvious patent. They happen because the analyst applied the wrong mental model to the job entirely. An

AI in patent search

You run the AI search. The tool returns 40 references in under two minutes. The top results look relevant. The technology domain aligns. The concept matches. You feel like the

AI SEP invalidity
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Of the 800-plus SEP invalidation searches GreyB completed in the past year, the decisive prior art came from outside patent databases in most cases. The key evidence often did not

PTAB MARCH 2026

Fifty-one proceedings in March 2026. The number alone is the first signal worth reading. By the time these petitions were filed, Director Squires had centralized institution decisions, removed diagnostic reasoning

Beyond AI

Ryan Mercer, Senior IP Counsel at a mid-size audio technology firm, was three months into an active patent infringement lawsuit. The plaintiff held a multi-mode audio signal decoder patent, a

Hidden Risks in Chemical FTO Searches & 6 Practical Strategies for a Successful Product Launch

In the chemical domain, freedom-to-operate (FTO) risk extends far beyond what is immediately visible from a product’s composition or a process flow diagram. Unlike mechanical or electronic inventions, where infringement

Fto tools

Traditional Boolean-heavy methods, when performing Freedom to Operate (FTO) search, once served well, but they now feel like hand tools in a power-tool era. Spending hours crafting Boolean strings, reviewing

Patent Strength Checks That Make or Break a Litigation

The hard truth is that a patent might appear strong on paper but falter under the scrutiny of courtrooms, IPRs, or post-grant reviews.  Take the case of Masimo vs. Apple.

In 2022, over three million patent applications were filed worldwide. This rise brings a challenging question: How do you sift through the massive sea of patent data to find exactly

10 Patent Search Tips by Expert Researchers

In 2022, over 3.4 million patent applications were filed globally, with a substantial portion published each year. This huge data makes it all the more difficult to perform efficient patent

The Immediate Need for FTO Search Don’t Launch Your Product Without It

Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) sued Nova Chemicals Corp. (Nova) for patent infringement in 2010, arguing that Nova’s polyethylene plastic products infringed Dow’s patent.  Dow Chemical won its case in an

Drug Patent Infringement Cases Decoding the Latest Cases in the Pharma Industry

The pharmaceutical industry is known for its high-stakes drug patent infringement cases. Recently, several industry leaders, such as AbbVie, Bayer, and Cipla, have been involved in high-stakes litigation cases, garnering

New Searcher Standard For IPR Estoppel Strategic Considerations After The New Standard

Ironburg Inventions, known for its SCUF controllers, claimed that Valve’s Steam Controller infringed on its patents. Specifically, the patents in question were related to the back paddle design of controllers,

AI-based Patent Search Databases Top 13 Databases for your Patent Search Needs in 2024

AI (Artificial Intelligence) has transformed intellectual property (IP) by reducing human effort and enabling patent experts to refine how they discover, analyze, and leverage intellectual property. It’s no surprise that

Invalidating Telecom Patents 5 Techniques for Invalidating Telecom Patents

In September, Lenovo Group paid a hefty $140 million in a SEPs infringement lawsuit by InterDigital. In the same month, Xiaomi and Oppo were sued by Panasonic over 4G patent