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DOE Unveils Public Database Featuring Intellectual Property from DOE National Labs and Sites

DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions created the Visual Intellectual Property Search database, known as VIPS, to make it easier to perform intellectual property searches and find new technologies developed at DOE’s 17 National Laboratories and several additional DOE plants and sites. More than 20,000 inventions and software packages available for exploration and licensing Thousands of the treasures developed by scientists working for the Department of Energy—ideas, methods and software created to address some of the world’s biggest challenges—are now available in one place for entrepreneurs, researchers and others interested in learning more and developing them for commercialization. DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) has created the Visual Intellectual Property Search database, known as VIPS, to make it easier to perform intellectual property searches and find new technologies developed at DOE’s 17 National Laboratories and several additional DOE plants and sites. The database contains information on thousands of patents issued for research conducted by DOE scientists and engineers, as well as more than 6,200 available software packages.

Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2026 Annual Litigation Trends Survey

highlights that the rapid advance of AI has the potential to enhance IP enforcement, pro…

highlights that the rapid advance of AI has the potential to enhance IP enforcement, providing a powerful tool to detect infringement, but it also introduces…

First Solar wins key round in TOPCon patent dispute

The federal patent office rejected separate challenges from JinkoSolar, Canadian Solar and Mundra Solar to invalidate intellectual property that Firs…

The federal patent office rejected separate challenges from JinkoSolar, Canadian Solar and Mundra Solar to invalidate intellectual property that First Solar claims is fundamental to the manufacturing of crystalline sili…

Route 92 announces settlement of patent litigation with Q’Apel

Route 92 Medical has announced in a press release that its dispute with Q’Apel Medical “has been resolved”. Route 92 initially filed suit against Q’A…

Route 92 Medical has announced in a press release that its dispute with Q’Apel Medical “has been resolved”. Route 92 initially filed suit against Q’Apel in the US District Court for the district of Delaware in October 2…

Norton Rose Fulbright secures summary judgment for Oilify in patent infringement suit

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright secured a summary judgment victory for Oilify New-Tech Solutions Inc. (Oilify) in the United States District Co…

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright secured a summary judgment victory for Oilify New-Tech Solutions Inc. (Oilify) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas on May 12, 2025, resolving all p…

InterDigital accelerate battle against Amazon in Europe, Brazil and the US

InterDigital and Amazon have primarily battled in court over anti-interim-licence injunctions and anti-suit injunctions until now. Now, the SEP holde…

InterDigital and Amazon have primarily battled in court over anti-interim-licence injunctions and anti-suit injunctions until now. Now, the SEP holder has filed its first infringement suits against the internet giant in…

IP Facts and Figures 2025 - Global intellectual property applications and active IP rights

Global intellectual property (IP) filing activity in 2024 showed broad-based growth. Patent applications climbed 4.9% to 3.7 million, with utility mo…

Global intellectual property (IP) filing activity in 2024 showed broad-based growth. Patent applications climbed 4.9% to 3.7 million, with utility models – a special form of patent right – posting a similar gain of 4% t…

U.S. Government’s Intervention in Patent Case Signals Good News for Patent Owners Seeking Injunctions

“It seems clear that the Trump Administration is advocating a new path forward and a return to the possibility of an injunction issuing to patent own…

“It seems clear that the Trump Administration is advocating a new path forward and a return to the possibility of an injunction issuing to patent owners—even a preliminary injunction.”

United States Trade Representative 2025 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers – China Needs to Increase Damages and Criminal Penalties for IP Infringement

On March 31, 2025, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released their 2025 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, with t…

On March 31, 2025, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released their 2025 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, with the longest section being dedicated to China at 47 pages. With respect…

EUIPO-EPO Joint Report Finds IP-Driven Industries Contribute Nearly Half of EU GDP, One-Third of Total Jobs

“[W]orkers employed in such industries enjoy an average wage premium of 40.9%… consistent with the fact that IP-driven industries contribute more val…

“[W]orkers employed in such industries enjoy an average wage premium of 40.9%… consistent with the fact that IP-driven industries contribute more value added per worker.”

World Intellectual Property Indicators 2025: Highlights - Patents highlights

In 2024, innovators from around the world submitted a record breaking 3.7 million patent applications, up 4.9% on 2023

In 2024, innovators from around the world submitted a record breaking 3.7 million patent applications, up 4.9% on 2023

Filings for Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs Reach New Records in 2017

Go to: Patents | Trademarks | Industrial designs | Plant varieties | Geographical indications | Creative economy

Go to: Patents | Trademarks | Industrial designs | Plant varieties | Geographical indications | Creative economy

World Intellectual Property Indicators Report: Trademark and Industrial Design Filing Activity Rose in 2019; Patent Applications Marked Rare Decline

Go to: Patents | Trademarks | Industrial designs | Plant varieties | Geographical indications | Publishing industry

Go to: Patents | Trademarks | Industrial designs | Plant varieties | Geographical indications | Publishing industry

Design Systems in China and the European Union

The design of a product can be protected by an intellectual property right through a registration before an intellectual property office. In this art…

The design of a product can be protected by an intellectual property right through a registration before an intellectual property office. In this article, it will be compared the design systems of China and European Uni…

World Intellectual Property Indicators: Filings for Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs Reach Record Heights in 2018

Go to: Patents | Trademarks | Industrial designs | Plant varieties | Geographical indications | Publishing industry

Go to: Patents | Trademarks | Industrial designs | Plant varieties | Geographical indications | Publishing industry