Patents and Trademarks

PDD Holdings's Temu application on a smartphone in Shanghai, China, on Feb. 3, 2025.(Photo: Raul Ariano/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
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The EU has a bone to pick with Temu

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July 30, 2025
Novo Nordisk is losing Canadian patent protection on a blockbuster drug after not paying a small fee
Finance

Novo Nordisk is losing Canadian patent protection on a blockbuster drug after not paying a small fee

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June 17, 2025
Photo of Jamie Dimon
Companies

JPMorgan Chase files for blockchain-related trademark, triggering speculation it has stablecoin plans

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June 16, 2025
Singer Katy Perry
Regulators

Katy Perry vs Katie Perry: Singer triumphs in trademark fight against loungewear designer

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November 22, 2024
Xockets board member: Our case against Nvidia and Microsoft is about the future of American innovation
Commentary

Xockets board member: Our case against Nvidia and Microsoft is about the future of American innovation

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November 19, 2024
Trump and Vance will make America competitive again, former U.S. Patent Office director says
Commentary

Trump and Vance will make America competitive again, former U.S. Patent Office director says

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October 30, 2024
Pro sports teams have run out of names. Here’s why
Leadership

Pro sports teams have run out of names. Here’s why

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October 17, 2024
Nintendo accuses developer of hit game nicknamed ‘Pokémon with guns’ of patent infringement
Tech

Nintendo accuses developer of hit game nicknamed ‘Pokémon with guns’ of patent infringement

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September 19, 2024
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang
Tech

Nvidia faces billion-dollar patent challenge over its new AI Blackwell chips

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September 13, 2024
A screenshot from TikTok showcasing three different videos from the viral trend "very demure, very mindful." The first video on the left shows a person with braided hair offering tips on how to be "demure and respectful" in the workplace. The second video features RuPaul in a bold pink checkered suit, with text overlaid saying "VERY DEMURE. VERY MINDFUL." The third video shows a man in a warehouse with a shopping cart, captioned "very mindful of me." Each video includes hashtags like #verydemure and #verymindful, and displays their respective like counts, ranging from 98.4K to 577.3K.
Lifestyle

TikToker seeks to trademark viral ‘very demure very mindful’ phrase

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press
September 4, 2024
Big Tech wants to keep stealing patents—so it’s going to war with Big Pharma
Commentary

Big Tech wants to keep stealing patents—so it’s going to war with Big Pharma

By Andrei Iancu and David J. Kappos
August 28, 2024
Netlist founder and CEO Chuck Hong.
Commentary

Big Tech’s abuse of the patent system must end—take it from me, I’ve fought Google over IP for years

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August 9, 2024
China has requested far more generative AI patents than any other country. The U.S. comes in a distant second
Tech

China has requested far more generative AI patents than any other country. The U.S. comes in a distant second

By Jamey Keaten and The Associated Press
July 4, 2024
Hawaii is famous for its macadamia nuts. Now lawmakers want brands to tell shoppers where they’re not actually from the islands
Retail

Hawaii is famous for its macadamia nuts. Now lawmakers want brands to tell shoppers where they’re not actually from the islands

By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
April 29, 2024
Momofuku backs down from ‘chile crunch’ trademark after pushback from small brands founded by Asian Americans: ‘This situation has created a painful divide’
Finance

Momofuku backs down from ‘chile crunch’ trademark after pushback from small brands founded by Asian Americans: ‘This situation has created a painful divide’

By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
April 15, 2024

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