Continuation Patent Strategy in 2026: How AI Maximises Portfolio Coverage
Introduction A granted patent is not the end of a portfolio strategy. It is the beginning. The most defensible IP portfolios are not built from single filings. They are built from patent families — continuations, divisionals, and continuations-in-part that follow...
AI Adoption in Patent Practice Hit 85%. Here’s What the Other 15% Are Waiting For.
Introduction Clarivate’s Centre for IP and Innovation Research tracked something significant in 2025: AI adoption in patent practice jumped from 57% in 2023 to 85% in 2025. That is a 28-percentage-point shift in two years. The 15% who have not...
One Product Launch. Four Patent Offices. Why APAC IP Clearance Falls Apart Every Time.
Introduction A semiconductor product designed by a Taiwan fabless company, fabricated at TSMC, using components from Korean and Japanese suppliers, targeting consumer electronics markets in Japan, Korea, the United States, and China. This is not a hypothetical supply chain. It...
CNIPA Processed 1.8 Million Patent Applications Last Year. Here’s Why Most Search Tools Cover Less Than Half.
Introduction A semiconductor product designed by a Taiwan fabless company, fabricated at TSMC, using components from Korean and Japanese suppliers, targeting consumer electronics markets in Japan, Korea, the United States, and China. This is not a hypothetical supply chain. It...
DRAM and NAND Patents Are Filed in the World’s Densest Clusters. Are Korean IP Teams Searching Them Properly?
Introduction In most technology domains, a prior art search returns a manageable universe of relevant references. In dynamic random-access memory architecture, 3D NAND flash process technology, and OLED display thin-film transistor design, the relevant universe is an order of magnitude...
J-PlatPat Was Built for Manual Search. Here’s What That Costs Japanese IP Teams in 2026.
Introduction Let us be clear about what J-PlatPat does well. The Japan Patent Office’s free search portal gives comprehensive access to JPO published applications and granted patents. It handles Boolean keyword search, IPC classification filtering, applicant name search, and basic...
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