Post-Brexit UK Patent Strategy: What IP Teams Need to Know About EPC, UKIPO, and AI-Powered Prior Art Search
Introduction The UK left the European Union in 2020. It did not leave the European patent system. The UK remains a full member of the European Patent Convention — EPO applications still designate the UK, EP(UK) patents are still granted...
Ideacue + Novelty Checker LLM: The End-to-End Workflow From Invention Idea to Patentable Concept
Introduction Most inventions that fail patentability were not bad ideas. They failed because they were never properly ideated — the full solution space was never explored — or because prior art was discovered too late, after months of R&D investment...
What the Federal Circuit’s First ML Patent Ruling Means for Your R&D Team
Introduction In 2025, the Federal Circuit issued its first substantive Alice analysis for a machine learning patent — Recentive Analytics v. Fox Corp. For patent attorneys, it is a legal precedent. For R&D teams, it is a warning about which...
$1.9 Billion in Patent Damages in Six Months: Is Your R&D Team Flying Blind?
Introduction $1.9 billion. That’s what US courts awarded in patent infringement damages in just the first half of 2025. Across 21 cases. The largest single award involved semiconductor technology that had been in development for years. The common denominator across...
USPTO’s ASAP Pilot Is Still Open – Here’s What Your Patent Strategy Needs Before It Closes
Introduction Most IP teams are aware the USPTO’s ASAP program exists. Most haven’t changed a single thing about how they file. That’s a mistake — and the window is closing. Launched in October 2025, the Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot...
India-EU FTA and Data Mobility: Strategic Implications for TT Consultants and XLSCOUT
Executive Summary The landmark India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), concluded on January 27, 2026, represents a transformative development for data-intensive service providers operating between India and Europe. This analysis examines the FTA’s provisions on data mobility and cross-border data flows, with a specific focus on their implications for TT...
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