An IP portfolio audit and IP due diligence sound alike but answer different questions. Here is how they differ, when to run each, and how they feed each other.
Patents on Artificial Intelligence: The 2026 Global Picture
How many patents on artificial intelligence exist, who owns them, which AI technologies are filing fastest, and whether an AI can be named as an inventor in 2026.
Patent Filing Trends 2024-2025: What the Global Data Shows
A data-led read on 2024-2025 patent filing trends – the record global numbers, the fields pulling ahead, and how to read the curve without being misled.
Freedom to Operate in Renewable Energy: A Clearance Guide
A practical guide to freedom-to-operate clearance for renewable energy products — storage, solar and wind — and the five-step method that keeps a launch out of court.
Freedom to Operate Opinion: Why You Need One (5 Reasons)
What a freedom to operate opinion is, how it differs from an FTO search, why it caps your willful-infringement exposure, what it must cover, what it costs, and when you truly need one.
Can AI Be an Inventor? What Patent Law Says in 2026
Can AI be an inventor on a patent? The short answer is no. Here is what the courts and the USPTO’s 2025 guidance actually require, and how to name inventors on AI-assisted inventions.
EV Battery Patent Landscape: Who Owns the Ground and Where It’s Still Open
A practical read of the EV battery patent field: how fast it is growing, who owns the ground, and where a challenger can still file broad, defensible claims.
Advanced Materials Patents: What the 2026 Filing Data Shows
Advanced materials patents are being pulled forward by the energy transition. Here is what the primary WIPO and EPO filing data actually shows in 2026.
Precision Agriculture Patents: Who Owns the Field in 2026
Precision agriculture patents are growing far faster than farming as a whole. See who owns the field, which clusters are hot, and where the white space still sits.
Are Cybersecurity Methods Patentable? The Section 101 Line in 2026
Cybersecurity methods are patentable when they claim a concrete technical improvement rather than an abstract idea. Here is where US and European law draws the line.
Robotics Patent Trends: What 2026 Filings Reveal
Humanoid filings are surging, China leads by volume while the US holds a quality premium, cobots are the fastest-growing industrial segment, and the value is migrating to software — the robotics patent trends that matter in 2026.
Who Owns 5G Patents? The Definitive 2026 Ranking
Huawei, Qualcomm, Samsung and Ericsson top a pool of 57,000+ declared 5G patent families — but declared counts overstate who really owns the standard. The ranking, by company and country.
Quantum Computing Patent Trends: What 2026 Filings Reveal
China leads, IBM and Google top the corporates, the field is still unusually academic, and error correction is the new frontier — the quantum computing patent trends that matter in 2026.
Renewable Energy Patent Trends: What 2026 Filings Reveal
Solar still leads, wind climbs fastest, China has taken the lead and hydrogen is shifting to electrolysis — the renewable energy patent trends that matter in 2026.
EV Battery Patent Trends 2026: What the Filings Reveal
Battery patent filings are growing several times faster than the patent system around them. Here is what the 2024-2025 data reveals about where EV cell innovation is heading.
The Pharma Patent Cliff: $300B in Drug Sales Goes Off Patent by 2030
Over $300 billion in drug revenue loses patent protection between 2025 and 2030. Here is which blockbusters fall, how fast biosimilars erode sales, and what IP teams should do now.
Semiconductor Cross-Licensing: How Chipmakers Clear the Patent Thicket
Semiconductor cross-licensing is how chipmakers ship products through a 100,000-patent thicket. What a cross-license covers, how it differs from FRAND, and 6 rules.
Patent Chain of Title: 5 Breaks That Void Your Rights
A clean patent chain of title is the difference between owning a patent and merely holding the paper. Here is where chains break and how to verify and fix them.
How to Find Patent White Space: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical, step-by-step method for finding the unclaimed gaps in a crowded patent field — and telling a real opportunity from an empty dead end.
Technology Forecasting Methods: 7 Techniques That Actually Predict Where Tech Is Heading
The seven technology forecasting methods that matter — S-curve analysis, trend extrapolation, TFDEA, bibliometrics, Delphi, scenario planning and roadmapping — and how to combine them.