Tag: patents
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Exclusive: Ankar Uses AI to Streamline Patent Filing, Secures $20 Million Series A
Overview: Ankar aims to disrupt patent filing with AI Tech startup Ankar has closed a $20 million Series A funding round, betting that artificial intelligence can dramatically shorten and simplify the patent filing process. Founded in 2024 by Tamar Gomez and Wiem Gharbi—two veterans of the Palantir environment who saw firsthand how the patent maze…
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Exclusive: Ankar Secures $20M Series A to AI-Streamline Patent Filing
Overview: AI-Driven Patent Filing Gets a $20 Million Boost Ankar, a startup building artificial intelligence tools to streamline the patent filing process, has closed a $20 million Series A round. The investment marks a significant vote of confidence in a niche but increasingly critical segment of the tech ecosystem: automating the often time-consuming, high-stakes work…
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Nintendo Faces Setback in Japan as Patent Office Rejects Catching-Related Patent
Nintendo’s Catching Patent Rejected in Japan Nintendo has encountered a noteworthy hurdle in its ongoing intellectual property dispute tied to the controversial monster-catching genre. In a development that could influence the broader legal landscape surrounding Pokémon-like games, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) has rejected a patent application related to Nintendo’s approach to monster catching. While…
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Funding the Frontier: An AI tool mapping research funding to patents, policies, and trials
What is Funding the Frontier? Funding the Frontier (FtF) is a new machine learning-based tool designed to illuminate how research funding translates into real-world outcomes. While traditional assessments focus on grants and scholarly papers, FtF traces a broader impact—from patents and clinical trials to policies and news coverage—across a vast network of data. The goal…
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AI Tool Maps Research Funding Impact From Grants to Patents and Policies
Overview: A New AI Lens on Research Funding Billions are invested globally in scientific research each year. Yet pinpointing where that money ends up—whether in publications, patents, clinical trials, or policy shifts—has remained challenging. A new machine learning tool, Funding the Frontier (FtF), aims to fix that gap by mapping grant funding to a broad…
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AI tool maps research funding impact from grants to patents, policies and clinical trials
Overview: A new way to track how research funding moves from investment to real-world outcomes Every year, billions are invested worldwide to fuel discovery. Yet funding decisions are often evaluated through a narrow lens—focused on publications and grants—missing the broader ripple effects that shape innovation, policy, and health. A new machine learning tool, Funding the…
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Breakthrough Eye Drop Nanomedicine Secures Worldwide Patents
Breakthrough in Eye Care: International Patents for Nanomedicine Eye Drops In a landmark development for ophthalmology and patient care, SETU Researcher Dr. Laurence Fitzhenry and the Ocular Therapeutics Research Group (OTRG) at South East Technological University have secured two international patents for advanced eye drop technology. Granted by the United States and European patent offices,…
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SETU Researcher Secures International Patents for Breakthrough Eye Drop Technology
SETU researcher earns international patents for revolutionary eye drop technology The healthcare and biotech communities are celebrating after Dr. Laurence Fitzhenry of South East Technological University (SETU) secured two international patents for groundbreaking eye drop technologies. Awarded by both the United States and European patent offices, the patents cover a new generation of nanomedicine eye…
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Strava Sues Garmin: Patent Claim on Segments and Heatmaps
Overview of the case In a move reported by Android Authority, fitness app Strava has filed a lawsuit against Garmin, one of the largest makers of fitness watches and cycling computers. Strava alleges patent infringement and accuses Garmin of breaching an agreement by building on Strava’s patented features without permission. Central to the dispute are…