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AI Regulation

WIPO's Desperate Hunt for a US Patent Peddler

WIPO's dropping cash on a year-long gig for someone to hustle the Patent Cooperation Treaty across America. But is this bureaucratic roadshow just whistling in the wind?

IP & Copyright

John and His Bros Still Rule US Patents: Diversity Drought in American Innovation

Your next big idea might patent fine—if you're a John from the Midwest. New data on inventor names exposes stubborn demographics in US innovation.