Monday IPDate May 11, 2026

World IP news: from WIPO and UPC

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WIPO and IRENA Launch Patent Landscape Report on Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Road Transport

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) launched a new Patent Landscape Report on Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Road Transport at the International Transport Forum (ITF) Summit in Leipzig, Germany. The report, which draws on contributions from the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the World Economic Forum (WEF), provides a comprehensive patent-based analysis of innovation trends in the technologies driving the decarbonization of trucks and buses worldwide.

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Unified Patent Court published the 2025 annual report

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has published the 2025 annual report, highlighting the Court’s activities, case load and key achievements during this past year. The annual report 2025 is available here. The German and French versions will be published shortly.