Agentic AI is reshaping how patents are searched, written and understood, marking what IPWatchdog calls a “new paradigm” for innovation. The emerging technology is moving patent work from single-query search toward multi-step, goal-driven investigation, raising new questions about how invention is defined and who deserves...
The European Commission (EC) will stop pursuing three draft rules that would have regulated technology patents, artificial intelligence (AI) liability and consumer privacy on messaging apps. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Google has filed a patent for a personalized artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot that can answer — and respond to — phone calls on your behalf. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
B2B payments platform ConnexPay has received a U.S. patent for its invention that manages incoming customer payments in real time and generates corresponding outgoing supplier payments on demand. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
June 15, 2026
AI agents are now active participants in drug discovery, chip design, materials research and software architecture. They generate patentable output at speeds and volumes the examination infrastructure was not built to handle. The question of who owns what they produce, and whether those inventions can be protected at all, is one no jurisdiction has fully […]
September 04, 2019
Today in the payments news roundup, Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. Also, Apple has gained three separate patents related to the Apple Watch. And Amazon is testing out a new...
February 12, 2025
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November 13, 2024
B2B payments platform ConnexPay has received a U.S. patent for its invention that manages incoming customer payments in real time and generates corresponding outgoing supplier payments on demand. Get the...
June 28, 2023
B2B firm Boost Payment Solutions has received patents for two pieces of payment technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
November 13, 2020
Silicon Valley’s Ripple, a blockchain payments startup, has filed a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for PayString, which will likely be a new offering, according to...
