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Hot off the Patent Press
Hot off the Patent Press

Patents to Insights

Our weekly newsletter breaks down hot patents into plain English to help you spot new business ideas before they go mainstream.

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How Your Bank Keeps Falling For AI Catfish

Nov 30, 2025

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14 min read

How Your Bank Keeps Falling For AI Catfish

Perfect selfies, bad dates, billion-dollar tabs.

What Happens When AI Runs The Casino Floor

Nov 16, 2025

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12 min read

What Happens When AI Runs The Casino Floor

AI’s dealing the cards now. Fair game? Or house rules?

Meta's Creepiest Patent Yet

Mar 8, 2026

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13 min read

Meta's Creepiest Patent Yet

... but they might never deploy it.

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Your Closet Holds A Chemistry Problem

Jun 14, 2026

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6 min read

Your Closet Holds A Chemistry Problem

And we’re not talking about your outfit choices!

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Can a Headset Tell PTSD From Depression?

Jun 7, 2026

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8 min read

Can a Headset Tell PTSD From Depression?

This Tiny Korean Startup Wants to Decode Your Mind

Your Surgeon Was Trained by AI

May 31, 2026

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7 min read

Your Surgeon Was Trained by AI

It catches what mentors miss...

Google Wants To Rewrite Your Landing Page

May 24, 2026

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6 min read

Google Wants To Rewrite Your Landing Page

Your customer may see Google’s pitch first.

Apple paid $2 billion for a lip reading company?

May 17, 2026

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6 min read

Apple paid $2 billion for a lip reading company?

What Apple bought when it bought Q.ai

Mirror, Mirror, Track It All

May 10, 2026

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7 min read

Mirror, Mirror, Track It All

Is this the harshest patent of them all?

Drug Discovery Just Got A Whole Lot Faster.

May 3, 2026

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7 min read

Drug Discovery Just Got A Whole Lot Faster.

And we aren't prepared for it.

The Metaverse Died. Long Live XR.

Apr 26, 2026

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10 min read

The Metaverse Died. Long Live XR.

This week, we zoom out on XR, from Meta’s losses to the patents shaping what comes next.

The Fight Over Your Digital Double Begins.

Apr 19, 2026

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5 min read

The Fight Over Your Digital Double Begins.

But one is professional and one is a socialite.

Olaf Fell Over. Universal Has A Safer Bet.

Apr 12, 2026

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14 min read

Olaf Fell Over. Universal Has A Safer Bet.

The safer path to lifelike characters.

Oura Could Spot What Spiked Your Cortisol

Apr 5, 2026

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17 min read

Oura Could Spot What Spiked Your Cortisol

Your biometrics get context.

No, Walmart Didn’t Patent Shifting Shelf Prices

Mar 29, 2026

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16 min read

No, Walmart Didn’t Patent Shifting Shelf Prices

So why is everyone freaking out?

Would You Let AI Beat The Final Boss?

Mar 22, 2026

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13 min read

Would You Let AI Beat The Final Boss?

Microsoft just patented your backseat gamer.

The Neuralink Boom Has A Safety Problem

Mar 15, 2026

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14 min read

The Neuralink Boom Has A Safety Problem

And Huawei just patented the solution.

Meta's Creepiest Patent Yet

Mar 8, 2026

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13 min read

Meta's Creepiest Patent Yet

... but they might never deploy it.

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