MONTHLY ROUNDUP FOR JUNE 2026
Welcome back to the Monthly Roundup, a note published on the last business day of each month. Each installment shares the month’s most-read story, highlights from IPO you might have missed, and teasers about things to come. We welcome your feedback!
Most-Read This Month
The most-clicked story in June was IPO’s Top 300 Organizations Granted U.S. Patents in 2025, released June 15 in collaboration with Harrity Analytics. Now in its 43rd consecutive year, the list ranks organizations by the number of U.S. utility patents granted to them, based on USPTO data. Samsung Electronics again led the list, and the USPTO granted 325,014 utility patents in 2025, about the same as 2024.
In Case You Missed It
- IPO submitted comments to CNIPA on its Draft Guidelines for the Administrative Adjudication and Mediation of Patent Disputes, supporting the effort to unify standards for handling patent dispute cases and offering suggestions on four sections of the draft.
- IPO also submitted comments to the USPTO strongly supporting U.S. accession to the WIPO Riyadh Design Law Treaty, which it described as consistent with U.S. law and practice and an opportunity for the U.S. to continue its leadership in advancing IP-protection practices globally.
- IPO had an active month in Asia, joining the IP5 Heads of Office with IP5 Industry meeting in Tokyo and holding its annual IP Innovation Dialogue meeting with the Japan Patent Office.
Just For Fun
This month’s most-read story doubles as a bit of a membership roll call: of the ten organizations granted the most U.S. patents in 2025, four are IPO members; of the top 100, roughly a third are IPO members, accounting for around 40,000 patents.
On the Horizon
We are reviewing the design of the Daily News and expect to launch this fall. We welcome your feedback on the format and features that would serve you best.
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2026 IPO ANNUAL MEETING FEATURED SPEAKER: CIPO CEO KONSTANTINOS GEORGARAS
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Join IPO at the 2026 Annual Meeting for a fireside chat with KONSTANTINOS GEORGARAS, the Chief Executive Officer at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). Mr. Georgaras provides strategic direction and leadership and ensures the provision of world-class intellectual property services by granting IP rights and providing IP awareness and information. He has extensive experience spanning strategic, economic, and legislative policy, with direct responsibilities for IP, innovation, insolvency, and industrial and labor market policies. Mr. Georgaras holds a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Carleton University and an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The meeting will take place at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, Canada from September 27-29. Visit the website for additional information and to register.
JOIN THE COPYRIGHT & RELATED RIGHTS COMMITTEE
AI-generated content, hybrid works, and transformative use in model training are redefining copyright law, and IPO’s Copyright & Related Rights Committee is helping members navigate it all. In 2026, the committee is:
- Focusing on AI-related copyright policy
- Analyzing issues relating to authorship and copyrightability of hybrid works
- Monitoring U.S. legislative developments, Copyright Office notices, and key case law
If copyright policy is on your radar, this is the place to make an impact. Apply to the Copyright & Related Rights Committee today at www.ipo.org/joinacommittee.