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OpenAI to focus on ‘memorization’ in appeal against Munich court copyright ruling December 12, 2025 | Frank Hersey

OpenAI looks set to focus its attempt to dismantle a Munich court’s ruling on copyright on the finding that its model memorized training data, according to senior staff members. 

Novo Nordisk denied interim stay in Indian semaglutide patent appeal December 12, 2025 | Freny Patel

Novo Nordisk failed to secure interim relief before an Indian court, allowing Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to continue manufacturing and exporting semaglutide amid a credible challenge to patent validity.

Vietnam IP law change fuels debate, uncertainty over AI training data December 12, 2025 | Hoa Dinh

Vietnam’s creative and tech industries are seeking clarity after lawmakers approved revisions to the intellectual property law that could reshape how artificial intelligence systems are trained. Vague language... (more story)

US House vote could restore USPTO examiners’ union protections December 11, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The US House passed the Protect America’s Workforce Act on Thursday, a bill that would nullify a Trump executive order that effectively stripped thousands of federal employees of union protections, as well as ... (more story)

Intermediary SEP licensing could help smaller businesses, World Bank suggests December 11, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Smaller businesses could license standard-essential patents through dedicated intermediaries, a report published by the World Bank on Thursday suggested. The proposal was made as means of addressing the risks ... (more story)

This week at the UPC: Dec. 5-11 December 11, 2025 | Inbar Preiss and Charlotte Westphal

This week, the Unified Patent Court handled injunctions, costs and damages decisions as well as procedural issues. The judges also confirmed that hearings would only be reopened in truly exceptional circumstan... (more story)

Vietnam pairs first AI law with sweeping digital, IP and cybersecurity reforms December 11, 2025 | Hoa Dinh

Vietnam passed four laws Wednesday that together create a comprehensive AI regulatory regime. Alongside a standalone AI law that adopts a risk-based regulatory approach, the National Assembly approved legislat... (more story)

China court revives Moutai trademark suit, says damage calculation not required at filing December 11, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s top court has ruled that iconic liquor brand Kweichow Moutai’s trademark complaint cannot be rejected merely for lacking an explanation of its damage calculations, putting the case back on track.

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Ross, Westlaw appeal tackles both longstanding US precedent, novel AI December 12, 2025 | Emma Whitford and Melissa Ritti

There is no shortage of interest in an ongoing clash between Ross Intelligence and Thomson Reuters in what could yield the first US appellate ruling on whether the use of copyrighted materials to train an arti... (more story)

OpenAI appeal of German copyright ruling looks to focus on 'memorization' question December 12, 2025 | Inbar Preiss and Frank Hersey

OpenAI’s decision to appeal a German court ruling in favor of music rights group GEMA may set a new precedent on whether “memorization” inside large language models counts as reproduction. In its early indicat... (more story)

UPC appeal rulings set unified framework for holistic inventive step test December 11, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The Unified Patent Court has set a long-term framework for assessing inventive step, replacing diverging lower-court approaches. Litigants now have greater legal certainty over the court's holistic method, to ... (more story)

Design experts call for measured approach to UK simplification efforts December 11, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Responses to the UK Intellectual Property Office’s consultation on a new framework for design law have cautioned against an oversimplification of the existing set-up, warning that over-enthusiastic streamlinin... (more story)

Squid Game of Thrones, other Netflix-Warner Bros. merged IP scenarios December 10, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

News that Netflix won the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery has drawn the ire of Hollywood elite, piqued the interest of US President Donald Trump and prompted a sizable counteroffer from Paramount Skydan... (more story)

Pharma companies, drug access advocates clash over IP in USMCA trade deal December 10, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The review of the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal again has pharmaceutical companies at odds with organizations aiming to increase access to medications. IP protection requirements are at the center of a debate ov... (more story)

Reddit, aiming to be internet's 'most human' place, battles, benefits from AI December 09, 2025 | Mike Swift

Reddit has a complicated relationship with AI. While the 20-year-old social platform recently sued Anthropic and Perplexity alleging the AI companies illegally scraped its content to train their large language... (more story)

Bayer ruling shows how Japan's patent linkage protects innovator communications December 09, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s patent-linkage system came into sharp relief after a Tokyo court ruled for Bayer, clarifying how patent warnings and regulatory submissions stay shielded from unfair-competition attacks.