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Japan backs new payment right for public playback of recorded music January 14, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s copyright policymakers have endorsed creating a new statutory payment right that would require businesses playing recorded music in public to pay performers and record producers, moving the issue from ... (more story)

US copyright termination notice has global effect, US appeal court rules January 13, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A new decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenges long-held views on the territorial limits of termination rights under the Copyright Act and rejects contradictory interpretations of t... (more story)

Onesta IP must halt foreign enforcement of US patents against BMW January 13, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

US Judge Alan Albright of the US Western District of Texas has granted BMW an antisuit injunction, ordering Onesta IP to immediately abandon efforts to enforce two US patents against the automaker in Germany. ... (more story)

UK to launch AI copyright license market as minister says no progress on opt out January 13, 2026 | Frank Hersey

The UK creative sector can start using a national content marketplace for licensing digital content as a government pilot begins at the end of the month, said a culture department official. More meetings of th... (more story)

European Patent Office judge says AI could force change in obviousness threshold January 13, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Artificial intelligence is forcing a reassessment of what constitutes a “skilled person” when it comes to assessing patents, a judge at the European Patent Office has said.

Medical software protected as China's top court clarifies proof standards on appeal January 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Software company Beijing Yingfumei Information Technology has secured a key courtroom win after China’s highest court overturned a lower ruling and clarified how proof should be weighed in software infringement disputes.

Zydus gets India nod to sell 'affordable' cancer drug amid Squibb patent dispute January 13, 2026 | Freny Patel

An injunction against Zydus Lifesciences has been lifted by an Indian court, allowing the sale of its cheaper cancer biosimilar despite a Squibb patent dispute. The Delhi High Court cited public interest and l... (more story)

Ex-Google engineer accused of stealing AI secrets was 'brazen' liar, US says January 12, 2026 | Amy Miller

A former Google engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets is a “brazen” liar who mislead others to enrich himself and the Chinese government, the US government said during opening stat... (more story)

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Dutch court to weigh probe into Nexperia management after chip supply crisis January 13, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

An Amsterdam court will hear arguments on Wednesday on whether to formally investigate chipmaker Nexperia after a supply chain crisis that has hit European carmakers. Experts expect judges to order a probe, a ... (more story)

BMW antisuit injunction bid teed up in Texas despite Onesta representations January 12, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A Texas federal judge on Tuesday will hold a hearing on an antisuit injunction request by BMW with wide-ranging ramifications for US patent owners. Although Onesta IP last week said it “does not intend” to see... (more story)

Outcome of Shein, Temu row could inform influencer strategies for brands January 09, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A legal dispute between two fast-fashion juggernauts was pared back this week when a US judge ruled Temu’s foreign corporate parent won’t stay a defendant in the case. But the news was not all bad for Shein, w... (more story)

US trade-secret damages, criminal penalties in China could soar in 2026 January 08, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

In Asia, where trade secret violations are enforced via unfair-competition law, referrals for criminal prosecution should continue to climb, while in the UK, efforts by standard-essential patent owners to keep... (more story)

ECJ’s Szpunar on EU law’s AI challenge and ‘banalizing’ fundamental rights January 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The boom in AI and the platform economy is posing challenges to Europe’s legal order and will raise questions over the approach to copyright, contracts and transparency, according to Maciej Szpunar, one of the... (more story)

Celebrities, estates worry about trademark protection after EU’s Orwell ruling January 08, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The refusal to register “George Orwell” as a trademark for content goods by the EU's top intellectual property appeal body has raised concerns among celebrities and estates that famous-name trademarks may be h... (more story)

US Senator Blackburn's AI proposal tees up 2026 federal policy debates January 07, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Nick Robertson

A sweeping US federal legislative proposal from Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn to regulate artificial intelligence is the opening salvo in what could be a year of substantive debate on Capitol H... (more story)

Meta's Manus deal highlights China's AI challenge, regulatory gaps January 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

Meta Platform’s blockbuster acquisition of Manus appears straightforward: A US tech giant buys a promising artificial intelligence startup. But the deal exposes a troubling pattern for Beijing — Chinese-develo... (more story)