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US DOJ's Kallay sounds alarm on abuses in standards development, patent holdup September 19, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

The US Department of Justice remains vigilant about competition problems arising at the nexus of antitrust and intellectual property, with an agency enforcer sounding the alarm about standards developers misre... (more story)

Draft SEP regulation axing resulted from conflict, says EU official September 18, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

The European Commission’s withdrawal of its proposed regulation on standard-essential patents came after the EU executive recognized conflict that impacted the legislation, a legal and policy officer of the co... (more story)

OpenAI to see lawsuit filed imminently over training, Danish publishers warn September 18, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

OpenAI has been told by an industry group representing Danish news media that it is readying to sue the company over accusations that it uses Danish press content to train and power its ChatGPT service without... (more story)

Ericsson, Apple patent license deal needed 'a little pressure,' US judge recalls September 18, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

Ericsson’s multi-year, global patent license agreement with Apple struck in 2022 came about after judicial “pressure” was put on the litigants over their approach to the case, a US judge has said Thursday. Rod... (more story)

This week at the UPC: Sept. 12-18 September 18, 2025 | Charlotte Westphal

This week's decisions at the Unified Patent Court included several patent infringements, a stay in proceedings, and language change and security for costs orders, while Microsoft and Eyesmatch reached an out o... (more story)

USPTO curbs patent challenges as Europe and Japan recalibrate enforcement September 18, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

At a Tokyo conference, legal experts said the USPTO’s new review limits strengthen patents and raise questions of agency authority, as Europe and Japan reshape enforcement, signaling a global shift in IP strategy.

SEP licensing markets have their own cycles for dealmakers, Philips exec says September 18, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

Standard-essential patent markets experience different cycles over license dealmaking, an executive from Dutch health technology giant Philips said. Sophie Pasquier told a conference that while the mobile phon... (more story)

Danish minister hopes to see deepfake law come into effect this winter September 18, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Denmark’s culture minister says new protections for individuals against the use of their likeness in AI-generated deepfakes could come into effect soon, and hopes to inspire the EU to take a similar approach.

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USPTO study shines light on patent gender gap September 18, 2025 | Nick Robertson

A 2022 study from the US Patent and Trademark Office, published in the American Economic Journal last month, shows that office policy can help close the gap between men and women in the US patent system. Forme... (more story)

Squires confirmed to lead a USPTO at a crossroads September 18, 2025 | Nick Robertson

John A. Squires was confirmed to be the new director of the US Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, ushering in new leadership for the office during a streak of controversial policy changes. Squires, an ad... (more story)

Patent proposal by Lutnick could cost universities $1.8 billion, expert warns September 18, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

US research universities with the five most competitively impactful patent portfolios generate nearly half-a-billion dollars in royalty and equity income each year, according to their public financial reportin... (more story)

China cracks top 10 in WIPO inventiveness report; India surges, US holds steady September 17, 2025 | MLex IP

The 2025 Global Innovation Index is a mixed bag: scientific publications are “truly thriving,” according to the World Intellectual Property Organization, while other metrics — like international patent applica... (more story)

Pending Anthropic settlement shows relevance of data sources in AI training risk September 11, 2025 | Emma Whitford

A potential $1.5 billion deal in California federal court between book authors and Anthropic shows that the manner in which a company procures copyrighted content has the potential to make or break its defense... (more story)

Indian top court's silence speaks volumes on patent-antitrust legal debate September 11, 2025 | Freny Patel

India's top court upheld the quashing of investigations against Ericsson and Monsanto, ending a 12-year legal battle. The Supreme Court of India's silence on the conflict between the patents and competition ac... (more story)

US pharma industry decries Brazil’s IP regulation roadblocks September 10, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Advocates for the US pharmaceutical industry argue that the lack of regulatory data protections and long patent pendency in the Brazilian intellectual property system are holding them, and Brazil, back. Meanwh... (more story)

Simplification of UK design protections could weaken rights holders’ defenses September 10, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Proposals to simplify the UK's legal framework for unregistered designs are raising concern over the potential for rights holders to be left with a narrower path to protect their designs. While the existing sy... (more story)