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EU study backs copyright registry pilot for AI training opt-outs July 14, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

A European Commission study has found that an EU-wide system for copyright holders to opt their works out of AI training would be feasible. It proposed first testing a central search tool linked to industry or... (more story)

Cognizant secures interim win over logo challenge in India trademark dispute July 14, 2026 | Freny Patel

Cognizant secured an interim victory after the Bombay High Court refused to block its corporate logo, finding no prima facie evidence of copying or consumer confusion in a trademark and copyright dispute broug... (more story)

LG appeals Japan video compression patent rejection over industry standard July 14, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

LG Electronics has appealed a Japanese patent rejection over video compression technology used in next generation video codecs, in a case testing whether an earlier patent filing can rely on details contained ... (more story)

Crocs ordered to pay Bata India legal costs after design suit collapses July 14, 2026 | Freny Patel

US footwear giant Crocs was ordered to pay 2.4 million rupees ($28,000) in legal costs after its decade-long design-infringement suit against Bata India collapsed following the cancellation of its clog design ... (more story)

UK advances IP-backed lending push with £500m ringfenced fund July 13, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Small- and medium-sized UK enterprises with significant intellectual property assets will benefit from a ringfenced fund of £500 million for lending to help them grow, the government said on Monday. The money,... (more story)

Japan government AI trial puts vendor know-how safeguards in focus July 13, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Digital Agency will test three domestically developed large language models on the government cloud, moving its public sector AI project into a phase where model development history, training data comp... (more story)

China's new punitive damages rule tested in repeat trademark-infringement appeal July 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

A Chinese court has upheld punitive damages against an online merchant who resumed selling trademark-infringing products after settling an earlier dispute with a lingerie brand, marking the first reported appl... (more story)

Google denied interim relief in India trademark appeal July 13, 2026 | Freny Patel

Google failed to secure a stay of an Indian court ruling holding its AdWords keyword advertising program liable for trademark infringement, leaving intact a previous judgment with broader implications for onli... (more story)

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Meta's French antitrust order aims to plug regulatory gap over media content use July 10, 2026 | Jean Comte

A French regulatory order for Meta Platforms to negotiate fresh terms with media outlets for using their content promises to help settle a dispute over remuneration and ease the sector's concerns about lost re... (more story)

US consensus could bolster global push for WIPO design treaty July 09, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A request for input on whether the US should join the World Intellectual Property Organization's Riyadh Design Law Treaty has generated a unified, affirmative response from key stakeholders, strengthening the ... (more story)

Trademark case at Supreme Court could reshape path to trial in US infringement suits July 09, 2026 | Steve Scherer

The US Supreme Court is poised to decide during its next term whether judges or juries determine a trademark's inherent strength, which would resolve a split among federal appeals courts. That could affect how... (more story)

US university, research institution licensing stays strong amid patent retreat July 08, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

US universities and research institutions continued commercializing new technologies in 2025, inking more deals and forming more startups than in 2024. But declines in patenting — including a precipitous, 40 p... (more story)

AI likely to fuel boom in intangible assets as investment gap grows July 08, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Investment in intangible assets is outpacing spending on physical assets by an ever-wider margin, and artificial intelligence is expected to speed the shift, the World Intellectual Property Organization said on Wednesday.

Canada’s generic GLP-1 highlights patent disparity with US July 07, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The approval of the first generic semaglutide for weight loss in Canada last week highlights key differences in patent regulation between Canada and the US, where the market-leading GLP-1 medication will enjoy... (more story)

Streaming platforms seek EU court guidance on Belgian copyright rules July 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss and Matthew Newman

Belgian streaming platform Streamz, Spotify, Google and other companies will ask the EU's highest court on July 6 and July 7 to determine whether Belgium can require streaming platforms to make additional paym... (more story)

'Forensics first' approach gains ground in US trade secret litigation July 02, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A new Sedona Conference draft commentary — and a dispute between two enterprise database software providers currently unfolding across two US states — could show trade secret litigation transitioning to a fron... (more story)