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USPTO session features debates about PTAB value for life sciences patents March 31, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Advocates for the pharmaceutical industry argued at a US Patent and Trademark Office event Monday that inter partes review challenges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board are duplicative and unnecessary, while... (more story)

Long-running Cabo and MGA UK patent trial sees mutual disclosure failings March 31, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

MGA Entertainment has failed in its attempt to regain the costs it had to pay following a substandard disclosure process in UK litigation against Cabo Concepts, even after Cabo Concepts was found to have falle... (more story)

Penguin Random House sues OpenAI in Germany in new copyright suit (update*) March 31, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Global publisher Penguin Random House has sued OpenAI in Munich, alleging that ChatGPT reproduces and generates content from a series of children's books by Ingo Siegner, a German author and illustrator, without permission.

Japan IP court says Paper Welder prior art defeats stationary patent March 31, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court dismissed an appeal by a patent holder and an exclusive licensee company, who had sued office equipment and stationery manufacturer Kokuyo, seeking to block sales of it... (more story)

Abbott diabetes patent injunction against Chinese rival upheld by UPC judges March 30, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Abbott secured a win as Unified Patent Court judges upheld an injunction against Sinocare and Menarini, confirming jurisdiction over a Chinese manufacturer. The Court of Appeal rejected validity challenges and... (more story)

Japanese court rejects Viatris' bid to block Sawai Amitiza generic March 30, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

An Osaka District Court ruling handed Japanese generics maker Sawai Pharmaceutical a win against Viatris’ Japan unit, holding that a later patent extension for a new dose can’t be used to keep blocking an olde... (more story)

Chinese court backs APM Monaco in jewelry trademark appeal, clarifies similarity test March 30, 2026 | MLex Staff

The Beijing High People’s Court has ruled in favor of fashion jewelry brand APM Monaco, saying trademark similarity must be assessed based on real-world use, not just how marks appear on paper.

US DOJ, EU engaging over concerns about auto-licensing group, Kallay says March 27, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

The Department of Justice is engaging with counterparts in the European Commission over US concerns about “comfort letters” the EU issued to the car industry on teaming up when negotiating licenses for patente... (more story)

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In GoPro investigation, USITC sticks to facts, steers clear of geopolitics March 31, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A recent final determination largely in favor of Arashi Vision, doing business as Insta360, reinforces the core lessons of practice before the US International Trade Commission. Lily Li — the Morrison Foerster... (more story)

Supreme Court limits secondary copyright liability in win for online platforms March 30, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The Supreme Court reversed a holding of contributory copyright infringement against Cox Communications, liming the extent of secondary liability in a major win for internet intermediaries. The claims, brought ... (more story)

Fragmented codec licensing exposes need for clearer rules for Chinese tech majors March 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

Major Chinese technology companies are emerging as active participants in video codec patent pools while also playing a larger part in shaping standard-essential patent, or SEP, licensing frameworks.

Cox ruling in US clouds contributory infringement claims against AI companies March 26, 2026 | Melissa Ritti and Emma Whitford

A California federal judge’s decision allowing authors to expand their copyright case against Meta collided almost immediately Wednesday with a Supreme Court ruling that is likely to test the newly added theor... (more story)

Access Advance defends SEP pool as Dolby sues Snap over video patents March 24, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A whitepaper made public on Monday posits that the Access Advance (AA) Video Distribution Pool's proposed royalty rates qualify as fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory. The same day, Dolby Laboratories — a p... (more story)

China's Five-Year Plan reveals fundamental economic tensions March 23, 2026 | MLex Staff

In China's latest five-year economic and social blueprint, Beijing has set ambitious targets that pull in opposite directions: tech supremacy versus social stability, export-led growth versus reduced trade fri... (more story)

Trump AI framework puts ball in US Congress’ court March 20, 2026 | Emma Whitford, Nick Robertson and Madeline Hughes

President Donald Trump on Friday released a highly-anticipated framework to lightly regulate artificial intelligence and preempt certain US state AI laws. In doing so, he passed the ball to Congress. There, an... (more story)

For AI developers and creatives, uncertainty in UK copyright debate drags on March 20, 2026 | Frank Hersey

AI developers and the creative industry alike face continued uncertainty following a keenly awaited UK government report this week on how copyright protections are handled in AI model training. The government ... (more story)