China's top court reverses trademark-damages rulings in glass sealant retrial
May 13, 2026
| MLex Staff
When both parties lawfully hold registered trademarks, infringement shouldn’t be determined solely by registration priority or similarity between the marks, China’s top court ruled, saying the key question is ... (more story)
Former Google engineer's economic espionage conviction questioned by US judge
May 13, 2026
| Mike Swift
The economic espionage conviction of a former Google engineer convicted earlier this year of stealing artificial intelligence technology from Google to benefit China was questioned during a court hearing Tuesd... (more story)
In Inari case, Corteva ignored role of competition in patent law, US DOJ says
May 12, 2026
| Clayton Vickers
The US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division told a federal judge Tuesday that Corteva’s suit against Inari Agriculture has ignored the competition-fostering purpose of a patent law requirement that it di... (more story)
No damages for trademark sublicensees, UK court rules in Frasers Group dispute
May 12, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
Trademark owners cannot claim damages on behalf of their sublicensees in infringement cases, a UK court has ruled. The decision, following a successful appeal by Frasers Group against Lifestyle Equities, found... (more story)
USPTO seeks interpretation of eBay precedent more favorable to injunctions
May 12, 2026
| Nick Robertson
After the US Patent and Trademark Office weighed in on three cases favoring injunctive relief for US patent owners, legal advisor Austin Mayron said Monday the effort is targeted at encouraging better interpre... (more story)
Nokia can force arbitration in Acer and Asus patent dispute, UK court says
May 12, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
Nokia can make Acer and Asus take part in arbitration as part of its obligation to offer fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms for its standard essential patents, or SEPs, a UK court has said. Nokia su... (more story)
Meta ruling says EU countries may let publishers charge platforms for content use
May 12, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
Meta Platforms has partially lost its EU court challenge against Italy’s press compensation rules. The ruling by the EU's top court gives EU countries room to require platform negotiations, data disclosure and... (more story)
French Google case sets example on how commitments can catch new AI use of publishers’ content
May 12, 2026
| Anna Ferrari
A negotiating framework imposed on Google to set compensation for press publishers in France showed how “well-designed commitments” can address emerging AI issues and “create a strong framework for negotiation... (more story)