Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld a ruling that an internally developed Excel-based accounting system belonged entirely to the employer that used it, rejecting arguments by the employee who built... (more story)

The 2026 US Trade Representative Special 301 Report has again placed India on the Priority Watch List, citing intellectual property concerns. However, lawyers say that India’s TRIPS-compliant policies, judicia... (more story)

As Congress mulls legislation reviving the China Initiative under a new name, a familiar question has reemerged: whether policies designed to protect US intellectual property threaten to erode the university r... (more story)

The US Patent and Trademark Office’s PCT Informed Examination Request (PIER) pilot program takes a unique approach to reducing pendency in international patent applications that reach the national stage in the... (more story)

Now removed from the bench for three years, patent law trailblazer and embattled US Judge Pauline Newman is resorting to the Supreme Court to challenge her suspension from the US Court of Appeals for the Feder... (more story)

Multiple justices of the US Supreme Court appeared wary on Wednesday of an opinion that would change the standard for induced patent infringement during oral arguments in Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin Pharma... (more story)

New federal litigation in Tennessee could test the ability of US intellectual property law to keep pace with geotargeted advertising, cross-platform content flows and globalized app ecosystems. “The conduct is... (more story)

Trademark examinations at the US Patent and Trademark Office reached a record high last month, as data suggests that higher quality applications are having an impact on processing speeds and downstream disputes.