USPTO draws hard line on inconsistent PTAB, district court positions
May 14, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
Three new additions to the body of work that guides the decision making of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board show that the days of treating district court litigation and inter partes review proceedings as sepa... (more story)
US copyright chief backs Congress' site-blocking proposal to counter piracy
May 14, 2026
| Nick Robertson
US Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter was supportive Tuesday of congressional proposals to establish site-blocking and no-fault injunction frameworks to fight online piracy, saying the “time is right” to ... (more story)
Shein and Temu fight over photo copyrights in English court
May 14, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
Shein has accused Temu in a UK court of illegally lifting thousands of copyrighted photos from its website to advertise copycat products on its own site, marking the latest front in the legal battles between t... (more story)
This week at the UPC: 8 May - 14 May
May 14, 2026
| Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss
The UPC this week issued rulings on infringement evidence, preliminary injunctions, confidentiality protections and recoverable litigation costs, while appellate judges continued clarifying procedural and juri... (more story)
Japan's piracy concerns gain diplomatic weight as content exports grow
May 14, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s growing focus on overseas piracy and newly released trade data suggest Tokyo is beginning to treat anime, manga and other copyrighted content less as cultural branding tools and more as strategic expor... (more story)
Top Chinese court official outlines legal approach to low-quality competition
May 14, 2026
| MLex Staff
A top Chinese court official has outlined legal and regulatory approaches to tackling destructive “low-quality” competition, arguing that monopolistic conduct, insufficient innovation incentives and unfair com... (more story)
Squires considers expanded role as USPTO faces employee unrest
May 13, 2026
| Nick Robertson
US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires told supervisory patent examiners in a private meeting that he will consider directly taking over day-to-day operations of the office following concerns fro... (more story)
EU moves toward AI-copyright overhaul as creators, tech groups clash over licensing rules
May 13, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
Brussels has taken a new step toward “targeted” legislation on AI and copyright, seeking feedback on whether existing EU rules are sufficient to support licensing, transparency and enforcement in the generativ... (more story)