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This week at the UPC: Dec. 5-11 December 11, 2025 | Inbar Preiss and Charlotte Westphal

This week, the Unified Patent Court handled injunctions, costs and damages decisions as well as procedural issues. The judges also confirmed that hearings would only be reopened in truly exceptional circumstan... (more story)

Vietnam pairs first AI law with sweeping digital, IP and cybersecurity reforms December 11, 2025 | Hoa Dinh

Vietnam passed four laws Wednesday that together create a comprehensive AI regulatory regime. Alongside a standalone AI law that adopts a risk-based regulatory approach, the National Assembly approved legislat... (more story)

China court revives Moutai trademark suit, says damage calculation not required at filing December 11, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s top court has ruled that iconic liquor brand Kweichow Moutai’s trademark complaint cannot be rejected merely for lacking an explanation of its damage calculations, putting the case back on track.

Japan IP Court ties rental services to goods in trademark test, reversing JPO December 11, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property Court has tightened the boundary between goods and service classifications in trademark law, overturning a Japan Patent Office decision that had treated sales and rental of machin... (more story)

Oatly defends ‘post milk generation’ trademark at UK Supreme Court December 10, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Oatly argued before the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday that its application to trademark the phrase “post milk generation” does not violate EU rules on protected names for certain foodstuffs. The drinks maker a... (more story)

Senate challenges radio industry in hearing over performance rights December 10, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The American Music Fairness Act received its first Senate hearing in 16 years, highlighted by testimony from KISS frontman Gene Simmons. Supporters say the bill would finally compensate recording artists for r... (more story)

German photographer loses appeal; court rules Laion’s scraping met copyright rules (update*) December 10, 2025 | Charlotte Westphal and Inbar Preiss

Robert Kneschke, a German photographer, has seen the rejection of his bid to overturn a Hamburg court’s ruling that AI provider Laion could rely on copyright exceptions for text and data mining when downloadin... (more story)

OpenAI challenges AI copyright ruling in Germany that backed rightsholders December 10, 2025 | Frank Hersey and Charlotte Westphal

OpenAI is appealing a Munich court ruling last month that came down in favor of German music rights body GEMA. The court found that the AI developer infringed copyright in the training and operation of ChatGPT... (more story)

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Design experts call for measured approach to UK simplification efforts December 11, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Responses to the UK Intellectual Property Office’s consultation on a new framework for design law have cautioned against an oversimplification of the existing set-up, warning that over-enthusiastic streamlinin... (more story)

Squid Game of Thrones, other Netflix-Warner Bros. merged IP scenarios December 10, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

News that Netflix won the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery has drawn the ire of Hollywood elite, piqued the interest of US President Donald Trump and prompted a sizable counteroffer from Paramount Skydan... (more story)

Pharma companies, drug access advocates clash over IP in USMCA trade deal December 10, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The review of the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal again has pharmaceutical companies at odds with organizations aiming to increase access to medications. IP protection requirements are at the center of a debate ov... (more story)

Reddit, aiming to be internet's 'most human' place, battles, benefits from AI December 09, 2025 | Mike Swift

Reddit has a complicated relationship with AI. While the 20-year-old social platform recently sued Anthropic and Perplexity alleging the AI companies illegally scraped its content to train their large language... (more story)

Bayer ruling shows how Japan's patent linkage protects innovator communications December 09, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s patent-linkage system came into sharp relief after a Tokyo court ruled for Bayer, clarifying how patent warnings and regulatory submissions stay shielded from unfair-competition attacks.

Preemption cloud looms large over California copyright, AI disclosure bill December 08, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

As home to the entertainment industry, California has a vested interest in how copyright protections factor into generative artificial intelligence training. Efforts by the state to put a thumb on the scale fo... (more story)

ClaimsHero says it solves class-action woes; US judge fears 'extortion' December 04, 2025 | Mike Swift

Is ClaimsHero the next generation of law firm, a tech law disruptor built on social media technology that will serve consumers better than existing class-action Big Tech settlements that typically provide cons... (more story)

US Supreme Court seeks middle ground of arguments in Cox copyright case December 02, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The US Supreme Court was critical Monday of arguments advanced by Cox Communications and Sony Entertainment on the extent of secondary liability for online copyright infringement. Most of the justices appeared... (more story)