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As Big Pharma patents age, smaller biotechs hold the most clinical-stage assets

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Shein loses UK bid for ‘Icon’ trademark as IP authority backs Dsquared2

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UPC appeal court clarifies handling of infringements that began before UPC era

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China to tighten trade-secret enforcement, deepen coordination among authorities August 19, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s market regulator plans to strengthen trade-secret enforcement and formalize links between administrative and criminal authorities, while stepping up protection in sectors including integrated circuits,... (more story)

Naver's pre-ChatGPT AI disclosures disputed in South Korean copyright trial August 19, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Naver told a South Korean court on Tuesday that it had informed the country's three major broadcasters in 2018 and 2020 of its plans to use their news content to develop artificial intelligence models, as the ... (more story)

Shein loses UK bid for ‘Icon’ trademark as IP authority backs Dsquared2 August 18, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

E-commerce platform Shein’s application to trademark its new “Shein Icon” brand has been rejected by the UK Intellectual Property Office after Dsquared2 successfully opposed it on the grounds that it was too s... (more story)

Servier pulls generics companies into Dutch damages litigation August 18, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

French pharmaceutical company Les Laboratoires Servier has started litigation against makers of generic drugs in the Netherlands in a bid to ensure they are on the hook for any damages claims from lawsuits bro... (more story)

UPC appeal court clarifies handling of infringements that began before UPC era August 18, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The Unified Patent Court confirmed it can hear disputes involving conduct from before it opened in 2023 while applying different substantive law to different periods and forms of relief. The guidance comes in ... (more story)

Australia set to require data centers to power local AI development August 18, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia plans to use its data-center investment boom to build greater AI sovereignty by requiring hyperscalers to provide compute access to local start-ups, researchers and other organizations on favorable t... (more story)

Bound by precedent, USPTO defends patent rule questioned by director August 17, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Eight days after US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires suggested that the risk of multiple-owner harassment should not remain an independent basis for obviousness-type double patenting, his offi... (more story)

US Federal Circuit narrows prior art from provisional applications August 17, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A decision last week from the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit clarifies the standard for identifying priority dates for prior art taken from provisional patent applications, returning law to pre-Am... (more story)

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As Big Pharma patents age, smaller biotechs hold the most clinical-stage assets August 19, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Big Pharma is under growing pressure to restock its drug pipelines as an unusually large wave of patent expirations threatens hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue. That urgency is intensifying competitio... (more story)

China aligns administrative SEP enforcement on FRAND, testing speed, consistency August 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

China has closed a key gap in its standard essential patent regime by requiring administrative authorities to consider fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory licensing conduct before ordering an implementer to... (more story)

Delhi court fixes India's mental-act patent problem — but should judges write the rules? August 18, 2026 | Freny Patel

India's patent system finally has a test for deciding when an invention is merely a mental act, after the Delhi High Court stepped in where the patent office hadn't. The seven-step framework could curb arbitra... (more story)

Shein-Temu copyright ruling stresses importance of 'hosting defense' specifics August 17, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

In last week's judgment in UK litigation between Shein and Temu, a discussion of the “hosting defense” that platforms can build against copyright infringement claims has emphasized the extent to which defendan... (more story)

Japan chip comeback collides with two-front IP fight at Renesas August 17, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

A patent and trade secret fight for Japanese chipmaker Renesas is testing the acquisition strategy that helped rebuild its semiconductor business and expand into new technology.

Jack Daniel’s parody ruling raises trademark tarnishment bar in Ninth Circuit August 13, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Famous brand owners pursuing trademark dilution claims in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will need to prove both that each individual mark they assert is famous and that the challenged use is li... (more story)

AI video coding looms as next streaming patent battleground August 13, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Licensing of High Efficiency Video Coding, or HEVC, video coding patents has been mired in years of litigation across multiple jurisdictions, as the growing popularity of streaming media has met the thicket of... (more story)

EU court to test if cultural fame can defeat Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ trademark August 13, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The trademark fight over George Orwell’s "Animal Farm" has reached the EU General Court, where judges are asked whether a famous book title can become too culturally familiar to function as a brand. The appeal... (more story)