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This week at the UPC: Feb. 27-March 5 March 05, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams, Charlotte Westphal and Inbar Preiss

The Unified Patent Court this week dismissed TCL Europe’s revocation bid against Corning, invalidated International N&H Denmark’s sugar-processing patent, revoked ABM’s sleep-therapy patent in Philips’ favor, ... (more story)

China fast-tracks AI judicial rules to clarify copyright, data boundaries March 05, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s highest court is advancing the drafting of judicial rules and policy guidance on artificial intelligence and data-related rights, aiming to set clearer legal guardrails for the application of emerging technologies.

Indonesia extends online IP enforcement beyond copyright March 05, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Intellectual property rights holders in Indonesia can now pursue takedown and blocking of online content infringing trademarks, patents and other IP rights under a ministerial regulation that extends enforceme... (more story)

Philips wins UPC sleep-therapy patent dispute; ABM plans appeal March 04, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The Unified Patent Court has revoked Advanced Brain Monitoring’s sleep-therapy patent in counterclaim proceedings brought by Philips, clearing its NightBalance device of infringement in three countries. ABM pl... (more story)

China expands trade-secret rules to cover algorithms, data and failed research March 04, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s top market authority has issued sweeping new rules broadening trade-secret protection to formally cover algorithms, data and even unsuccessful research results, as the country adapts its regulatory reg... (more story)

Tech, car companies press Brussels for IP law overhaul to curb patent injunctions March 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Tech and automotive groups are urging EU officials to amend its IP enforcement law to rein in patent injunctions — clashing with patent holders, who warn reforms could weaken innovation as Brussels weighs comp... (more story)

Japan's Recruit defeats fintech patent, trade secret challenge in Tokyo March 03, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

A Tokyo District Court dismissed a damages suit against Recruit, a major human resources and consumer services conglomerate, over its “Air Cash” merchant funding service, rejecting both a business method paten... (more story)

Puma wins China appeal as court invalidates patent conflicting with Formstrip mark March 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

Puma has won a key appeal after China’s top court ruled that a sneaker design patent conflicts with the German sportswear maker’s iconic Formstrip trademarks, overturning earlier decisions that had upheld the patent.

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US GAO march-in rule analysis angers both sides of debate March 05, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A Government Accountability Office analysis of a proposal to consider price in the use of march-in rights doesn’t come to conclusions over whether the idea is founded in law, drawing criticism from both suppor... (more story)

Google AI chatbot hearing at EU’s top court to test press copyright limits March 05, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Google’s Gemini will be under scrutiny at the EU’s top court next week, in a case brought by a Hungarian publisher that promises to help define how the bloc’s copyright law applies to AI training and chatbot s... (more story)

UK and US rulings put software patentability in spotlight, but nuance is needed March 05, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Recent court rulings on the patentability of software in the US and UK might appear to illustrate a growing divide on the issue between the two jurisdictions, but the relationship between the two approaches is... (more story)

Copyright turf war over music licensing engulfs India's courts March 05, 2026 | Freny Patel

Conflicting high court rulings on whether Phonographic Performance Limited must register as a copyright society have split India’s music licensing regime, with major consequences for pending infringement suits.

Is Japan's consent trademark system becoming a corporate portfolio tool? March 05, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s trademark consent system arrived in April 2024 with a broad policy promise — to make it easier to choose and clear brands in a first-to-file jurisdiction, particularly for new businesses, while maintai... (more story)

Copyright tensions test South Korea's push to become AI powerhouse March 05, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea’s government is accelerating efforts to clarify copyright rules amid concerns that legal ambiguity is hampering AI companies’ access to high-quality training data. While officials say mediation has... (more story)

USPTO shifts outreach focus to universities, boosting tech transfer March 04, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The US Patent and Trademark Office is looking to university campuses to host its community outreach offices across the country, an effort tech transfer leaders tell MLex will uplift innovation. The focus also ... (more story)

For IP-intensive defense vendors, Pentagon, Anthropic clash has high stakes March 04, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A brewing battle between the US Department of Defense and Anthropic over military use of advanced artificial intelligence could be a pivotal moment for intellectual property rights in government contracting.