French Google case sets example on how commitments can catch new AI use of publishers’ content
May 12, 2026
| Anna Ferrari
A negotiating framework imposed on Google to set compensation for press publishers in France showed how “well-designed commitments” can address emerging AI issues and “create a strong framework for negotiation... (more story)
JPO rejects Baoshan bid to invalidate Nippon Steel EV motor steel patent
May 12, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s Patent Office upheld Nippon Steel’s patent for ultra-thin electrical steel used in high efficiency EV motors, rejecting an invalidation challenge by China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel that argued the company... (more story)
Post-Cox strategy helps Google trim discovery in US publisher suit
May 11, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
A decision by Google to abandon its safe-harbor defense in favor of a more aggressive litigating posture under the US Supreme Court’s recent decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment is alread... (more story)
Japan expands content industry growth strategy with music export study
May 11, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s economy, trade and industry ministry, or METI, is increasingly positioning music and other creative sectors as export industries within the country's broader intellectual property and growth strategy, ... (more story)
Federal Circuit weighs sanctions authority against AIA institution bar
May 08, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
A series of recurring themes emerged during oral argument Friday in the dispute between VLSI Technology, Intel Corp. and Patent Quality Assurance, with the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit repeatedl... (more story)
Japan court rejects unilateral surcharge model in web photo copyright dispute
May 08, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
An Osaka District Court ruling has narrowed the ability of copyright holders to impose self-declared penalty fees for unauthorized online image use, rejecting a fishing website’s attempt to claim damages based... (more story)
IP licensing and business: April 24-May 7
May 07, 2026
| Steve Scherer
Sisvel is seeking companies to join an Ultra Ethernet patent pool and expanding its POS licensing program, while Nokia highlighted broad licensing deals in China. Longhorn IP continued to add to its digital pa... (more story)
This week at the UPC: May 1-7
May 07, 2026
| Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss
This week, the Unified Patent Court revoked a Covid-19 treatment patent owned by China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences and upheld Ericsson's patent in its dispute against AsusTek. The court also rejecte... (more story)