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This week at the UPC: Jan. 16-22 January 22, 2026 | Inbar Preiss and Charlotte Westphal

This week, the Unified Patent Court handed down several decisions, including one refusing to rule on alleged infringement claims extending beyond UPC territory. It also ruled on Ona Patents' infringement case ... (more story)

Tokyo police pursue trade-secret leak case linked to former Russian trade official January 22, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Metropolitan Police Department has referred two men — a Japanese national and a former Russian trade official — to prosecutors on suspicion of violating the country’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act ... (more story)

House bill targets nuisance patent suits against small businesses January 21, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The CLEAR Act, introduced in the US House, would grant automatic stays of patent infringement litigation against end user businesses when a manufacturer joins the suit as a defendant. But the measure could cre... (more story)

UPC curbs long-arm reach in lock patent suit, blocks Swiss infringement claims January 21, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The Unified Patent Court has confirmed its approach to long-arm jurisdiction in a lock patent dispute, clarifying that once validity risks become concrete, the court's reach must stop at the border. All claims... (more story)

Puma loses EU trademark appeal against ruling involving Chinese company January 21, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Puma will not be able to block the registration of a trademark for sportswear by Chinese company Ningbo Gongfang after the EU General Court upheld an earlier decision finding that the two marks were not suffic... (more story)

Chinese court blocks ownership claims over patent tied to fabricated data January 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's top court has ruled that patent applications not supported by genuine inventive activity and filed in bad faith lack any legal basis, eliminating the need for courts to determine ownership.

Japanese court issues SEP playbook, putting global FRAND settlement at center of cases January 21, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

The Tokyo District Court has issued guidance signaling that disputes over standard-essential patent infringement will be pushed toward early, court-led settlement, with judges seeking to set a global royalty r... (more story)

Patent pruning data sheds light on shifting priorities, needs of imaging industry January 20, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

When it comes to active portfolio management, Canon is top of the imaging, optics and sensing class, a new report shows.

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Key question remains after Yangtze Memory inter partes reviews vacated January 22, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

De-institution of inter partes reviews sought by Yangtze Memory Technologies underscores the US Patent and Trademark Office’s renewed commitment to transparency, even if Director John Squires is — for now — ke... (more story)

VoiceAge-HMD hearing to shape future of tech patent licensing in Europe January 22, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Germany’s top court will hear VoiceAge’s patent dispute with HMD on Jan. 27, testing whether judges can impose tougher licensing demands on technology users, or must seek guidance from the EU Court of Justice.... (more story)

Early refusal of 'Las Vegas Athletics' trademarks puts USPTO on familiar path January 22, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Recent non-final refusals of a pair of “Las Vegas Athletics” trademark applications shed light on how trademark examiners are assessing acquired distinctiveness years after the Supreme Court’s Booking.com ruling.

Anne Frank copyright case tests where VPN use ends, infringement begins January 21, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

VPNs do not infringe copyright when users bypass geo-blocking, an EU court adviser has said in a case over The Diary Of Anne Frank. But he warned that liability could arise if providers actively promote unlawf... (more story)

India bets big on existing laws to regulate AI January 21, 2026 | Freny Patel

In rejecting a standalone AI Act in favor of a light-touch, piecemeal approach, India is gambling on existing laws and compulsory licensing to foster growth while balancing emerging risks and citizen safety as... (more story)

US high court’s ‘skinny label’ decision may not chill market as generics warn January 20, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Generic and biosimilar manufacturers and the US Solicitor General have warned that a Supreme Court holding against Hikma Pharmaceuticals could dismantle the generic drug market. But with so-called “skinny labe... (more story)

UK lawmakers' IP crime inquiry aims to give enforcer’s five-year strategy a steer January 20, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

UK lawmakers are investigating the current state of IP crime and counterfeiting, with the aim of gathering recommendations before the Intellectual Property Office fleshes out its next five-year strategy on the... (more story)

Amid lagging SME participation in standards development, USPTO gets creative January 16, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Despite widespread agreement on the need to develop robust strategic, technical and certification standards, a key segment of the innovation ecosphere remains sidelined.