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Philips patent fight draws nine interventions over India's SEP rules September 23, 2026 | Freny Patel

Philips’s bid to restore India’s first post-trial SEP decree has drawn nine interventions, giving the Supreme Court of India a chance to set nationwide rules on essentiality, exhaustion, royalties and FRAND licensing.

European businesses flag IP enforcement gaps in China September 23, 2026 | MLex Staff

European businesses said China’s intellectual property framework has strengthened, but unpredictable patent reviews, weak remedies and uneven enforcement still cloud investment and research decisions, accordin... (more story)

SIM IP bets on strong patent cycle with QinetiQ cybersecurity deal, CEO says September 22, 2026 | Steve Scherer

SIM IP’s purchase last week of a QinetiQ cybersecurity patent portfolio reflects its expectation that patent assets will become more attractive over the coming years, Chief Executive Erich Spangenberg told MLe... (more story)

USTR considers tariffs on Germany over drug pricing September 22, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Nick Robertson

The Office of the US Trade Representative Tuesday juggled how to respond to Germany’s drug pricing practices as industry officials and experts largely blamed the country for suppressing prices that they argue ... (more story)

Apple ruling in India warns against using copyright to bypass trademark-raid rules September 22, 2026 | Freny Patel

Apple cannot use copyright law to bypass trademark-raid safeguards, the Gujarat High Court ruled, warning that mischaracterizing counterfeit claims could undermine resulting searches, seizures and criminal proceedings.

UK vinyl record counterfeiter jailed in ‘hugely significant’ prosecution September 21, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A West London man has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison in connection with £2.7 million in counterfeit record sales. The case, which produced the largest-ever UK police seizure of fake vinyl, ... (more story)

Honeywell secures UPC injunction as judges refuse to await Dutch license ruling September 21, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Honeywell has secured a Unified Patent Court injunction against VeyorEx and related companies in Germany, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Latvia and Italy, after judges rejected a disputed-license defense an... (more story)

China court shields hit drama title from copycat alcohol marketing September 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s top court has highlighted a ruling that protects the title of hit crime drama The Knockout as a commercial identifier, signaling that widely recognized television titles can be shielded from copycat ma... (more story)

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New Thomas Pink womenswear lines strain ‘PINK’ pact with Victoria’s Secret September 21, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A 2015 agreement allowed Victoria’s Secret and Thomas Pink Ltd. to end their global fight over “PINK” and coexist in different commercial terrain. Now, after the London shirtmaker’s assets have changed hands t... (more story)

How far can a software trademark reach? Autonomous cars put EU rules to the test September 21, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

A dispute over Deutsche Bahn's Kira trademark for autonomous-driving software and vehicles has prompted the European Union Intellectual Property Office to ask its top appeal board whether “computer software” i... (more story)

Via LA targets one-stop shop for AI data center patent licenses, president says September 18, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Via LA has launched its DRAM data center patent pool with three of the field’s top 15 largest patent holders and is negotiating with most of the rest, President Kevin Mack told MLex. A second group of new memb... (more story)

OpenAI’s failed UK trademark challenge deepens doubts over ‘GPT’ protectability September 18, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The UK Intellectual Property Office recently invalidated UK trademark rights in “GPT” and “ChatGPT” while rejecting OpenAI’s bid to block ChainGPT LLC from registering its name there. The decision gives UK app... (more story)

India's life-sciences patent guidelines promise clarity, but consistency will be the test September 18, 2026 | Freny Patel

India's draft life-sciences patent guidelines could improve predictability without easing patentability standards, but their impact will depend on consistent examination and applying existing jurisprudence to ... (more story)

New Microsoft, OpenAI docs show knowledge of AI copying costs to US news firms September 18, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Mike Swift

Newly unsealed filings quote OpenAI and Microsoft employees and executives acknowledging that the unlicensed use of millions of news articles published by the New York Times and other news organizations to tra... (more story)

Pepsi's US trademark dispute could reshape brand choices, lawsuit strategy, lawyers say September 17, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Rise Brewing’s Supreme Court challenge to Pepsi could reshape trademark disputes by deciding whether juries or judges assess a mark’s conceptual strength, potentially affecting brand-selection strategies, mark... (more story)

Huawei's decision-making centralized in China, former employees say at US trial September 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Corporate decision-making and management of telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies was centralized in China, several former employees testified at the company’s high-profile US trial in New York federal ... (more story)