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China strengthens drug IP regime with new trial-data protection rules

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Meta ruling gives EU nations roadmap to tougher rules on payments for publishers

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Philips loses royalty battle over DVD technology in India

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Japan IP Court bars former cram-school franchisees from using chain's name May 25, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s IP High Court upheld a ruling barring former cram-school franchise operators from continuing to use a tutoring chain’s trademarks, company names and internet domain names after termination of their fra... (more story)

China's MGI Tech sued by Oxford Nanopore in London over sequencing trade secrets May 25, 2026 | MLex Staff

Shenzhen-based MGI Tech has been sued in London by UK biotechnology company Oxford Nanopore Technologies over allegations that it misappropriated trade secrets involving genetic-sequencing technology.

Authors suing Meta might seek early US appellate review of shadow library claims May 22, 2026 | Amy Miller

Writers suing Meta for copyright infringement are considering asking a US appeals court to resolve an “intra-district split” on whether downloading books from shadow libraries to train large language models is... (more story)

US magistrate judge seeks specificity in Prema, Lamborghini trade secret row May 22, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. and its American affiliate scored a partial win this week when a US magistrate judge in Texas directed Prema Engineering S.r.l. to provide additional detail on hypercar steering-w... (more story)

US House bill would create antitrust safe harbor for independent musicians’ AI licensing May 22, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The Protect Working Musicians Act would help independent musicians who wish to license their music to streaming services or artificial intelligence companies, establishing an antitrust safe harbor to allow the... (more story)

EU lawmakers to revisit IP enforcement rules May 22, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

EU lawmakers will examine whether the 20-year-old IP Rights Enforcement Directive needs reform, as disputes over patent injunctions, proportionality and standard-essential patents intensify. The meeting in the... (more story)

US deepfake legislation would expand safe harbor, takedown system May 21, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A revised version of the bipartisan NO FAKES Act, introduced Wednesday, would create a personal property right in an individual’s digital likeness, allowing people to better control and license the use of thei... (more story)

IP licensing and business: May 8-21 May 21, 2026 | Steve Scherer

An artificial intelligence patent-sharing initiative, patent pool licensors, autonomous drone technology and pharmaceutical commercialization drove licensing activity in the US and abroad over the last two weeks.

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SpaceX US securities filing reveals xAI details, insight into AI regulatory risks May 21, 2026 | Mike Swift

From space-based AI data centers to unvarnished disclosures about a wide spectrum of legal and regulatory risk around xAI's Grok chatbot, the S-1 securities filing by SpaceX in advance of its initial public st... (more story)

Study says structural barriers persist after USPTO’s First Amendment defeats May 21, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The US Patent and Trademark Office suffered dual defeats in 2017 and 2019 when the US Supreme Court said a refusal to register disparaging or scandalous trademarks runs afoul of the First Amendment. While expl... (more story)

US FTC scrutiny reduced Orange Book protections for 19 drugs, study finds May 21, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Requests by the Federal Trade Commission to delist over 400 medical device patents from the Food and Drug Administration’s Orange Book are set to shorten the period during which listed patents may delay generi... (more story)

Small inventors lose largest booster with Massie primary defeat May 20, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Small inventors took a hit late Tuesday after Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie lost his reelection primary following a rift with President Trump. Massie has been the most outspoken critic of th... (more story)

Board of Peace trademark applications thrust USPTO into uncharted territory May 19, 2026 | Steve Scherer

President Donald Trump has built his last name into one of the world’s most recognizable political and commercial brands, showing he appreciates trademark law. Now the US Patent and Trademark Office is trying ... (more story)

Meta ruling gives EU nations roadmap to tougher rules on payments for publishers May 19, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

A ruling by the EU's top court in a case brought by Meta gives publishers stronger leverage to seek payment, data and regulator support when platforms use news content. For social media providers, it raises co... (more story)

Vietnam's IP reforms no longer enough as US demands enforcement results May 18, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Vietnam’s elevation to “Priority Foreign Country” status in the US Special 301 Report suggests that legislative reforms and short-term crackdowns may no longer satisfy Washington, as the US increasingly pushes... (more story)

Former USPTO heads part ways on eBay, PAEs in inputs to European Commission May 15, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Former US Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal on Tuesday broke with the pro-injunction stance taken by fellow former agency heads Andrei Iancu and David Kappos in lobbying directed at the European... (more story)