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Qualcomm-Huawei deal shows patents can bridge divided tech world

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Better AI recommendations alone won’t secure UK patent protection

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US Third Circuit puts competition at center of ROSS AI training ruling

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OpenAI, Adobe clash with KeeeX over digital provenance patent October 07, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

OpenAI, Adobe and other tech groups have urged the Unified Patent Court to revoke a digital-file patent held by French startup KeeeX. Meanwhile, KeeeX has accused its opponents of infringement through content-... (more story)

Universal Music argues Cloudflare is liable for music piracy, EU court told October 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Universal Music argued at the EU’s top court that Cloudflare should be held liable for copyright infringement because its content delivery services helped a piracy website make unauthorized music downloads ava... (more story)

Sanrio defeats copyright challenge over popular Kuromi character at Tokyo court October 07, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Sanrio, the Japanese company behind Hello Kitty, has defeated an animation studio’s bid to stop sales of merchandise featuring Kuromi, one of its most popular characters, after a Tokyo court found that the stu... (more story)

Japan Tobacco's trademark rights fail to prove Camel copyright ownership: Indian court October 07, 2026 | Freny Patel

Japan Tobacco failed to cancel a rival CAMEL COLLECTION copyright after the Delhi High Court ruled that trademark registrations alone don't establish first ownership of the underlying artistic work.

South Korea to strengthen safeguards against industrial-technology theft October 07, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea’s industry ministry said on Wednesday it would soon revise the Industrial Technology Protection Act and take other measures to strengthen protection of sensitive industrial technology amid increasi... (more story)

EU moves to speed up standards, tighten control over strategic tech October 06, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

A proposed overhaul of the EU standardization system has been unveiled, aimed at speeding development and strengthening control over strategic technologies. The European Commission could restrict foreign parti... (more story)

Tesla's win in UK trademark row stands after challenger Parabolica is dissolved October 06, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The dissolution of Parabolica Ltd. led a UK appellate tribunal to dismiss its challenge to findings that its “TESLA” application was filed in bad faith. The ruling leaves Tesla Inc.’s earlier victory intact bu... (more story)

Patent grant delays face Indian Supreme Court scrutiny over shortened protection October 05, 2026 | Freny Patel

India's Supreme Court will examine whether patent holders should lose part of their 20-year protection because of delays in granting patents.

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US content makers poised to test startup’s fair use loss for generative AI October 07, 2026 | Emma Whitford

The first US appellate court to deem artificial intelligence training a copyright violation took pains to clarify that the legal research technology before it was “not a generative AI.” But creators and publis... (more story)

Qualcomm-Huawei deal shows patents can bridge divided tech world October 06, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Qualcomm and Huawei's new multiyear patent agreement could support the US chipmaker's expansion beyond smartphones while giving its Chinese rival another route to monetize research despite US restrictions.

INTA looks beyond trademarks as patent policy role takes shape October 06, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The International Trademark Association is broadening its horizons and "looking into all IP rights," CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo told MLex. A new strategic plan calls for the historically trademark-focused group... (more story)

HSBC, StanChart kept Huawei as client after it denied Iran reports, US jury told October 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Two of Huawei Technologies' largest international banks kept the company on as a client after it denied media reports linking the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant to sales of surveillance equipment i... (more story)

Squires eyes return of US PTAB merits decisions as White House reviews IPR rule October 05, 2026 | Nick Robertson

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires expects to announce "in the coming weeks" a plan to return merits-based institution decisions to Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges, he told MLex, as a se... (more story)

IP leaders warn US could weaken the innovation system it helped build October 05, 2026 | Steve Scherer

IP leaders warned last week that President Donald Trump’s research funding and immigration restrictions, along with higher tariffs, could weaken US innovation and its access to global markets.

Japan's AI voice ruling puts recognition ahead of enforcement October 05, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

A recognizable voice can earn money for a stranger without the human behind it speaking a word. Japan’s latest AI ruling gives performers grounds to challenge that exploitation, but leaves the decisions that w... (more story)

Suno's AI music training faces novel US challenge by musicians Isbell, Lowery October 02, 2026 | Mike Swift

Suno is facing a novel lawsuit from musicians David Lowery and Jason Isbell alleging the AI music service unlawfully indexed and exploited artists' identities and voices. Rather than copyright claims, the suit... (more story)