Intellectual Property

The US International Trade Commission is weighing whether to continue a trade-secret investigation despite a contract directing disputes to Germany. Neither Zync nor BMW argues that the agreement strips the ag... (more story)

Patent deals linked US and Chinese technology portfolios, renewed smartphone licenses and expanded automotive coverage, while a memory-patent dispute ended in a $600 million settlement. Pharmaceutical partners... (more story)

This week, the Unified Patent Court appeal judges denied a pause on Canfield’s infringement and revocation appeals over a separate third-party challenge to the same patent. The Court of Appeal also upheld Dutc... (more story)

Meta Platforms faces scrutiny in India after the Delhi High Court questioned whether Instagram’s Remix feature facilitates copyright infringement, raising broader concerns over platform responsibility for tool... (more story)

China has issued detailed implementation rules for its revamped integrated circuit layout-design regime, clarifying how applicants must define original features and how those claims will shape subsequent cance... (more story)

Japanese cosmetics company Kao faces a smaller rival’s planned trademark action to halt a new skincare line it has promoted with a celebrity campaign and advertising across four Japanese cities to broaden its customer base.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft told Australian lawmakers that copyright restrictions or legal uncertainty pose barriers to training AI models locally. The government is working on copyright legislatio... (more story)

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)