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IP licensing and business: July 2-July 16 July 16, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Patent pools drove licensing activity in early July before mid-year licensing incentives expired, alongside notable licensing deals in agriculture and pharmaceuticals.

This week at the UPC: July 13-16 July 16, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss

The UPC this week granted Fujifilm an injunction against Kodak, kept KeeeX’s €120 million provisional damages claim alive and imposed further penalties in Brita’s enforcement dispute. Several cases ended throu... (more story)

Japan IP Court draws line between trade secret leaks and news reporting July 16, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has held that a former Nidec employee was liable under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act for leaking confidential company documents to a journalist, but dismissed t... (more story)

US Copyright Office to raise fees for first time in six years July 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The US Copyright Office’s 43 percent average increase in fees, set to go into effect this fall, makes up for recent inflation and fee levels that haven’t adequately offset the office’s costs since the last adj... (more story)

UK govt's SEP, design consultation responses delayed due to political upheaval July 15, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

The future of the UK's standard-essential patent and design law regimes will remain uncertain for longer after the UK Intellectual Property Office delayed its response to major consultations on proposed reform... (more story)

OpenAI loses EU trademark fight over its name (update*) July 15, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

OpenAI has lost its challenge to an EU trademark refusal, after General Court judges found its name too descriptive of the AI-related goods and services covered by the application. The EU Intellectual Property... (more story)

Fujifilm granted injunction against Kodak in UPC appeal saga July 15, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Fujifilm has secured a German injunction against Kodak, after the UPC Court of Appeal upheld its narrowed printing-plate patent and found Sonora products infringed it. The ruling also clarified long-arm jurisd... (more story)

Australian PM announces national AI framework, legislation expected in 2027 July 15, 2026 | Saloni Sinha and Sean Maguire

The Australian government plans to introduce legislation early next year establishing a national framework of Australian standards for artificial intelligence, the country’s prime minister has announced. In a ... (more story)

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Delhi court overhaul could reshape global IP litigation in India July 16, 2026 | Freny Patel

Global companies could face a fundamental shift in India's commercial-litigation landscape as the Delhi High Court's proposed jurisdictional overhaul redirects many intellectual property disputes to district c... (more story)

Meta takes VDP license, testing Big Tech's AV1 'royalty-free' model July 15, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Meta Platforms' decision to license patents covering the AV1 video codec could reshape the debate over whether the technology is genuinely royalty-free and lend support to the long-established framework for li... (more story)

Competing visions for WIPO reemerge at General Assembly July 15, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

With member states gathered for the World Intellectual Property Organization General Assembly, the United States delegation urged modernization of global IP systems over a potential expansion of the organizati... (more story)

AI could improve confusion analysis in trademark examination July 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

IP offices around the world should expand their use of AI technology in the trademark examination process, a new report by the International Trademark Association argues, holding up the tech as a powerful tool... (more story)

SMEs eyeing slice of UK defense spending risk fight to safeguard their IP July 15, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

As the UK scrambles to increase defense spending in reaction to geopolitical threats, the government’s commitment to usher more small British businesses into the supply chain could be stymied by the perception... (more story)

Meta's French antitrust order aims to plug regulatory gap over media content use July 10, 2026 | Jean Comte

A French regulatory order for Meta Platforms to negotiate fresh terms with media outlets for using their content promises to help settle a dispute over remuneration and ease the sector's concerns about lost re... (more story)

US consensus could bolster global push for WIPO design treaty July 09, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A request for input on whether the US should join the World Intellectual Property Organization's Riyadh Design Law Treaty has generated a unified, affirmative response from key stakeholders, strengthening the ... (more story)

Trademark case at Supreme Court could reshape path to trial in US infringement suits July 09, 2026 | Steve Scherer

The US Supreme Court is poised to decide during its next term whether judges or juries determine a trademark's inherent strength, which would resolve a split among federal appeals courts. That could affect how... (more story)