Congress advances USPTO fee-setting extension, but House debates reform
September 02, 2026
| Nick Robertson
Congress included a short-term extension of the USPTO's authority to set its own fees in a continuing resolution to the federal budget passed late Tuesday, averting a Sept. 16 expiration. But some IP experts a... (more story)
InterDigital wins third UPC injunction against Disney over streaming patent
September 02, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
InterDigital has won another UPC injunction against Disney, over Disney+ device-sharing technology in Germany and The Netherlands. The ruling broadens the dispute beyond video encoding, rejects Disney’s securi... (more story)
Puma loses EU appeal against Sir Safety System shoe trademark
September 02, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
Puma has failed to invalidate a trademarked registered by Sir Safety System for a type of pebbled shoe sole, after an EU court found that the German sportswear giant had not shown that the trademarked design w... (more story)
EU keeps eye on Big Tech's video alliance for possible competition concerns
September 02, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
The market for video-streaming technology will be monitored by the European Commission as it keeps an eye out for possible competition concerns stemming from the Alliance for Open Media, which is backed by the... (more story)
India opens copyright door to AI works, rejects AI authors
September 02, 2026
| Freny Patel
India’s Copyright Office found artificial intelligence-generated works can qualify for copyright protection but AI cannot be an author, leaving unresolved how much human involvement is needed to establish authorship.
Japan IP court accepts new prior art, reverses lower court patent win
September 02, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court has overturned an injunction against a lightbulb manufacturer after finding that two patents asserted by HotaluX, the successor to NEC Lighting’s business, should not h... (more story)
Chinese court sets layered originality test for AI copyright protection
September 02, 2026
| MLex Staff
A Chinese court has developed a structured test for determining when artificial intelligence-generated content reflects sufficient human creativity to qualify for copyright protection, offering more detailed g... (more story)
Former Google engineer sentenced to US prison for stealing AI trade secrets
September 02, 2026
| Amy Miller
Former Google engineer Linwei Ding has been sentenced to nearly a year in prison for stealing AI supercomputing trade secrets, followed by two years of supervised release. He will also have to pay nearly $190,... (more story)