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Google licensing deals complicate certification of US AI-training case February 21, 2026 | Amy Miller

A lawsuit accusing Google of illegally using artists' and writers' copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence tools shouldn't be certified because the company acquired their books and images legiti... (more story)

US feds say trade secrets with security implications stolen, accessed from Iran February 20, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

On the heels of Linwei Ding’s conviction last month for criminal trade secret theft — and amid rising US tension with the Middle East — three Iranian nationals were indicted this week in California for stealin... (more story)

US Copyright Office needs Congress to further success of small claims board February 20, 2026 | Nick Robertson

US Copyright Office Deputy General Counsel John Riley tells MLex that the Copyright Claims Board has been a success in the three years since its launch, but that Congress can still help the office with needed ... (more story)

Kakao overturns South Korea sanctions over exclusive derivative-rights clauses February 20, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Kakao Entertainment has prevailed in a court challenge wiping out corrective measures and a 540 million won ($373,000) fine over web-novel contest contract terms that South Korea’s competition watchdog had dee... (more story)

Nvidia loses bid to pause discovery in authors' US copyright suit over AI training February 20, 2026 | Amy Miller

Nvidia has lost its bid to pause discovery in a copyright lawsuit alleging the company illegally used authors’ works to train its large language models. Nvidia requested a stay while US District Judge Jon S. T... (more story)

Onesta, BMW take patent clash to US appeals court February 19, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The clock is ticking on a bid by Onesta IP to stay an antisuit injunction awarded to BMW by a Texas federal judge last month. But in filings this week with the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a fa... (more story)

This week at the UPC: Feb. 13-19 February 19, 2026 | Charlotte Westphal and Inbar Preiss

This week, the Unified Patent Court revived Rematec’s wood-mill patent on appeal, granted cross-border injunctions in separate disputes involving Canon, Angelalign and others as well permitted the withdrawal o... (more story)

Salts Healthcare loses ostomy bag appeal against Pelican Healthcare February 19, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Salts Healthcare' appeal against a ruling that Pelican Healthcare had not infringed its patent for a type of ostomy bag designed to minimize “unsightly” bulging has been rejected, although the court agreed the... (more story)

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Michael J. Fox Foundation rewrites the biomedical research IP playbook February 19, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

As breakthroughs become increasingly collaborative and data-driven, intellectual property strategies are evolving in tandem. With Michelle Durborow and Jim McNasby at the helm, the Michael J. Fox Foundation fo... (more story)

Federal Circuit cements broad USPTO director discretion, upholds Fintiv February 17, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision siding with the US Patent and Trademark Office in Apple’s challenge to the NHK-Fintiv standard is a victory for the office, reinforcing the director’s bro... (more story)

Need to boost functionality allegedly taken to extreme by AI startup, US case shows February 17, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A sham corporation formed for the purported purpose of accessing a proprietary software program to improve the functionality of an artificial intelligence insurance tool was enjoined last week in the US. But ... (more story)

Texas jury trial win for Apple should simplify UK Supreme Court proceedings (update*) February 16, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

As Apple gears up to challenge UK findings it owes $502 million plus interest in global standard essential patent (SEP) royalties, its victory with a Texas jury last week extinguishes any lingering concerns of... (more story)

Royalty share proposal, NIST language rattle universities, research institutions February 13, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

US Patent and Trademark Office deputy director Coke Morgan Stewart had warm words this week for inventors and the technology transfer offices who shepherd their ideas over the commercial finish line. But her f... (more story)

Reimagining, repackaging know-how, research outputs could have hidden value February 12, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Many universities and public research institutions are sitting on an untapped reserve: under- and unutilized intellectual property. Identifying dormant assets and connecting them with nontraditional sources of... (more story)

Smaller firms to gain as UK judges overturn 'Aerotel approach' to software patents February 12, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

A judgment in Emotional Perception AI by the UK Supreme Court this week has overturned two decades of domestic case law and brought the UK more — if not completely — in line with the European Patent Office whe... (more story)

ECJ clarification of EU trademark opposition rules ends Brexit hangover February 11, 2026 | Inbar Preiss and Douglas Clarke-Williams

The EU’s top court has reaffirmed that EU trademarks can only be blocked by rights still in force at the time of the final decision on their registration. Experts say that in preventing oppositions based on ri... (more story)