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Patents owners warn EU against strengthened requirements for technology pools
The European Commission has been told by patent owners that extensive requirements for technology pools will prove costly and cumbersome, according to a document se... (more story)
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UPC blocks cross-border patent claims while broader questions remain pending
The Unified Patent Court ruled that it cannot hear infringement claims relating to non-UPC patent rights when jurisdiction is based on the “place of harm” rule, app... (more story)
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Japan Supreme Court takes baby chair case to clarify applied art copyright protection
Japan’s Supreme Court has agreed to review whether the design of the widely recognized Tripp Trapp infant chair can qualify for copyright protection. The case could... (more story)
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A new decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit underscores the pitfalls of embedded license agreements and the steep cost of inaccuracies in copyright registration.
EU officials say copyright rules may not need overhauling to address AI challenges, but a focus instead put on enforcement and licensing. While licensing markets are emerging, they remain uneven, as regulators... (more story)
BMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Thyssenkrupp are being investigated by the US Department of Justice over their licensing practices, MLex has learned. The DOJ’s Antitrust Division sent civil investigative de... (more story)
Chinese voice actors are pushing back against unauthorized use of their voices for artificial intelligence training and monetization, spotlighting tensions between rapidly advancing speech technology and the p... (more story)
Japan’s Tokyo District Court held that a subtitle translator had allowed broad reuse of their work across broadcast and streaming, but not the omission of their name, drawing a clear line between economic righ... (more story)
The US Patent and Trademark Office has found itself in the middle of a political conflict after Director John Squires made the unprecedented decision to file trademark applications for the “Board of Peace” in ... (more story)
Critical works, consisting of a version of a work in the public domain accompanied by original commentary, fall under copyright protection, the EU’s highest court has said. But the decision could undermine exi... (more story)
Chinese electronic-components maker Shenzhen Sunlord Electronics has gained ground in its long-running patent dispute with Japan’s Murata Manufacturing, securing a fresh round of favorable decisions invalidati... (more story)
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President Donald Trump on Friday released a highly-anticipated framework to lightly regulate artificial intelligence and preempt certain US state AI laws. In doing so, he passed the ball to Congress. There, an... (more story)
AI developers and the creative industry alike face continued uncertainty following a keenly awaited UK government report this week on how copyright protections are handled in AI model training. The government ... (more story)
A broad policy shift came into sharper focus this week as the US Patent and Trademark Office moved to limit foreign participation at both ends of the patent system — limiting access to administrative challenge... (more story)
A US appeals panel did not appear poised Wednesday to decide if allegedly stripping copyright management information from online content can confer standing on its own — a question that has divided lower court... (more story)
Plaintiffs hoping to leverage litigation against original equipment manufacturers in licensing talks with upstream suppliers may have a new play in the enforcement playbook courtesy of Onesta IP. But a win for... (more story)
The Unified Patent Court ruled that it cannot hear infringement claims relating to non-UPC patent rights when jurisdiction is based on the “place of harm” rule, appeal judges ruled in favor of OpenAI, Adobe an... (more story)
Last week’s changes to design patent eligibility in the US, such as the eligibility of projected and virtual designs, follow in the footsteps of broader reforms in the EU, but critics of the US changes say the... (more story)
On the heels of recent decisions upholding his near-total discretion over America Invents Act patent challenges, US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires on Wednesday singled out the domestic footp... (more story)