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Grant uncertainty emerges as potential risk factor in early-stage IP valuations

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As EU's AI content labeling regime kicks in, its aim for clarity remains divisive

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China leads humanoid robotics patent race in volume, US retains quality edge

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AI music generator Suno loses 'Rasputin' copyright suit by German rights group July 31, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

A German collective rights management organization has won its copyright lawsuit against Suno, developer of an AI music generator. A Munich court found that Suno reproduced copyrighted music without permission... (more story)

Japan IP Court rejects trade secret appeal over alleged cloud access July 31, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan's IP High Court upheld the dismissal of a trade secret lawsuit brought by a recruitment company, finding the company failed to prove that a former employee improperly obtained confidential information th... (more story)

First aerospace patent pool in China's Guizhou to boost strategic-technology use July 31, 2026 | MLex Staff

China has launched the first specialized aerospace patent pool in Guizhou Province, as authorities step up efforts to commercialize patents and strengthen collaboration across the country's strategic aerospace supply chain.

Delhi High Court to test India's approach to AI-assisted patents July 31, 2026 | Freny Patel

The Delhi High Court is set to consider whether India's patent regime should recognize inventions involving artificial intelligence, in a case that could test whether the country adopts a more flexible approac... (more story)

IP licensing and business: July 17-July 30 July 30, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Sisvel's Willy Chang, the company's head of AI pools, told MLex the company is developing new patent pools for AI networking and optical communications. Other licensing activity spanned wireless technology, el... (more story)

This week at the UPC: July 24-30 July 30, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

The UPC this week saw a major injunction against Disney, and the end of a long-standing dispute between Ericsson and AsusTek. Judges decided on a slew of access requests, blocking a German law firm from seeing... (more story)

China sets innovation quality, AI priorities in latest five-year IP strategy July 30, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's top intellectual property regulator has outlined a five-year strategy that shifts the country's intellectual property agenda beyond filing volumes toward innovation quality and emerging technologies, s... (more story)

HBO piracy case prompts Delhi High Court to refine dynamic injunction rules July 30, 2026 | Freny Patel

HBO's piracy suit prompted the Delhi High Court to refine India's dynamic injunction regime, allowing intermediaries to verify mirror websites while preserving judicial oversight over infringement findings and... (more story)

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Grant uncertainty emerges as potential risk factor in early-stage IP valuations July 31, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

With the US government mulling changes to how it administers federal research grants, funding continuity could become its own consideration when valuing intellectual property-intensive startups. A new model es... (more story)

Stewart departs USPTO after consequential stint as acting director July 30, 2026 | Nick Robertson

USPTO Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart, who is leaving the office this week, leveraged her role as acting director last year to initiate significant changes to inter partes review, including rescinding the ... (more story)

AI fuels demand for trade secret insurance as legal risks grow July 30, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Trade secret disputes are emerging as a key growth area for the intellectual property insurance market as companies expand their use of artificial intelligence, insurers told MLex.

As EU's AI content labeling regime kicks in, its aim for clarity remains divisive July 30, 2026 | Masha Borak and Inbar Preiss

On Sunday, new EU requirements kick in under the AI Act for clear labeling of AI-generated or manipulated content. Reaction is divided: Companies say the rules risk sweeping routine AI material into the same l... (more story)

Japan's SEP revival puts a centuries-old mediation tradition to a global test July 30, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan is reviving standard-essential patent enforcement through a centuries-old court mediation tradition, offering patent owners and implementers a low-cost route to global licensing while testing how far jud... (more story)

Defense right to repair spurs debate over contractors' IP rights July 29, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The US House and Senate versions of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act each endorse a right to repair for the military, which would expand US government access to technical data, an outcome that defen... (more story)

US espionage prosecution of China’s Pangang Group collapses, but caselaw endures July 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The US Department of Justice’s decision to abandon its economic espionage prosecution of China’s Pangang Group may ultimately be remembered less for its abrupt ending than for the precedent it produced: narrow... (more story)

US FDA rule change could prompt rethink of pharma IP strategy July 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Employee mobility and growing collaboration have already elevated the strategic importance of trade secrets and process patents across the life sciences industry. A new US Food and Drug Administration proposal... (more story)