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Meta’s website scraping terms for UK publishers probed by CMA October 30, 2026 | Jon Menon

Meta is under investigation over whether it's abusing a dominant position by imposing exploitative terms on news publishers and advertisers, the UK antitrust regulator said. Separately, the CMA is seeking info... (more story)

Apple disclosed Ascend.io licensing and hiring deal to EU regulator in June October 30, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Apple informed the European Commission on June 30 of its intended purchase of data engineering platform Ascend.io. As a designated “gatekeeper” under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple is required to tell the... (more story)

China's top court strengthens breeders' hand in plant-variety disputes October 30, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s top court is signaling a tougher stance on plant-variety infringement, easing rights holders’ evidentiary burden, applying punitive damages and tackling attempts to evade liability.

This week at the UPC: Oct. 23-29 October 29, 2026 | Giorgi Dvalishvili

This week the Unified Patent Court ordered SK Nexilis to pay €1.1 million in costs, including those of an undecided conditional revocation counterclaim. Preliminary injunctions targeted Dreame’s Mira Mop and P... (more story)

Meta loses appeal against French neighboring rights antitrust orders (update*) October 29, 2026 | Jean Comte

Meta Platforms has lost its legal challenge against two French antitrust injunctions that ordered the US digital giant to negotiate with press publishers "in good faith" over a remuneration system to use journ... (more story)

USPTO exceeds goals for trademark pendency, backlog reduction October 28, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The US Patent and Trademark Office exceeded its major trademark performance goals in fiscal year 2026, the office's trademark leaders said Wednesday. Pendency for a first office action fell to about four month... (more story)

UK judge rejects Dolby, Access Advance bid to defer Snap royalty determination October 28, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

In a Wednesday judgment memorializing his mid-October bench ruling, UK High Court Judge James Mellor rejected Dolby and Access Advance’s proposal to resolve preliminary patent licensing questions before addres... (more story)

Meta's new terms blocked by Norwegian court after media challenge October 28, 2026 | Masha Borak

An Oslo court temporarily barred Meta from introducing commercial terms that Norwegian media companies say would allow it to scrape their content for AI training. The order blocks the changes pending a final r... (more story)

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Medical device repair to face fresh copyright scrutiny despite US court victory October 30, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The comment period for the US Copyright Office’s 10th triennial rulemaking is open and independent medical equipment repairers must again defend their exemption from anticircumvention rules. In a notice of pro... (more story)

WIPO focuses AI, patent debate on proof, prior art and obviousness October 30, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A recent report by the World Intellectual Property Organization Secretariat laid out options for documenting artificial intelligence use in the inventive process, assessing AI-generated material as prior art a... (more story)

US pharma’s Chinese biotech deals face uncertainty under Treasury proposal October 30, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Proposed US limits on investments in Chinese biotechnology could make American drugmakers less competitive against foreign rivals and disrupt the complex partnerships that have made China an important source o... (more story)

Meta’s global dust-up over scraping, AI showcases platforms' legal risks October 29, 2026 | Chris May, Nick Robertson and Emma Whitford

Meta Platforms’ swift reaction to global criticism over recently proposed changes to its terms of service has put a spotlight on deepening fault lines between Big Tech platforms and publishers while presenting... (more story)

EU's AI training rules face test from Google cases, copyright overhaul October 29, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Three Google Gemini copyright cases could reshape EU rules on AI training as the European Commission considers new licensing, opt-out and payment requirements. The parallel court and legislative processes expo... (more story)

Meta's pleas leave French judges unmoved in press neighboring-rights dispute October 29, 2026 | Jean Comte

Meta Platforms saw its arguments against two French antitrust injunctions comprehensively rejected on Thursday, with appeal court judges upholding the orders to negotiate "in good faith" a remuneration system ... (more story)

Anthropic IPO reveals IP pressures on AI model development and deployment October 28, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A Monday S-1 by Anthropic acknowledges intellectual property unknowns that go well beyond potential copyright damage awards, including the continued use of revenue-producing models and even its ability to fund... (more story)

US criticism of India's IP regime faces policy-choice test October 28, 2026 | Freny Patel

US criticism of India’s intellectual-property regime raises questions over whether legitimate concerns about enforcement and investment uncertainty justify demands for stronger patent and copyright protections... (more story)