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EU eyes new copyright rules for AI licensing, including training opt-outs September 29, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The EU is weighing new copyright rules for generative AI, including standardized opt-outs, disclosure duties, licensing tools and possible payment rights for creators, alongside tougher measures on live-event ... (more story)

Anthropic's US book case spills into Japan's publishing trade September 29, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japanese publishers are asking whether their agreements with one of the wholesalers at the center of Japan’s book trade allowed it to supply books to Anthropic, after US court records listed the company in the... (more story)

US Senate passes Protect College Sports Act with antitrust exemption September 29, 2026 | Alex Wilts, Khushita Vasant and Nick Robertson

The US Senate, in a 77-22 vote, passed legislation Monday to overhaul college sports, including provisions that clarify how student athletes can monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL), as well as an exe... (more story)

Canada uses global IP system to commercialize inventions abroad, CIPO chief says September 28, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Canada’s use of global patent and trademark systems helps domestic inventions reach foreign markets, where much commercialization occurs, said Canadian Intellectual Property Office chief Konstantinos Georgaras... (more story)

Squires says USPTO’s superior intelligence tools already a success September 28, 2026 | Nick Robertson

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires embraced the Trump-led push to shift artificial intelligence terminology to “SI,” or super intelligence, telling conferencegoers in Toronto on Monday that h... (more story)

UPC mediation hub seeks input on global FRAND dispute guidelines September 28, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The Unified Patent Court’s mediation and arbitration center is seeking input from experts and industry on developing guidelines on handling disputes over fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, or FRAND, lice... (more story)

USPTO chief Squires' planned party sparks ethics concerns September 25, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A celebration backed by industry groups for US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has been organized by office staff at Squires’ direction, MLex understands, raising ethics concerns among curren... (more story)

Challenge to supplementary protection on Takeda ADHD drug falls flat in UK September 25, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A supplementary protection certificate which provided protection after patent expiry for the active ingredient in Takeda’s ADHD drug Elvanse in the UK was deemed valid there on Thursday. The ruling marks a blo... (more story)

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Platforms fear erosion of liability protection in draft European Product Act September 25, 2026 | Matthew Newman

European online marketplaces fear the draft European Product Act could make them frontline product-compliance enforcers, raising costs and legal exposure through new checks before products are listed. Platform... (more story)

Proof gap in UK Section 74A software patent disputes spotlighted in IPO opinion September 25, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A finding this week that an artificial intelligence-powered content-moderation system was not shown to infringe a Lighthouse Technologies patent underscores the evidentiary limitations of the UK Intellectual P... (more story)

Rare USITC fast-track proceeding tests GG Technologies’ US investment September 24, 2026 | Steve Scherer

GG Technologies’ NameDrop patent case against Apple is well suited to the US International Trade Commission’s rarely used 100-day procedure, four lawyers told MLex, because it presents a narrow question about ... (more story)

New Thomas Pink womenswear lines strain ‘PINK’ pact with Victoria’s Secret September 21, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A 2015 agreement allowed Victoria’s Secret and Thomas Pink Ltd. to end their global fight over “PINK” and coexist in different commercial terrain. Now, after the London shirtmaker’s assets have changed hands t... (more story)

How far can a software trademark reach? Autonomous cars put EU rules to the test September 21, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

A dispute over Deutsche Bahn's Kira trademark for autonomous-driving software and vehicles has prompted the European Union Intellectual Property Office to ask its top appeal board whether “computer software” i... (more story)

Via LA targets one-stop shop for AI data center patent licenses, president says September 18, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Via LA has launched its DRAM data center patent pool with three of the field’s top 15 largest patent holders and is negotiating with most of the rest, President Kevin Mack told MLex. A second group of new memb... (more story)

OpenAI’s failed UK trademark challenge deepens doubts over ‘GPT’ protectability September 18, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The UK Intellectual Property Office recently invalidated UK trademark rights in “GPT” and “ChatGPT” while rejecting OpenAI’s bid to block ChainGPT LLC from registering its name there. The decision gives UK app... (more story)

India's life-sciences patent guidelines promise clarity, but consistency will be the test September 18, 2026 | Freny Patel

India's draft life-sciences patent guidelines could improve predictability without easing patentability standards, but their impact will depend on consistent examination and applying existing jurisprudence to ... (more story)