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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)

UK work on non-compete employment clause legislation to report in early 2027 October 28, 2026 | Jon Menon

A UK law on non-compete clauses in employment contracts is a possible step closer, with the government promising to set out "a detailed position" on the surrounding issues early next year to inform legislation... (more story)

Shanghai court rules against AI company over Genshin Impact voice cloning October 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

A Shanghai court has found copyright infringement and unfair competition in a case involving an artificial intelligence service that imitated character voices and used imagery from Genshin Impact without permission.

Japan taxi app loses payment-patent challenges as court finds QR scanning obvious October 28, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

GO Inc., one of Japan’s leading taxi app operators, has suffered a setback in a patent dispute with rival S.RIDE after Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court found that claims covering taxi-payment technolog... (more story)

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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)

Israeli election puts legal certainty, sanctions risk in focus for tech investors October 27, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Israel’s election puts political stability, legal certainty and sanctions risk in focus for tech investors. Businesses seek predictable rules and international partnerships, while experts warn cryptocurrency a... (more story)

Patent ambush can derail enforcement in China, but antitrust claims require more October 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

When should patent ambush justify antitrust damages as well as the rejection of an infringement claim? China’s top court is drawing a distinction: bad faith can bar patent enforcement, but antitrust liability ... (more story)

Japan looks beyond Cool Japan investment model to coordinated industry support October 27, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s drive to expand overseas sales of anime, manga, games, film and music is prompting a rethink of how government assistance reaches the industry.

Anthropic securities filing warns safety advocacy comes with risk exposure October 26, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Chris May

Anthropic's newly released S-1 securities filing details a wide range of regulatory and litigation risks, and lays out what the company sees as its unique exposure to government scrutiny and public backlash as... (more story)