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Functional design is subject to same copyright test as other works, EU court rules December 04, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The EU's top court has ruled that functional designs can qualify for copyright protection under the same originality test as all works, in an anticipated guidance in the Mio and Konektra disputes over furnitur... (more story)

Japan ruling voids Patent Cooperation Treaty examination request over translation timing December 04, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld a Japan Patent Office ruling that rejected a patent examination request filed before the applicant submitted the required Japanese translation for a Patent Coope... (more story)

China surges to global lead in next-gen video codec patents, CAICT report finds December 04, 2025 | MLex Staff

China has emerged as the strongest global force in next-generation video codec patents, with its tech firms rapidly reshaping the competitive landscape for new video compression standard H.266/VVC, a state-bac... (more story)

Novo Nordisk, Dr. Reddy's emerge with partial wins in India's semaglutide patent suit December 04, 2025 | Freny Patel

Dr. Reddy’s won permission to export semaglutide after an Indian court found that the domestic pharma company had raised a credible challenge to Novo Nordisk’s patent. However, the Delhi High Court barred dome... (more story)

US trademark pendency, backlog plummets as examination quality rises December 03, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

The US Patent and Trademark Office made strides this year in its effort to lessen the wait for a trademark registration, mirroring hard-fought reductions in patent pendency. With plans to boost its trademark w... (more story)

IP stakeholders split on potential impact of US PTAB rulemaking December 03, 2025 | Nick Robertson

In comments responding to a proposed overhaul of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, major IP policy groups and other stakeholders were divided over the impact of making inter partes review more difficult to ac... (more story)

Amazon fights InterDigital to keep patent dispute in the UK December 03, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Amazon faced InterDigital at the High Court in London on Wednesday, as the ecommerce giant pushed back on an attempt by the Standard Essential Patent holder to have a dispute over video-decoding patents taken ... (more story)

BMW ‘built up again’ after Dutch Nexperia semiconductor scare, CEO says December 03, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

BMW has mostly recovered from the disruption linked to the Nexperia semiconductor crisis, CEO Oliver Zipse said, as he warned that EU plans to localize semiconductor supply chains may risk harming competitiven... (more story)

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US Supreme Court seeks middle ground of arguments in Cox copyright case December 02, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The US Supreme Court was critical Monday of arguments advanced by Cox Communications and Sony Entertainment on the extent of secondary liability for online copyright infringement. Most of the justices appeared... (more story)

Motorola settlement fails to silence antitrust concerns as Brazil deepens 5G patent scrutiny December 02, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition authority is moving forward with an investigation into Ericsson’s 5G patent licensing practices after receiving an unexpectedly high volume of market feedback, suggesting the sector may be... (more story)

Litigation funders set to dodge EU-wide regulatory action — for now December 02, 2025 | Jean Comte

Investment funds engaging in for-profit support of court cases aren't likely to see any EU-wide regulatory action in the short term. The European Commission appears to see no reason to intervene, and for now i... (more story)

USPTO's stance on AI inventorship clears up lingering confusion, uncertainty December 01, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Deeming artificial intelligence akin to “laboratory equipment, computer software, research databases” and the like, new guidance by the US Patent and Trademark Office should provide innovators with a measure o... (more story)

SEP Regulation court clash will test EU Commission’s right to withdraw bills November 27, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

EU lawmakers disputing the European Commission’s withdrawal of a bill on standard essential patents face a steep legal test at the bloc's highest court as they challenge the limits of the executive branch’s po... (more story)

To bridge IP divide, WIPO board of judges plan agenda to aid developing jurisdictions November 27, 2025 | Freny Patel

Underscoring the World Intellectual Property Organization Advisory Board of Judges’ mission to bridge the gap between highly advanced IP jurisdictions and those that need support, the board is finalizing a two... (more story)

In Realtek, MediaTek patent, antitrust clash, evidentiary race unfolds in US November 25, 2025 | Khushita Vasant and Melissa Ritti

Realtek has notched a win in Texas, where a federal judge ordered discovery on whether 2021 infringement claims by a patent assertion entity rise to the level of “exceptional.” The evidence has major implicati... (more story)

Google, spurned once already, seeks mandamus anew over denied patent review November 24, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Google is again asking for mandamus relief from a discretionary denial of inter partes review, this time pointing to a 2019 holding by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that patents are “open” to... (more story)