Human gene patent eligibility scrutinized at US Senate hearing
July 14, 2026
| Nick Robertson
A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on a proposal to broaden patent eligibility focused on how to limit consequences for human genome researchers amid criticism the bill could go too far. Sponsors of ... (more story)
EU study backs copyright registry pilot for AI training opt-outs
July 14, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
A European Commission study has found that an EU-wide system for copyright holders to opt their works out of AI training would be feasible. It proposed first testing a central search tool linked to industry or... (more story)
Cognizant secures interim win over logo challenge in India trademark dispute
July 14, 2026
| Freny Patel
Cognizant secured an interim victory after the Bombay High Court refused to block its corporate logo, finding no prima facie evidence of copying or consumer confusion in a trademark and copyright dispute broug... (more story)
LG appeals Japan video compression patent rejection over industry standard
July 14, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
LG Electronics has appealed a Japanese patent rejection over video compression technology used in next generation video codecs, in a case testing whether an earlier patent filing can rely on details contained ... (more story)
Crocs ordered to pay Bata India legal costs after design suit collapses
July 14, 2026
| Freny Patel
US footwear giant Crocs was ordered to pay 2.4 million rupees ($28,000) in legal costs after its decade-long design-infringement suit against Bata India collapsed following the cancellation of its clog design ... (more story)
UK advances IP-backed lending push with £500m ringfenced fund
July 13, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
Small- and medium-sized UK enterprises with significant intellectual property assets will benefit from a ringfenced fund of £500 million for lending to help them grow, the government said on Monday. The money,... (more story)
Japan government AI trial puts vendor know-how safeguards in focus
July 13, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s Digital Agency will test three domestically developed large language models on the government cloud, moving its public sector AI project into a phase where model development history, training data comp... (more story)
China's new punitive damages rule tested in repeat trademark-infringement appeal
July 13, 2026
| MLex Staff
A Chinese court has upheld punitive damages against an online merchant who resumed selling trademark-infringing products after settling an earlier dispute with a lingerie brand, marking the first reported appl... (more story)