Intellectual Property

Applications for new top-level internet domains show companies seeking control over brand names and AI-related terms, while an approaching objections period gives trademark owners a chance to challenge potenti... (more story)

The Philippines’ intellectual property office aims to issue guidelines by the end of the year clarifying how human creative contributions to artificial intelligence-assisted works will be assessed for copyrigh... (more story)

Japan’s actors are seeking destruction of unauthorized AI voice models and restrictions on synthetic performances after death, setting out demands on questions the government has yet to resolve in its legislative discussions.

China's intellectual property and customs authorities have unveiled measures to strengthen cooperation on trademark and patent enforcement, aiming to align infringement assessments and improve protection again... (more story)

Ericsson has asked Brazil's competition authority to close the administrative inquiry into its licensing practices for patents essential to 5G technology, accusing Lenovo of deliberately delaying negotiations ... (more story)

This week, the UPC maintained Lundbeck’s alcohol-reduction patent against Biogaran’s revocation challenge, while Dolby and Beko ended their infringement and validity dispute following an out-of-court settlemen... (more story)

OpenAI has agreed to give Apple forensic access to its employees' devices, emails and messages known to contain Apple's confidential information, avoiding a court order in a contentious trade secrets dispute i... (more story)

In three separate briefs, two industry coalitions and Unified Patents urged the US Supreme Court to hear Apple's challenge to an Apple Watch import ban arising from its patent dispute with Masimo. They contend... (more story)