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Seagen antibody-drug conjugate patent suffers dual defeats on appeal in US December 02, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

A patent owned by Seagen was declared anticipated Tuesday by the same anti-cancer treatment it accused of infringement in 2020. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit not only wiped out a $41 million... (more story)

ETSI announces 'collaborative partnership' with ACT | The App Association December 02, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute announced Tuesday that it will pursue a new partnership with small-tech advocacy group ACT | The App Association to promote small and medium-size enterprise ... (more story)

Stay out of copyright and AI debate, rights organizations urge UK government December 02, 2025 | Frank Hersey

Content licensing for the purposes of training generative AI does not need regulatory intervention in the UK, but does need the government to remove itself from the overall debate on AI and copyright, lawmaker... (more story)

UK-India FTA is a missed opportunity for IP protection, AstraZeneca exec says December 02, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

AstraZeneca executive Mike Archer said on Tuesday that the UK-India Free Trade Agreement has failed to address recognized issues with India’s stance towards third-country IP, stymying hopes that the FTA would ... (more story)

China raises bar for using WeChat posts as prior art to challenge design patent December 02, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s Supreme People’s Court has raised the evidentiary bar for treating WeChat posts as prior art, ruling that a social-media post can torpedo a patent only if it was truly public before the filing date.

Warner Brothers asks UK judge to keep Nokia from taking case elsewhere December 01, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Warner Brothers Discovery has asked an English judge to maintain an injunction blocking Nokia from taking its legal action over standard essential patents, or SEPs, to another jurisdiction. 

Copyright-AI vote delayed to January in EU Parliament committee December 01, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

A deal on the European Parliament’s position on AI copyright rules has been postponed to the end of January, as lawmakers continue to debate how creators should be compensated when their content is used to train AI.

Japan seeks public input as it retools IP strategy for AI era, global standards push December 01, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan has opened a public consultation on its next intellectual property strategy, signaling the government is grappling with how to retool its IP framework for an economy increasingly shaped by data, digital ... (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)