Mistral warns French copyright bill could push data center investment abroad
November 09, 2026
| Masha Borak
AI company Mistral could locate future data centers and research outside France because of legal risks arising from the proposed Darcos copyright bill, CEO Arthur Mensch warned. The legislation would make it easier for rig...(read more)
Skincare company Coiz wins China trademark challenge over goods in different classes
November 09, 2026
| MLex Staff
South Korean skincare company Coiz has won a Chinese trademark challenge, with a court finding that goods in different trademark classes can be considered similar if consumers are likely to confuse their source.
Hermès secures Indian court order halting sale of fake Birkin bags
November 09, 2026
| Freny Patel
Hermès secured court-backed commitments from India’s Eziere Technologies to halt replica sales and remove listings. The French luxury brand agreed to drop damages claims under a settlement enforceable through contempt proc...(read more)
Muji operator loses Chinese trademark appeal over online-product branding
November 06, 2026
| MLex Staff
Japan’s Ryohin Keikaku cannot rely on its service trademark to justify using “Wuyin Liangpin,” the Chinese characters used for its Muji brand, as product branding on goods covered by another company’s registered trademarks...(read more)
Japan's mascot feud fails to undo unwritten copyright deal
November 06, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court rejected a copyright owner’s attempt to stop the commercial use of a lookalike mascot, finding that its earlier cooperation had given permission it could not simply withdraw.
Pepsi tells US Supreme Court inherent trademark strength is question for judges
November 05, 2026
| Steve Scherer
PepsiCo asked the US Supreme Court to treat trademarks’ inherent strength as a legal question for judges, saying it helps define owners’ rights to restrict similar branding. It argued its win against Rise Brewing should st...(read more)
IP licensing and business: Oct. 23-Nov. 5
November 05, 2026
| Steve Scherer
Drugmakers secured experimental treatments, expanded biosimilar portfolios and renegotiated royalty obligations, while life-sciences companies acquired technology and resolved patent disputes. Elsewhere, licensing provided...(read more)
This week at the UPC: Oct. 30-Nov. 5
November 05, 2026
| Giorgi Dvalishvili and Inbar Preiss
This week, the Unified Patent Court refused to suspend Netflix’s injunction despite the European Patent Office’s subsequent revocation of the patent at issue. Hamburg departed from other divisions by requiring each party t...(read more)